The Silent Trade: A Contribution to the Early History of Human IntercourseW. Green, 1903 - 112 Seiten |
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The Silent Trade: A Contribution to the Early History of Human Intercourse Sir Philip James Hamilton Grierson Keine Leseprobe verfügbar - 2018 |
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Seite 24 - Civitatibus maxima laus est, quam latissime circum se vastatis finibus solitudines habere. Hoc proprium virtutis existimant, expulsos agris finitimos cedere, neque quemquam prope audere consistere : simul hoc se fore tutiores arbitrantur, repentinae incursionis timore sublato.
Seite 42 - There is a country in Libya, and a nation, beyond the Pillars of Heracles, which they are wont to visit, where they no sooner arrive but forthwith they unlade their wares, and, having disposed them after an orderly fashion along the beach, leave them, and, returning aboard their ships, raise a great smoke. The natives, when they see the smoke, come down to the shore, and, laying out to view so much gold as they think the worth of the wares, withdraw to a distance. The Carthaginians upon this come...
Seite 33 - I will be master of what is mine own. She is my goods, my chattels; she is my house, My household stuff, my field, my barn, My horse, my ox, my ass, my anything...
Seite 15 - They had indeed no idea of traffic, nor could we communicate any to them : They received the things that we gave them ; but never appeared to understand our signs when we required a return. The same indifference which prevented them from buying what we had, prevented them also from attempting to steal : If they had coveted more, they would have been less honest ; for when we refused to...
Seite 15 - ... universal privilege in this country of possessing two wives, evidently became jealous of all the attention paid to his young wife, and, after a consultation with his naked beauties, was paddled away by them. Some of the Fuegians plainly showed that they had a fair notion of barter. I gave one man a large nail (a most valuable present) without making any signs for a return ; but he immediately picked out two fish, and handed them up on the point of his spear.
Seite x - Scarcity of food, and the facility with which they move from one place to another in their canoes," says Admiral Fitzroy, " are, no doubt, the reasons why the Fuegians are always so dispersed among the islands in small family parties, why they never remain long in one place, and why a large number are not seen many days in society.
Seite 48 - To quote from a singularly open-minded observer and student at first hand of customs in this region: "as you walk along a bush path far from human habitation, you notice a little cleared space by the side of the path ; it is neatly laid with plantain leaves, and on it are various little articles for sale — leaf tobacco, a few yams, and so on, and beside each article are so many stones, beans or cowries, which indicate the price of each article."1 The owner of this primitive shop has calmly gone...
Seite 37 - If then the merchant likes what he finds, he takes it away ; if not, he leaves it, and more is added to it : upon some occasions, however, these people will take back their own goods, and leave those of the merchants. In this way is their buying and selling carried on ; for the merchants know not whether it is with mankind or demons that they have to do; no one being seen during the...
Seite 48 - ... you will see, either sitting in the middle of the things, or swinging by a bit of Tie Tie from a branch above, Egba, or a relation of his — the market god — who will visit with death any theft from that shop, or any cheating in price given, or any taking away of sums left by previous customers.
Seite 12 - ... nation, and eat when they are hungry, provided misfortune or necessity has driven them to it. Even so can the poorest and most worthless drone of the nation; if he is too lazy to hunt or to supply himself, he can walk into any lodge, and any one will share with him as long as there is anything to eat.