PECULIAR CUSTOMS, ETC. The gypsy. wherever he lives. inclines naturally to sonic occupations rather than others, and especially to those that admit of a roving life, or. at least, of a life in the open air. He is universally it mender of pots and pans, and in the East, where the gypsies are settled in communities, they engage in many employments, such as smithing, basket-making, and the like. Horse-trading is a favorite means of livelihood. and almost the only one in England and America. The women 'tell fortunes,' and gained no small profits by their skill in more credulons days, while even now they earn a good living in this way from the frivolous. In Hun gary especially. but also in Russia and Poland, the gypsies are noted as musicians, and Liszt himself has borne tribute to their genius. (See his work on Gypsy music, cited below.) This music is wild and wonderfully effective, being wholly by ear and most accurate in technique. In their relations with gaje (gajos) or non-gyp sies, they are genial, friendly, ready to do busi ness; but in matters pertaining to themselves, their life, and language, often inclined to be reti cent. When, however, they have confidence in a non-gypsy friend, their sincerity and fidelity know no bounds. Much has been written about the gypsies in a spirit of hostile prejudice or commiseration; it must be admitted, none the less, that those who have gained their confidence and learned their ways and their point of view, have always spoken well of the romani.
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