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0185 The Pulse of Asia : vol.1
アジアの鼓動 : vol.1
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doi: 10.20676/00000233
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he must welcome, so with a charmingly friendly smile he
came and put his fat arms around me.

In this sketch of the Khirghiz I have tried to take some of
the chief facts in their life and character, and to show how
they are related to the physiographic facts of the Tian Shan
plateau. Beginning with the grosser, more material aspects
of life, it appears that the nomadic pastoralism of the Khir-
ghiz is due to the climate and vegetation of the region that
they inhabit. On this is dependent the form of their houses,
furniture, utensils, and dress, which in turn leads up to and
determines the nature of their art. Again, the food of the
Khirghiz is narrowly limited by the nature of their occupa-
tions, and this in its turn controls the large number of habits
which centre about the necessity of taking nourishment.
Another line of thought leads from the frequent movements
of the Khirghiz to the character of their hospitality and to
their politeness. Once more, the hardships of the nomadic
life result in certain mental and moral traits, such as brav-
ery, hardihood, and, unfortunately, laziness. Finally, the
conditions of nomadic life determine the position and char-
acter of the Khirghiz women, and lead to certain of the
higher moral traits, such as morality in the stricter sense,
self-reliance, and even family affection.