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0447 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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Chinese Turkestan, where parching winds abound, are ner-
vous, emotional, and uncontrolled. As a matter of fact, they
are not so nervous as might be expected; but they are cer-
tainly highly emotional, and very lacking in self-control.
This, it may be, explains why the Persians are so prone to
lying. The habit of telling the truth can be acquired only
by long practice, by a continual exercise of the will in oppo-
sition to the suggestions of fear, greed, or the other feelings.
So after all, perhaps it is "a matter of climate." And the
obvious corollary is that during the last two thousand years
a change in the climate of Persia may have contributed
materially to a change in the character of the people, as
Malcolm's story suggests.

Before we can properly estimate the influence of climatic
changes upon history, it is necessary to investigate the types
of change and the reasons for believing that climate varies
uniformly over very wide areas.

Hitherto scientists have recognized two chief types of cli-
matic change. The first is that of the Glacial Period, during
which great fluctuations took place simultaneously, as it is
believed, over the whole world, or at least throughout the
northern hemisphere. The other is not so well known, as
it was only discovered about 1890. Brückner, seconded by
Clough and others, has shown good reason for believing that
once in thirty-six years, on an average, the whole world
passes through what may be called a climatic cycle. During
a cycle there are two extremes, at one of which the climate of
continental regions for a series of years is unusually cool and
rainy, with a low barometric pressure and relatively frequent
storms; while at the other it is comparatively warm and dry,