Comparative physiognomy; or, Resemblances between men and animals . he-by, are an example of whatis indicated by this peculiar form of the physiognomy. Byincreasing the flatness, they illustrate the self-satisfactionwhich is characteristic of folly. Their resemblance to thebear is quite remarkable, and so is that of every other tribeof American Indians. The Yankee resembles the Indian inwhatever constitutes a re-semblance to the bear, andtoo often in those thingswhich constitute a resem-blance to the hog. TheIndian has small handsand feet, and therein hediffers from the bear, butbetween him an
Comparative physiognomy; or, Resemblances between men and animals . he-by, are an example of whatis indicated by this peculiar form of the physiognomy. Byincreasing the flatness, they illustrate the self-satisfactionwhich is characteristic of folly. Their resemblance to thebear is quite remarkable, and so is that of every other tribeof American Indians. The Yankee resembles the Indian inwhatever constitutes a re-semblance to the bear, andtoo often in those thingswhich constitute a resem-blance to the hog. TheIndian has small handsand feet, and therein hediffers from the bear, butbetween him and the Chi-naman a striking similar-ity of features and expres-sions has been often ob-served. This is invariablythe case with the meanersort of Indians and the same class in China. The principleof degeneracy in this case is a loss of distinction between the hog and the bear—asort of fusion and amal-gamation of the two —and this takes place,although the Indiansand the Chinese neversee each other. Above is a charac-teristic Indian face —and it is seen to have.
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