The New Statistical Account of Scotland Vol. 15: Sutherland; Caithness; Orkney; Shetland; General Index (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from The New Statistical Account of Scotland Vol. 15: Sutherland; Caithness; Orkney; Shetland; General Index<br><br>The people here are rather above the middle size. They are in general well-made and handsome and the women comely. On the whole they are a moral and religious people; industri ous peaceable and respectful to their superiors. With very few exceptions they regularly attend public worship; and their decent appearance on Sabbath days indicates their comfortable circum stances.<br>Poaching and illicit distillation are now scarcely known among them.<br><br>During the last three years there were 4 illegitimate births but in three of the cases the parties were afterwards married.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>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.