Comparative physiognomy; or, Resemblances between men and animals . should call us Neighbor Bruin. The largest rivers, lakes,bears, and Yankees, are to be found here. The American. 202 COMPARATIVE PHYSIOGNOMY. who looks across the water for his ideas and other commodi-ties will resemble the European bear, which has more of aswinish look and disposition than our own; or he will resem-ble the grizzly bear in the Zoological Gardens. The Amer-ican black bear, in the degree that he approaches the pig, isless noble than some of the other varieties, but his look is thatof a genuine Yankee notwithstan

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Comparative physiognomy; or, Resemblances between men and animals . should call us Neighbor Bruin. The largest rivers, lakes,bears, and Yankees, are to be found here. The American. 202 COMPARATIVE PHYSIOGNOMY. who looks across the water for his ideas and other commodi-ties will resemble the European bear, which has more of aswinish look and disposition than our own; or he will resem-ble the grizzly bear in the Zoological Gardens. The Amer-ican black bear, in the degree that he approaches the pig, isless noble than some of the other varieties, but his look is thatof a genuine Yankee notwithstanding. The foregoing is aregular Down-Easter, and the animal that looks like hisshadow is an old-fashioned ISTew England bear. Dress Broth-er Jonathan (of whom this is an accurate representation) inIndian costume, and you could almost swear that he was anIndian, and that intercourse with the pale faces had turnedhim white. There is a style of American face superior to this: it isthat which is most commonly met with in the capitol of thenation; and there is a variety of Indian face that correspondswith it. The Americans with this cast of countenance are ofthe grizzly variety;

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