Comparative physiognomy; or, Resemblances between men and animals . to which this particular designation is applicable. Bearish-ness is conspicuous in every limb and feature, and in the very. look, but it is like the old-fashioned bearishness which is in-digenous to the Old World mingled with that which is in THE BEAR. 197 digenous to the New. His appetite, you may be sure, is enor-mous, and makes a particular demand for pancakes. Hisresemblance is to an old-country bear, one that carries him agood way off from our immediate sympathy: yes, the Thibetbear is like him; they two look enough alike
Comparative physiognomy; or, Resemblances between men and animals . to which this particular designation is applicable. Bearish-ness is conspicuous in every limb and feature, and in the very. look, but it is like the old-fashioned bearishness which is in-digenous to the Old World mingled with that which is in THE BEAR. 197 digenous to the New. His appetite, you may be sure, is enor-mous, and makes a particular demand for pancakes. Hisresemblance is to an old-country bear, one that carries him agood way off from our immediate sympathy: yes, the Thibetbear is like him; they two look enough alike to be is the greater loafer it would be difficult to tell. The Flat-head Indians, by-the-by, are an example of whatis indicated by this peculiar form of the physiognomy. Byincreasing the flatness, they illustrate the self-satisfactionwhich is characteristic of folly. Their resemblance to thebear is quite remarkable, and so is that of every other tribeof American Indians. The Yankee resembles the Indian inwhatever constitutes a re-semblance to the bear, andtoo often in those thingswhich constitute a resem-blance to the hog. TheIndian has small handsand feet, and therein
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