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Looking back in after-years, Lord John declared that 'Professor Playfair was one of the most delightful of men and very zealous lover of liberty. He adds that the simplicity of the distinguished mathematician, as well as the elevation of his sentiments, was remarkable. It is interesting to learn from Professor Playfair's own statement that he was quickly impressed with the ability of Lord John.
The facts which he brings to light in a volume of over three hundred pages can here of course be but slightly touched upon, but the reader may turn to his interesting narrative for such more particular information as space excludes from these pages. The general results arrived at from a study of Sir Lambert Playfair's researches are painful to English self-respect.
It would require more space than can be conveniently devoted on the present occasion, to give any clear view of the geographical knowledge possessed by the ancients, together with a history of the progress of that science, from the earliest times, neither do the nature and objects of the present Collection of Voyages and Travels call for any such deduction, of which an excellent epitome will be found in the History of Geography, prefixed to Playfair's System of Geography.
In the first place, it is without exception the most marked mathematical forehead I ever met with being far wider across the eyebrows than either Mr. Playfair's or Mr.
At least so says Braithwaite, Hist. of the Rev. in Morocco, 343 ff. This is the standard account of Christian slavery under the Corsairs. It is singular that although Sir R. Lambert Playfair's account of the slaves in his Scourge of Christendom p. 9 ff. is practically taken verbatim from this work, there is not a word to show his indebtedness.
Sir Robert says to Sir James Graham on the 18th of October: "We have examined here various potatoes that have been affected; and witnessing the rapidity of decay, and the necessity of immediate action, I have not hesitated to interrupt Playfair's present occupation, and to direct his attention to this still more pressing matter."
The gongs are well known in the Garo Hills, and I hear that when a nokma, or head-man, there dies his corpse is laid out upon them. They thus possess also an element of sanctity, besides being valuable for what they will fetch to the Garos or Lynngams. We may hope to hear more about them in Captain Playfair's account of the Garos. The Lynngams do not tattoo.
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