. 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. that their Christ-ianity has penetrated verydeeply. Drink and to-bacco are their great de-lights. In other respectsthey are fairly good andpeaceful subjects of theRussians, who interferelittle with them. Theyhave been advancing inagriculture in late the south-eastern dis-tricts they are largelyunder Chinese and Tartarinfluence, and the menwear the pig-tail, the resto
. 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. that their Christ-ianity has penetrated verydeeply. Drink and to-bacco are their great de-lights. In other respectsthey are fairly good andpeaceful subjects of theRussians, who interferelittle with them. Theyhave been advancing inagriculture in late the south-eastern dis-tricts they are largelyunder Chinese and Tartarinfluence, and the menwear the pig-tail, the restof their heads beingshaven. More to the westthey have become Rus-sianised, and speak aRussian dialect. The Tunguses, al-though fewer than theThe Buriats, areTungruses. ^uch more widely spread and a muchmore energetic race they are closelyallied to the Manchu Tar-tars. They occupy a great territory north and east of the Buriats,extending north to the Arctic Ocean and east to the Amur. They alsoshow Chinese influence, especially in dress, houses, and agriculture. Thevarious tribes occupy themselves, as the locality may favour, in fishing,hunting, agriculture, some being named Horse, Reindeer, or Dog tribes,. SAMOYEDE OF LOWER YENISEI. THE INHABITANTS OF SIBERIA. 4^^ according to the animal of which they make most use. Where theyhave not been lowered by contact with cheating and lying Russians,Yakuts, and other merchants, they display many noble cheerfulness, perseverance, good faith, courage, and independenceare lauded by every one who has come in contact with them. Theyavoid the Russians, and refuse to enter their ser-vice. Many of them,like the Buriats, haveconformed to the G-reekChurch, but are still atheart Shamanists. Theyare very fond of animals,and even keep bears,wolves, and foxes, eagles,and other creatures incaptivity. The stoneage has not long ceasedto exist among thesepeoples. The affinity of theYakuts of the Lena basinis mainly withthe
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