Austria / containing a Description of the Manners, Customs, Character and Costumes of the People of that Empire

CONTENTS.

CHAP.		PAGE
I.	Provinces of the Austrian Empire—Their Extent and Population	1
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—Mahometans	9
IV.	Character of the People of Austria	12
	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 Austria	16
	STYRIA.
VI.	Costume of the Inhabitants—The JohannÆum at GrÄtz	26
	BOHEMIA.
VII.	Costumes of the Bohemians	28
	MORAVIA.
VIII.	Costumes of the Inhabitants—Account of the Haunacks—Peasants of the Frontiers	30
	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 Tyrolese	32
	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—Costumes	49
	TRANSYLVANIA.
XI.	Extent of Population—Manners of the Walachians—The Gipsies—Costumes	70
	BUKOWINA.
XII.	Transfer of the Country to Austria—Extent—Population—Costumes	81
	THE MILITARY FRONTIERS.
XIII.	Military Constitution—Carlstadt Frontier—Banal Frontier—Slavonia—Banat Frontier	86
	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 Poles	100

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