ABSTRACT
IIHEexistenceofaTuraniannationinthe strictestsenseoftheword,orifanyone
prefersit,anAltaicnationinBabyloniaandChaldea, isaswehaveseenanestablishedfact;thisnationprecededtheKushito-Semitictribes,andwaspossessed ofquitearemarkabledegreeofcivilizationanalogous tothecultureofthepopulationswhoareincontestablyTuranian.ThoughM.Renandemandsa numberofforcibleproofsbeforehewillbelievethis fact,stillIconsiderthatsuchacollectionofproofs henceforthexists,andinthepresentworkIhave beentryingtoaddtotheirnumber.Thelearned AcademicianwhomIhavethusbeenendeavouring toconvince,saidhimself,andrightly,"Fromthe pointofviewofthehistoricalsciencesfivethings areessentialtoarace,togiveusarighttospeak ofitasanindividualityamongstthehumanspecies: aLanguageofitsown,aLiteratureimprintedwitha peculiarphysiognomy,aReligion,aHistory,anda Legislation."'
