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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1784. Excerpt: ... INDEX TO THE FIRST VOLUME. A A.CHIN, city of, on the island of Sumatra, sends a large quantity of gold dust to India, 240 supposed to be the Ophir of Solomon, 241 Agriculture, the chief employment of the Chinese, 137 Albinoes of Africa, a remarkable race of people. Description of them, 128, 129 Vol. L T Alex-Alexander VI. his bull in favour of Spain and Portugal, 184 Alexander the Great, his orders respecting the house and family of Pindar when he attacked the city o Thebes, 114, note Americans, wild, their custom of killing their relations and friends when aged or infirm, 93, 94 Animals, those who fed on grafs or who preyed on each other, probably the aborigines of most parts of Europe, 27. all herd with each other, 40 Anthropophagi, or man eaters, the accounts of such people greatly exaggerated by travellers, 255 Apothecaries, Quevedo's opinion of them, 147 Aracan, coasts of, Ourang-outang found there, 219 Assiento, those merciless contracts reprobated, aoi. Reflections on them, 203, 204 Astronomy, little known by the Chinese, 138 Atheism, though generally supposed to be prevalent in China, not so, 116 Austin, St. his faying, 74 Author's apology for his freedom in speaking of the clergy; that he levels simply at clerical chicane, 119, note B Bankrupts and debtors, favour sliewn to them by the Chinese, 158 Bonzes Bonzes of China, have no tythes granted to them, j 12. Respected by the Tonauinese, 206 C Cambodia, very little known, cursorily considered, 216 Camoens, his opinion that Achin is the Ophir of Solomon, 242 Capitation, the general tax in China, 120 Cashmire, native of, his account of the Chinese, 127 China, its situation and extent, 98. Government monarchical, ib. Extremely populous, 102. No hereditary distinctions allowed, 104. Each man must be ...
