. The world's inhabitants; or, Mankind, animals, and plants; being a popular account of the races and nations of mankind, past and present, and the animals and plants inhabiting the great continents and principal islands. A yURUK OF THR TROAD, ASIA MINOR. forming the inland portion of the country, with its salt lakes and morasses,afforded a sufacient resemblance to the wild steppes of Turkestan fromwliich the invaders came, and thus it was possible for them to lead muchthe same kind of nomad life. But the modern Turk of Anatolia is nolonger proud of his national name, which has almost degenera
. The world's inhabitants; or, Mankind, animals, and plants; being a popular account of the races and nations of mankind, past and present, and the animals and plants inhabiting the great continents and principal islands. A yURUK OF THR TROAD, ASIA MINOR. forming the inland portion of the country, with its salt lakes and morasses,afforded a sufacient resemblance to the wild steppes of Turkestan fromwliich the invaders came, and thus it was possible for them to lead muchthe same kind of nomad life. But the modern Turk of Anatolia is nolonger proud of his national name, which has almost degenerated into aterm of reproach, as if the word Turk or Anatolian signified a term Yerli is much more to his taste. The Yuruks of western 478 THE INHABITANTS OF and The Yuruks. AltUENIAN WOMAN. south-western Asia Minor, tlae de-scendants of some of the earhestTurkish immigrants, still lead anomad life, and for the most part live intents covered with goat-skins, or low hutsroofed with branches and stifling withsmoke. These people are Mahometansonly nominally, and their women do notveil. There are hundreds of their smallvillage encampments scattered throughAsia Minor, their place in the centre andnorth-east being taken by Turcomans,who are rather more disposed to a settledlife, and not unfrequently cultivate thesoil and live in permanent villages. Allthese have many sheep and goats, and frequently breed camels. The true Turks are in the main agriculturists, with brownish com-plexions, black eyes, dark hair, and slightly prominent cheeks. They areTurkish rather a coarse-looking race, physically strong, but neither ^ja^pl^a^l^le nor skilful, slow and deliberate, and encumberedby heavy clothing. Unlike the official or the Europ
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