Ridpath's history of the world; being an account of the ethnic origin, primitive estate, early migrations, social conditions and present promise of the principal families of men (1897) (14597150447)

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Title: Ridpath's history of the world; being an account of the ethnic origin, primitive estate, early migrations, social conditions and present promise of the principal families of men ..

Year: 1897 (1890s)

Authors: Ridpath, John Clark, 1840-1900

Subjects: World history Ethnology

Publisher: New York, Merrill & Baker

Contributing Library: Mugar Memorial Library, Boston University

Digitizing Sponsor: Boston University

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The physiognomy isstrongly marked, thecomplexion is almostas dark as that of theHindus, the nose isbroad and flat, theforehead low. Thehair and beard areabundant and coarse;the hands and feet,large and heavy, inwhich feature theyare strongly discrim-inated from the Ar-yans of India, whoseextremities are fine,even to delicacy. The Beluchs havepreserved in theircharacter, and evencultivated, the ele-ment of cruelty andbarbarous outragewhich we have notedas peculiar to the OldIranians. Their so-cial life is markedwith many strange customs. They re-Sociaicustoms; gard hospitality as the industrial pur-suits and dissi- pnme virtue. A strangerpations. calling at their huts is sure to be entertained as a guest, fed andlodged with all the care which the family arc able to afford ; but no sooner has heleft the protection afforded by this tradi-tional fiction of the East than he isattacked and robbed, or even murdered.In all industrial pursuits the Beluchsare indolent and unenterprising, but no

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WOMEN OF CHIRAZ—TYPES AND COSTUMES.Drawn by Adrien Marie, from a photograph by Madame Dieulafoy. sooner is war announced than all thelatent energies of the race are excited tofierce action. In times of peace they aredissipated, giving their whole time togambling, smoking tobacco or Indianhemp-seed, and chewing opium. The in- 638 terdict of Islam keeps them from the useof spirituous liquors. They are voraciousin appetite devouring immense quanti-ties of flesh, half raw, and filling them-selves with other crude articles of food.They season their victuals with capsi-cum, onions, garlic, and other strongand stimulating flavors, until one unac-customed to such fiery condiments couldin no wise swallow the burning mass. GREAT RACES OF MANKIND. a method derived from the Levitical law,as modified by the practice of Islam.The old Hebrew usage which requiredthe widow to be taken to wife by thesurviving brother is repeated in theBeluch custom. The funeral ceremonydemands a watch over the dead b

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