New Physiognomy : or signs of character, as manifested through temperament and external forms, and especially in the "the human face divine." . countenances of the Calmucks are, eyes of which the great anrlc, j^laced obliquely and doAvn- ward toward the nose, is but little open, and fleshy ; eyebrows black, scanty, and forming a low arch ; a Fig. Calmuck. particular conformation of the nose, which is generally short, and flattened toward the forehead ; the bones of the cheek large; the head and face very round. They have also the transparent cornea of the eye very brown; lips thick and
New Physiognomy : or signs of character, as manifested through temperament and external forms, and especially in the "the human face divine." . countenances of the Calmucks are, eyes of which the great anrlc, j^laced obliquely and doAvn- ward toward the nose, is but little open, and fleshy ; eyebrows black, scanty, and forming a low arch ; a Fig. Calmuck. particular conformation of the nose, which is generally short, and flattened toward the forehead ; the bones of the cheek large; the head and face very round. They have also the transparent cornea of the eye very brown; lips thick and fleshy; the chin short; the teeth very white: they preserve them fine and sound untdold age. They have all enor-mous ears, rather detachedfrom the head. All thesecharacteristics are observed,more or less, in every indi-vidual, and often united inthe same person. Fig. 578 represents a Cal-muck cranium in the Morto-nian collection. Dr. jMeigssays of it: This craniumFig. Skull. ig nearly globular, while the forehead is broad-flat, and less receding than ia the Esquimaux and Kamtschatkan. V^ithout being ridged or keel-like, the. 462 NATIONAL TYPE8 median line of the cranium forms a regular arch, the mostprominent point of which is at the junction of the coronal andsaggital sutures. Behind and above the meatus [opening ofthe ear] tlie head swells out into a globe or sphere instead oftapering away posterio-laterally toward the median line, as inEsquimaux crania. This appearance is also well seen in thehead figured by Blumenbach. THE PATAGOKEAJ^^S. The Patagonian tribes of South America are tlie nomadesof the N^ew World. Ever erratic, since the horse has been naturalized in Amer-ica, these nations havebecome equestrian wan-derers, living undertents of skin, or in hutsof straw or bark. Theyare all fierce,untamablewarriors, averse to ag-riculture and all the artsof ciA^ilization. The complexion ofthese nations, Prich-ardsays, is darker thanthat of most other SouthAmericans
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