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The National Geographic Magazine 



two hundred thousand people fled across 

 the border during the ten years previous 

 to the Turko-Russian war to escape the 

 cruelties and extortions of the Turks, 

 and at its close the inhabitants had prob- 

 ably been reduced to less than eight 

 hundred thousand. In 1900 the popu- 

 lation had increased to nearly two mil- 

 lions, and is growing at the rate of about 

 ten per cent a year, including represent- 



lem recognized the importance of a fact 

 which man}' rulers in all parts of the 

 world and at all periods have forgotten 

 or overlooked, that conscience and re- 

 ligion lie deeper than an}' other influ- 

 ences that affect human action. 



One of the most novel peculiarities of 

 paternalism is the erection of fine hotels 

 in different parts of the province in order 

 that people who visit the country may 



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Government Hotels, Bosnia 



atives of every religion, especially Jews 

 from Russia and Roumania. The Jewish 

 burying ground is a curious place, ordi- 

 nary granite boulders being used for 

 headstones. The government respects 

 the religious scruples of every citizen, 

 and adjusts its laws and judicial pro- 

 ceedings to the requirements of the 

 different faiths. The Austrian states- 

 men who have solved the Bosnian prob- 



be made comfortable and leave with 

 pleasant impressions. These hotels are 

 well kept, charge reasonable rates, and 

 have not only been one of the most 

 effective influences in bringing capital 

 and new enterprises into Bosnia, but 

 have been a profitable investment to the 

 government. 



Another interesting and novel feature 

 of the administration concerns the mili- 



