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AMONG THE RANK AND FILE OF THE MONGOLIAN POPULATION |
MODERN DESCENDANT OF JENGHIZ KHAN |
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| Social differences in Mongolia are usually defined by the size of a man's herds or the number of his servants. Though sparing by nature, hospitality — according to their means — is the outstanding virtue of the Mongols, but a childlike simplicity in their dealings with neighbors is apt to be abused, and astute Chinese succeed in winning their confidence, usually to their detriment | His thick winter overcoat of silk with its embroideries and fur cuffs, and his handsome boots, proclaim him a man of means in Mongolia. He belongs to the Lama Church, and devoutly practises all its easier observances |