. The naturalist's library : containing scientific and popular descriptions of man, quadrupeds, birds, fishes, reptiles and insects . DIFFERENT RACES OF MEN. Naturalists, says Dr. Good, reckon five races of dilFer in many features of person and character, as well ascomplexion, and we will point out the most striking distinctions. Fir»t. The European, or white race, is fair, having thecheeks more or less red; the head globular; the face straight andovdl; the forehead slightly flattened; the nose narrow, and slightlyaquiline; the mouth usually small; the chin full and rounded; theeyes
. The naturalist's library : containing scientific and popular descriptions of man, quadrupeds, birds, fishes, reptiles and insects . DIFFERENT RACES OF MEN. Naturalists, says Dr. Good, reckon five races of dilFer in many features of person and character, as well ascomplexion, and we will point out the most striking distinctions. Fir»t. The European, or white race, is fair, having thecheeks more or less red; the head globular; the face straight andovdl; the forehead slightly flattened; the nose narrow, and slightlyaquiline; the mouth usually small; the chin full and rounded; theeyes blue or gray, oftener than dark; and the hair, yellow orbrown, of different shades, and flowing. The most perfect of this race may be found in Asia MinorThe Circassians and others who live south of the Caucasian moun-tains, are the most beautiful persons in the world; and it should boremembered, that in this spot of the globe, man was first createdThis circumstance is of some weiglit in tlie conjecture that thooriginal color was white. Second. The Asiatic, or browjv man, is yellowish brown or olive;the head is nearly square; t
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