. 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. their fingersone after the other into theirmouths, thus removing the ex-cess of rice and grease adheringto them. The meal concluded,tea was served again. As isusual all over this part of theEast, the tea was served in por-celain bowls or glass is drunk in prodigious quan-tities, very weak, over-sweetened, and without milk or cream. My attentive host, noticing that
. 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. their fingersone after the other into theirmouths, thus removing the ex-cess of rice and grease adheringto them. The meal concluded,tea was served again. As isusual all over this part of theEast, the tea was served in por-celain bowls or glass is drunk in prodigious quan-tities, very weak, over-sweetened, and without milk or cream. My attentive host, noticing that half adozen flies were swimming in my tea, immediately plunged The height oftwo of his great unwashed fingers up to the knuckles into politeness,my glass to fish out the intruders, and on each similar and oft-repeatedbath on the part of the insects, it was only my own prompt action thatprevented a repetition of the attention. On his part it was meant in thekindliest possible spnit, and the act was one of genuine politeness. Nearly the entire capital of a Turcoman family is invested injewellery and ornaments for the women. Here is a description of awoman of about forty, according to Mr. ODonovan, Her only garments. KALMUCK SHAMANESS.
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