Armenians Compared to Jews, because of Persecution--Number
of Armenians in Different Countries--Description of Armenian
Village Life--Agricultural Methods and Implements--Patriarchal
Life--Shepherds--Absence of Means of Transportation--Various
Trades and Callings--Churches and Schools--“The Anglo-Saxons of
the East”--Popular Prejudices against the Armenians--Armenian
Boats--Armenian Commerce--Accumulation of Wealth--Jealousy of
Turks--An Inscription from a Tomb--Armenian Constitution of
1860--The General Assembly--The Ecclesiastical Council--Revocation
of Constitution in Turkish Armenia (Aug. 12, 1916)--The Armenians in
Western Persia--Russia and the Armenians--The Armenians of the Aryan
Race--Testimony of the Language--Armenian Literature--Catholic and
Protestant Missionaries and Impetus to Education--Armenians in Schools
and Colleges of the World--An Armenian Poem.