The races of man, and their geographical distribution . stence. The Malay complexion is very uniform, and is alwaysdecidedly darker than the Mongolian. I have never seen itlight enough to show the least trace of a flush, nor, on theother hand, so dark but that the marks of tattooing wereconspicuously visible. The colour may be termed reddish-brown, more nearly than in the Mongolian race, approachingthe hue of tarnished copper. The hair seems in greater quantity than in the otherraces, the Papuan, perhaps, excepted; and it is straight, orat most wavy, and usually raven-black. When croppedwithin
The races of man, and their geographical distribution . stence. The Malay complexion is very uniform, and is alwaysdecidedly darker than the Mongolian. I have never seen itlight enough to show the least trace of a flush, nor, on theother hand, so dark but that the marks of tattooing wereconspicuously visible. The colour may be termed reddish-brown, more nearly than in the Mongolian race, approachingthe hue of tarnished copper. The hair seems in greater quantity than in the otherraces, the Papuan, perhaps, excepted; and it is straight, orat most wavy, and usually raven-black. When croppedwithin about two inches, I have observed that it will gene-rally stand erect, owing, apparently, to a coarser texturethan in the Telingan and White races. The beard growslong, but is almost always thin, though some variety prevailsin different countries. The East Indian tribes are nearlybeardless; while among the Polynesians a beard is notunusual, though it does not seem to get strong till late inlife. I have occasionally seen Polynesians, in whom the PI HL^YI, hC IE DAVID NATIVE OF THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS. THE MALAY RACE, 45 beard was nearly thick enough to conceal the skin. Thepractice, however, of eradicating it prevails very generallyin the countries inhabited by the Malay race. In style of feature there is often no striking dissimilarityfrom Europeans, especially in middle-aged and elderly men,many of whom have the nose aquiline; while in females andyoung men it is almost always flattened. Nevertheless, Ithink it will be found that there is less prominence ofprofile in the Malay than in any other race. This appearsto be owing, in part, to the absence of rigidity in the carti-lage of the nose, as with the Negro. The lips are likewisethicker than among Europeans. The profile has appeared to me usually more vertical thanin the white race; but this may be owing in part to themode of carriage, for the skull does not show a superiorfacial angle. A more marked peculiarity, and
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