"The people of the Sahara Desert are very poor, and they live like beasts."

"The people of China are very cleanly in their persons, and they eat with chopsticks."

"They are a very savage and brutal people, and they kill and eat all who fall into their hands."

"The people of this province are all Mahometans, and they are very fanatic and hostile to Christians."

"They are a very cunning people, and they use many stratagems in war to defeat their enemies."