Knowledge of natural history, revfrom Reason why: natural history, giving reasons for hundreds of interesting facts in connection with zoology; and throwing light upon the peculiar habits and instincts of the various orders of the animal kingdom . f the face large and prominent; nose full and broadtowards the point, and mouth large. To this division be-long the inhabitants of the peninsula of Malacca, of Suma-tra, Java, Bor-neo, Celebes,and the adjacentislands of Aus-tralia, Van Die-mans Land,New Guinea,New Zealand,and the number-less islands scat-tered throughoutthe South Sea. 7. Why havethe
Knowledge of natural history, revfrom Reason why: natural history, giving reasons for hundreds of interesting facts in connection with zoology; and throwing light upon the peculiar habits and instincts of the various orders of the animal kingdom . f the face large and prominent; nose full and broadtowards the point, and mouth large. To this division be-long the inhabitants of the peninsula of Malacca, of Suma-tra, Java, Bor-neo, Celebes,and the adjacentislands of Aus-tralia, Van Die-mans Land,New Guinea,New Zealand,and the number-less islands scat-tered throughoutthe South Sea. 7. Why havethe primitivetypes retainedtheir characteris-tic features chief-ly in mountain-ous countries?Because the stream of immigration naturally takes placein the direction of rivers, by which the tribes of the plainsbecome mixed and changed; but mountains are less acces-sible, and frequently form almost impenetrable therefore find among mountaineers the remnants of theoldest races. 8. Why are there so many different complexions in thetribes composing the various types? The problem has occupied the attention of philosophersand divines in all ages. The result of their investigationsshows that no single cause, but a variety of causes, must. KNOWLEDGE OF NATURAL HISTORY. 7 Tis vain to seek in man far more than man,Though proud in promise big in previous thought,Experience damps gur triumphs.—Young. be considered. The most important of them are: 1, climate;2, organization; 3, intermarriage; 4, exceptional circum-stances. The influence of climate is shown by the fact thatevery zone is more or less marked by a distinctive prevails under the equator, copper color under thetropics, olive and fair towards the poles. The influence of organization is shown in many in-stances,-the Moors, who have lived for ages under a burn-ing sun, still have white children, and the offspring of Euro-peans in the Indies have the original tint of their complexions are
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