CONTENTS.

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[I.]Provinces of the Austrian Empire—Their Extent and Population1
[II.]Of the different Nations of the Austrian Dominions—The Jews—The Germans—The Slavonians, including the Bohemians—The Slowacks—The Wendes and the Rascians of Illyria—The Magyares or Hungarians—The Walachians—The Zingares or Gipsies—The Armenians—The Greeks, Turks, &c.2
[III.]Religions—Roman Catholics—Greek Church—Armenians—Protestants—Socinians—Jews—Mahometans9
[IV.]Character of the People of Austria12
AUSTRIA, LOWER AND UPPER.
[V.]Inhabitants of Lower Austria—Manners of the People of Vienna—Amusements—Houses—Population and Mortality—Shops—Paved Streets—The Fire-Watch—Costumes of Upper Austria16
STYRIA.
[VI.]Costume of the Inhabitants—The Johannæum at Grätz26
BOHEMIA.
[VII.]Costumes of the Bohemians28
MORAVIA.
[VIII.]Costumes of the Inhabitants—Account of the Haunacks—Peasants of the Frontiers30
THE TYROL.
[IX.]Migrations of the Tyrolese—Their Frankness—Their Attachment to the House of Austria—Anecdote of the Archduchess Elizabeth—Literary Turn of the Tyrolese—Their Extraordinary Honesty—Fondness for Pugilistic Exercises and the Chase—Ancient Practice—Moral Character—Superstition—Mechanical Genius—Persons and Costumes—National Songs—Custom of visiting the Graves of Relations—Marriage Ceremonies of the Tyrolese32
HUNGARY.
[X.]Extent—Division—Constitution—Vast Estates of the Magnats—State of the Peasantry—Their Indolence—Thievish Disposition of the Herdsmen—Punishments—Hungarian Prison—General Appearance of the Peasants and their Habitations in different Counties—Horned Cattle—Sheep—Village Herdsmen—Ravages of Wolves—Granaries—Costumes49
TRANSYLVANIA.
[XI.]Extent of Population—Manners of the Walachians—The Gipsies—Costumes70
BUKOWINA.
[XII.]Transfer of the Country to Austria—Extent—Population—Costumes81
THE MILITARY FRONTIERS.
[XIII.]Military Constitution—Carlstadt Frontier—Banal Frontier—Slavonia—Banat Frontier86
GALICIA, OR AUSTRIAN POLAND.
[XIV.]Extent and Nature of the Country—Benefits resulting to the People from the Partition of Poland—Cruelty and Injustice of the Ancient System—Superior Degree of Security enjoyed under the Austrian Government—Mode of Building—Appearance of a Polish Village—Inns—Jews—Uncleanliness of the Poles100