. 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. t Aryan families; and we shallnot detail the many theories started about them. It is certain that theyare far inferior in looks to the Circassians. Their language is Arj-an in THE CAUCASIANS: GEORGIANS, LESGIIIAlYS, ETC. 469 type, but they call themselves Iron, which recalls the Iranian the other mountain tribes near them, the Ossetians use beds,tables, and chair
. 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. t Aryan families; and we shallnot detail the many theories started about them. It is certain that theyare far inferior in looks to the Circassians. Their language is Arj-an in THE CAUCASIANS: GEORGIANS, LESGIIIAlYS, ETC. 469 type, but they call themselves Iron, which recalls the Iranian the other mountain tribes near them, the Ossetians use beds,tables, and chairs, shake hands, and salute in European fashion, and brewbeer from barley. Many of them have in past times served as mercenarysoldiers under neighbouring powers. They did not contest for libertywith the Russians ; but submitted to them, and made the most of thechange, becoming Greek Christians to please the Russians, though theyhad long been Mahometans, Yet they retain polygamy, and retain nota few heathen practices. Caucasia is a true meeting-point of races, and perhaps includes atpresent more types than ever, Russians from various quarters. Mixture ofBulgarians, Bohemians, and Cossacks are among the modern I CAUCASIAN ladies CARRIAGE. settlers, numbering about a million and a half. Tartars and Mongols,such as Nogais, Turcomans, Koumiks, Kirghiz, Turks, and Kalmucks,now amount to as many, and are mostly Sunnite Mahometans. TheNogais and other Tartars live in Northern Caucasia, and many still livein tents ; but there is a large Tartar contingent in South-east Caucasia,who are skilled agriculturists. In the South are many Armenians, Kurds,Persians, and allied Tats, and Jews of Persian descent; while otherJews are descended from residents for two thousand years. It is perhaps in the Southern Caucasus that the Tartars are seento greatest advantage. Indeed, they have been termed the Tartarcivilisers of the Caucasus. They are active, industrious, serious, civiiisatioiLand wel
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