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0025 The Heart of a Continent : vol.1
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CONTENTS.   xvii

CHAPTER XVII.

CHITRAL AND HER RULERS.

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Departure of Mr. Robertson and Lieutenant ' Bruce—The Mehtar and his associates—Illiterate but intelligent—Ideas and interests of the ChitralisTravellers' tales—The Mehtar's visit to India and its effects—His system of government—Daily durbars—Summary justice—Meals—Conversational trials—The Mehtar's wonderful knowledge of his subjects-The Adamzadas —Federation of chiefs—Ignorant opposition to British, rule—General Council of State—Absence of all secrecy—Progressive and reactionary parties—Governors of provinces—Rapid mode of administration—Compared with cumbrous methods of British Government—Living among the people—The Mehtar's love of sport—Desire to visit England—Reception in villages—Opinion of British officers—Impulsiveness of Chitralis—Ignorance of value of money—Hatred of work—I am removed to Mastuj, and leave Chitral—

The death of Nizam-ul-Mulk   ...   ...   ...   ...   ••• 357

CHAPTER XVIII.

THE MISSIONARY QUESTION IN CHINA.

Interest in the question of missions in China — Admirable work done by missionaries —Not all of equal merit—True and false missionaries—Statistics of converts no true test—Conversion—Growing and expanding work of Christianity—The Armenian atrocities and Asiatics—Spirit of Christianity and Asiatics—Fanatic missionaries—Elements of good in heathen religions —Universality of religion—Belief in a Great Spirit—Influence of personal

character—Progress must be slow ...   ...   ...   ...   ... 377

CHAPTER ,XIX.

IMPRESSIONS OF TRAVEL.

Impressions and reflections produced by travel — Nature's most important messages—Life in the Gobi Desert—Manifestations of Nature—Men's ideas influenced by their surroundings—Hunza—Conjectures of other worlds—The stored knowledge of civilization—Impressions produced by mountains —Their comparative sizes—The forests of Manchuria—The crowded haunts of men—Asiatic races—The goal of man's progress—Intellectual power of different races—Moral superiority—Dealings of Englishmen with natives—The power of sympathy—Tenacity of purpose—Lieutenant Fowler at

Reshun—Development of man as a social being—Conclusion ...   .•. 387