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Sect. XI n. J 



ETHNOLOGY. 



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amber, or ivory, before the use of metals was discovered. 

 The names given to metals should be noted, since these 

 names will often afford a clue as to the countries from 

 which they were imported.^ 



The art of war, as practised by various nations, affords 

 a wide field of observation. The weapons used^ whether 

 bows and arrows, spears, or clubs, or swords, are often 



common to scattered tribes of the same kindred, and wi] 



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serve to identify nations, or at least to suggest inquiries 

 as to the probability of their relationship. The ancient 

 Gauls were known by their gsesa or javelins, the Ger- 

 mans by their saga or military cassocks, and the Aus- 

 tralians by their woomerangs or thro wing-sticks, and the 



aen are noted among the 

 South African nations. 



The sort of clothing used by simple nations, as well 

 as that of the more cultivated, should be described — v/he« 

 ther made of the skins of animals, as among the most 

 savage nations, and especially those of arctic countries, 

 or of cloth prepared by weaving, or otherwise preparing 



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table productions. Attention should be paid to the modes 

 of cultivating such plants as contribute the material of 

 clothing.t 



* Thus It has been observed, that the Greek name for tin, ' Kaa-a-ir^poy,' 

 resembles the Indian (Sanscrit) name Kast^hered of the same metal, 

 and it has been inferred that tin was first brciight to Europe from India 

 before the British mines were explored. The tin-mines of Tama-Malaga^ 

 or Malucca, were celebrated at a ^ery early period. 



t A curious mistake was made by the ancients in regard to silk. 

 They imagined that it was prepared from beautiful flowers. 



For clothes the barbarous tribes of Seres use 



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Nor oxen hides^ nor wool of fatted ewes ; 



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