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Excerpt from Modern State of Spain, Vol. 4 of 4: Exhibiting a Complete View of Its Topography, Government, Laws, Religion, Finances, Naval and Military Establishments; And of Society, Manners, Arts, Sciences, Agriculture, and Commerce in That Country; Translated From the Last Paris Edition of 1807; To W
Father Labat, with much wit and judgment, is not always to be depended upon he generalizes too much certain particular customs observable in a family, and applies them to the whole nation, He says the Spaniards, men, women, and children, go without hats, and have their heads shaved to facilitate perspiration. The monk deceives us, or customs are greatly changed. A Spaniard never goes out without a broad hat. His hair, which he does not cut off, is contained in a piece of silk network, called rcdczz'lla. The women wear a veil over the same envelop for the hair. The Spaniards are known to be much attached to their hats, which are heavier, broader, and more warm than ours they were the occasion of an insurrection in bdadrid, and the capital is the only place where the King has been able to pro bibit them. The French are indisputably the people who make the least use of bats.
Colmenar, diffuse and dull, and fatiguing to read, is not always exact. He makes no scruple to repeat passages and reflections from his own work, wherever he thinks them necessary, with out eyen changing a word. After reading his dezices, and having made the tour of Spain, it requires no great penetration to discover that a great part of his travels were performed in the closet. Notwithstanding this, he is still one of the best Spanish guides.
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Excerpt from Modern State of Spain, Vol. 4 of 4: Exhibiting a Complete View of Its Topography, Government, Laws, Religion, Finances, Naval and Military Establishments; And of Society, Manners, Arts, Sciences, Agriculture, and Commerce in That Country; Translated From the Last Paris Edition of 1807; To W Most men see things in a manner peculiar to themselves; the same object presents itself under different appearances to the eye of the observer; and until he has remarked them all, he cannot say he is really acquainted with it. If this principle be true in any respect, it is undoubtedly so when applied to travels. The fluctuation of commerce, the encouragement or neglect of letters and arts, or a minister more or less able, are so many causes of a visible change in public affairs. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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