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Paragraph 3. Of the. Turkomans.............. . 353-
Paragraph 4. Tartars of Siberia................. 3.58
- Paragraph g|j| Turkish tribes in*/the countries
to the northward of the Qaspian Sea -359
Section 11. Races of eastern Turkistan ....... ......................... . 360
Of the Kirghises or Kirghis-Kasaks......... 361
Of the physical and mor’al characteristics .of,....
the Kirghis........................... 365
Section 12. Turks of the Lena and the shores ofi;|pe Icyn
Sea—Sochalar or Yakutes...............368
Section 13. Relations between the languages of the nomadic
nations of Great Tartary . 3f8
Section 14. Of the physical and moral characteristics of the
nations of Great Taitary ........- ......................... 406
Paragraph 1. Of the Mongolian race ........ 406
Paragraph 2» * Qf the Tungusian race ........ 408
Paragraph 3. Of the variations which hare
been noted ,imthe physical characters of
these races ............... ♦ ........................... 409
Paragraph 4. Of the Turkish race ......... 410
Note ............................................. 420
Paragraph' f . On the mental develope-
ment and moral characters o f the nomadic
nations ......................... 423
CHAPTER XVII.
Of the Hyperborean Nations of Asia.
Section 1. General Survey ......... .......... ......... .......................... 427
Section“ 2. Of the Khasovo or Samoiedes . . . . . . .7............. 42*81
Paragraph 1. History of the Samoiedes ... 428
Northern Samoiedes ...... ..... .7.................. 433
Paragraph 2. Physical characters o f the
Samoiedes ......... . . ' 7 . , , . . . . . . . . . . . . . 434
Paragraph 3. Further inquiries into the
history of the Samoiedes—-Discovery of
their original country......... ........ 435
Southern Samoiedes .................................. 436
ParagraphsM General observations on this
race and on their languages ..................... 440
S ection 3. Yenisean Ostiaks ...................................................... 442
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Section 4. Aboriginal tribes of north-eastern Siberia............ 444
Paragraph 2. • The Andon Domni or Yukaghiri..............................
....... . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 446
Paragraph 3nQf ,the Kamtschatkans or
71 Kamschadales.’. . .7..» khm . <,.7...... ....... ............ 447
. ;Paragraph' 4. Of the Ainos or Kurilians... 450
Section 15. Of the; tribes1 o f people inhabiting the region
0. beyond«., the Kolyma—Tschuktschi, Koriaks,
Namollos, Aleutians. . 7 . ........... 457
4 :Paragraph 2. Of the Aleutian islanders ... 463
CHAPTER XVII I .
H isto ry^ f the Chinese ~ 'and Ind'S- Chinese Nations.
^ ction'1. General survey—Countries inhabited by these
' 'nations......7 ................ .................... — .............. 465
"Section 2. , On the sources'.1of'Chinese history ...... 473
Section 3- Of the history of the Chinese ...... .............. 477
Paragraph 1 7 Primitive traditions of China 477
Paragraph 2. Of the history of the Chinese,’
origin, languagej'and moral charac-
' ’ tiristrcsof the people' 7 .................. 480
(Section 4. Aborigines of'Citing . 7 .................r............ 486
Paragraph 2. The Sifan 7.’. .......................... 487
Paragraph 3. Of the* Miao or Miao-sse or
Miao-tseu ..............—p.............................. 488
Paragraph 4. Of the LoLos ......................... 490
Section 5. Ofthe Japanese or inhabitants of Dai Nippon... 491
Paragraph 1. History of Japan ................. 491
Paragraph 2. Languages.............................. 493
Paragraph 3. Religion o f the Japanese ... 494
Section 6. Of the Koreans . ..; . . . . ....................................... 497
Section 7. Of the Indo-Chinese nations .7 . . . . . . ..................... 498
Division. Races of people inhabiting the
Indo-Chinese peninsula .............................. 499
Paragraph 1. Race of Anam ...................... 500
Paragraph 2w The Q,uan-to........................ 501
Paragraph 3. The people of Tshampa or
Champa . . . . . . .7. . ....... 501
Paragraph 4. K’hoh-men or Cambojans... 502
Paragraph 5. Moi..................................,v. ... 502