. 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. .be observed. The peo-ple of Tigre, or the Ti-gritians, of the north-east are the most typical,and are distinguished bytheir long, narrow skullsand regular features.^heir foreheads arehigh, their noses straightor somewhat aquiline,their hps thick, theireyes bright and resem-bling the Arabs, theirhair wavy, their chinspointed. They havescanty beards, promi-nent cheek-bones, an
. 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. .be observed. The peo-ple of Tigre, or the Ti-gritians, of the north-east are the most typical,and are distinguished bytheir long, narrow skullsand regular features.^heir foreheads arehigh, their noses straightor somewhat aquiline,their hps thick, theireyes bright and resem-bling the Arabs, theirhair wavy, their chinspointed. They havescanty beards, promi-nent cheek-bones, andgood figures. In theeastern province ofLasta they have smallheads and figures and a comparatively light complexion, and are both bright-mannered and southern people of Amhara, Shoa, etc., are much darker, and areundoubtedly mixed with foreign elements. Their skulls are broad, theircheek-bones high, their eyes large, and their general expression pleasing. I The hair, too, is curly, not to say wavy. These people are very hospita-ble and obliging, yet vain and braggart, and the men are particularlyidle, leaving everything possible to the Bruce was the first great modern traveller who penetrated. ABYSSINIAN PRINCESS. 57° THE INHABITANTS OF AFRICA. Brucestravels. banquets. Raw beefbanquets. pictures of Abyssinian life at that time. His stories of their eating rawbeef were at first disbelieved, but have been abundantlyconfirmed. He thus describes one of their remarkable A long table is set in the middle of a large room, andbenches beside it for a number of guests who are invited. Acow or bull, one- or more, as the company is numerous, isbrought close to the door, and his feet strongly tied. The skin thathangs down under his chin and throat is cut only so deep as to arrive atthe fat, and by the separation of a few small bloodvessels, six or sevendrops of blood only fall upon the ground. Having satisfied the Mosaicallaw, according to their conception, by pouring
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