The races of man, and their geographical distribution . pear ever to become florid. The race seems to be confined to the table-land of Abys-sinia, and to its prolongation in a mountainous tract thatextends towards the interior of the continent; but evenwithin these limits there appears to be a large infusion ofEthiopians belonging to the Gralla tribes. The Abyssinians,having been converted during the early ages of Christianity,continue to make pilgrimages to Jerusalem; but otherwise,their presence in foreign countries is, for the most part,involuntary. My first interview with Abyssinians took
The races of man, and their geographical distribution . pear ever to become florid. The race seems to be confined to the table-land of Abys-sinia, and to its prolongation in a mountainous tract thatextends towards the interior of the continent; but evenwithin these limits there appears to be a large infusion ofEthiopians belonging to the Gralla tribes. The Abyssinians,having been converted during the early ages of Christianity,continue to make pilgrimages to Jerusalem; but otherwise,their presence in foreign countries is, for the most part,involuntary. My first interview with Abyssinians took place at Singa-jiore; where, on entering one of the principal shops, I wasgreatly surprised to find its three occupants differing inphysical race from all the men I had previously met wonder increased on perceiving their superiority inrefinement and intelligence over the other Orientals around ;and that although so unlike, they did not, on these points,seem to fall below Europeans. The hair was much alike in all three, and was crisped and ?.
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