Note 38 — Chapter I
Reading edition
In order to enable the reader to put a correct valuation on the popular bugaboo, the "perigo allemão" (German peril), the following facts are noted by way of comparison:
According to the statistics above referred to, the German immigrants occupy fourth place in point of numbers for the period 1820-1915, inclusive. They are superseded by:
a) Italians. First mentioned in the records 1836.
Total to 1862 209
Total to and including 1915 1,348,777
b) Portuguese. First noted in 1837.
Total to and including 1915 977,524
c) Spaniards. First noted 1841.
Total to 1868 274
Total to and including 1915 470,107