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Title: The world's inhabitants; or, Mankind, animals, and plants; being a popular account of the races and nations of mankind, past and present, and the animals and plants inhabiting the great continents and principal islands
Year: 1888 (1880s)
Authors: Bettany, G. T. (George Thomas), 1850-1891
Subjects: Civilization Culture
Publisher: London Ward, Lock
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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feudal sj^stem was to a large extent dead. Now began Italian expeditions, wliich, with varying successes, ledultimately to no good results. German wars, then civil wars, followed,and finally we come to the period of Louis XIV., when France wasenlarged, triumphant, but the people wretched and downtrodden. Modern times have changed tliis. The life-and-death throes of a people exploding with rage against long-endured tyrannies of ro3alty Modem and aristocracy were followed by wars of conquest which revolutions, threatened to subdue Europe, until England finally compelled French ambition to be restrained within limits, but unfortunately at the same time restored a dynasty too deeply steeped in traditions of an evil Self-govern- past to be permanently endurable. Repeated revolutions ha^•e ^Inde-^^ at length left the people free for self-government; yet Eepub- pendence. lican France presents the spectacle of a people more eager tc exercise influence on others than an^^ other great nation.
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CHAPTER Y.Cf)e iHotieru jfrtncO. lomwall and Brittany—The Breton character—Superstitions—A typical Breton cottage —Bretonattachment to home—Traces of the old Celts—Physical characteristics of the French—TheFrench at home—Domestic habits—Frugality—Peculiarities of food—Dejeuner a la four-chette—Tea versus coffee—Dinner—Meals of the peasantry—Fast days—Virtues of thepeasantry—His investments in Government stock—Gradual changes in the rural districts—Superstitious customs—The rural priest—Small families—Lack of enterprise and colonis-ing force—French great cities—Gaiety of Paris—The Parisian boulevard—Suites of apart-ments—Living at restaurants—Skilful arrangement of spectacles—Public exhibitions-Good markets—Schools and colleges—Literary men and editors—Originality of thoughtand constructive genius—French manufactures—Open-air social life—French politeness. MIXED in origin, and long cultured, tlieFrench liave a streng

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