Cyclopedia universal history : embracing the most complete and recent presentation of the subject in two principal parts or divisions of more than six thousand pages . human fam-ily, may well beused as auxiliaryto the truly scien-tific classificationof mankind bymeans of that is knownhistorically of the different races, allthat is known of the various branchesof the human family as determined bymeans of the languages which theyspeak, may be brought to bear upon theproblem to rectify and amend whatevermay be suspected of error in the classi-fication by means of color. Such a method of
Cyclopedia universal history : embracing the most complete and recent presentation of the subject in two principal parts or divisions of more than six thousand pages . human fam-ily, may well beused as auxiliaryto the truly scien-tific classificationof mankind bymeans of that is knownhistorically of the different races, allthat is known of the various branchesof the human family as determined bymeans of the languages which theyspeak, may be brought to bear upon theproblem to rectify and amend whatevermay be suspected of error in the classi-fication by means of color. Such a method of division has beenmany times attempted by scholars, butuntil recently the results have beenvariable and uncertain. The reason ofthis is found in the imperfect observa- tion which has first been given to thequestion. What are the different colorspresented on the covering sources of for- Of the bodies of men? mer error in thisui Lue uouicb ui meu. method of olas- What primary or secondary are really characteristic of the hu-man skin in different races and coun-tries ? Error in deciding these questionshas been at the bottom of all diversityin NIGRITIAN TYPES, SHOWING WOOLLY HAIRDrawn by Madame Paule Crampel. It appears strange to the thoughtfulinquirer of the present day that so littleaccuracy has been displayed by thosewho have attempted to note and de-scribe the different natural colors of thehuman skin. It will readily be allowedthat an examination of the whole racenow occupying the earth will discovernearly all colors and shades of color,from one extreme of the spectrum toanother; but a very casual examina-tion will show that these various tintsare reducible to a few, and these to 430 GREAT RACES OF MANKIND. still fewer primary pigmentary distinc-tions. The great error made by those eth-nographers who have attempted to usecolor of the skin as a basis Only three pri- . , .^ ^. , , mary colors of ot classincation has beenthehumanskin. .^^ allowing too many
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