Comparative physiognomy; or, Resemblances between men and animals . In the manner of standing there is somethingoriginal; it looks like standing to make a speech of four hourslength; it is Websterian, is it not? The walk is equally 208 COMPARATIVE PHYSIOGNOMY. singular; it is a kind of Indian trot, a gait which the greenYankee has fallen into as if it were natural to him. The Indian female here presentedis an example of it; and thefollowing, which is the grizzly-bear in motion, exhibits the gaitin its original perfection. Itis evident, too, that the In-dian dance and the bear-dance are very si
Comparative physiognomy; or, Resemblances between men and animals . In the manner of standing there is somethingoriginal; it looks like standing to make a speech of four hourslength; it is Websterian, is it not? The walk is equally 208 COMPARATIVE PHYSIOGNOMY. singular; it is a kind of Indian trot, a gait which the greenYankee has fallen into as if it were natural to him. The Indian female here presentedis an example of it; and thefollowing, which is the grizzly-bear in motion, exhibits the gaitin its original perfection. Itis evident, too, that the In-dian dance and the bear-dance are very similar; andYankee dancing differs verylittle from either, as illustratedby Darley in the portrait ofIchabod Crane taking part ina dance, in which the positionof the arms and the motion ofthe nether extremities are wor-thy of Bruin. The Indian is seen generally looking down; he walks with a limberness of the knees; he sets down the whole foot at once, but rises upon the toe when the foot leaves the ground : he turns his toes inward, and his fingers outward when he.
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