The bright side of humanity; glimpses of life in every land (1900)
Pell, Edward Leigh, 1861- [from old catalog] · Richmond, Va., The B. F. Johnson publishing co · leaf 166
the prejudiced ac-counts which we have of savage nations. What filthy beasts,said an English gentleman to whom I related a few Samoyedestraits on my return to England. And when he had said so, UNDER THE CZAR. 145 that gentleman went home and swallowed oysters alive, ategame in so decomposed a… … XII. THE MALAGASY. The Malagasy people, as the inhabitants of Madagascarare called, have always possessed some degree of civilization.They live in fortified towns and villages, spin and weave silk,cotton, hemp and other fabrics, manufacture straw-jDlaitedarticles of great beauty and delicacy, and…
Ethnology · Manners and customs · Temperament
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