. 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. SAKALAVA CHIEFS, MADAGASCAR. CHAPTEE X. Early inliabitants—European invaders—Radama I.—Ranavalona I.—Rev. W. Ellis—Radama II.—Rasoherina—Ranavalona II.—The Frencli treaty—Tlie Sakalavas—Primitive mode of burial—Religion—The Eastern coast tribes—The Sihanaka—A Bara warrior—The Hovas—Character—The Betsileo—Treatment of old and young—Houses—Handicrafts—Grades of rank—Laws—Religi
. 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. SAKALAVA CHIEFS, MADAGASCAR. CHAPTEE X. Early inliabitants—European invaders—Radama I.—Ranavalona I.—Rev. W. Ellis—Radama II.—Rasoherina—Ranavalona II.—The Frencli treaty—Tlie Sakalavas—Primitive mode of burial—Religion—The Eastern coast tribes—The Sihanaka—A Bara warrior—The Hovas—Character—The Betsileo—Treatment of old and young—Houses—Handicrafts—Grades of rank—Laws—Religion and education—Former religious ideas—Mauritius and A T what period the great island of Ma-dagascar became known in NorthernAfrica or in Asia is doubtful, but it isprobable that Arab traders Earlylong ago voyaged thither. It Marco Polo who made it first knownin Europe, in the thirteenth were the original inhabitants ofthe island is quite unknown, but thereare reports of former people allied tothe Bushmen of South Africa; and con-siderable remains of early inhabitantswho built cairns and tumuli and stonecircles are yet to be seen. The vast pro-portion of the present inhabitants areundoubtedly descendants of invadersand settlers. Some of these are negroes from Africa, others are Arabs,others again are Hindus; but the bulk are of the Malay race, and allspeak a Malay language. I G75 676 THE INHABITANTS OF AFRICA. Voyagers from Portugal discovered Madagascar in 1506, and namedit St. Lawrences island : in 1540 they attempted to settle there, but European were promptly massacred by the natives, only a few escaping
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