Nature's revelations of character; or, physiognomy illustratedA description of the mental, moral and volitive dispositions of mankind, as manifested in the human form and countenance . ont and side view. 250 VARIOUS RACES OF MEN. Among the Snakes, we have seen some who resemblethe Oneidas, others look like Pottawottomies, while othersbore a favourable comparison with the Omahas, and yetmany individuals of this tribe were surprisingly unlikeany other. Catlin, in his celebrated work on the Indian races, pre-sents many drawings from life of the varieties, in form,shape, and feature, of the red me
Nature's revelations of character; or, physiognomy illustratedA description of the mental, moral and volitive dispositions of mankind, as manifested in the human form and countenance . ont and side view. 250 VARIOUS RACES OF MEN. Among the Snakes, we have seen some who resemblethe Oneidas, others look like Pottawottomies, while othersbore a favourable comparison with the Omahas, and yetmany individuals of this tribe were surprisingly unlikeany other. Catlin, in his celebrated work on the Indian races, pre-sents many drawings from life of the varieties, in form,shape, and feature, of the red men of the AmericcUi con-tinent. Some are tall, well-formed, graceful as Apollo, andbeautiful in feature; others are short, squat, crooked-limbed, and entirely destitute of beauty or grace. Somehave been described as generous, noble-hearted, and truth-ful; while others were crafty, cruel, and revengeful. Thistribe delighted in manly sports, were abstemious, mirthful,and enjoyed purity of domestic lite; while that wa« morose,gluttonous, gloomy, ana sensual. Then how futile toattempt the representation of a race by an individual—nations cannot be picturea by isoxatea
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