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agility. The color of tlie liair and eyes is rather neutral, at all 

 events intermediate between the Teutonic and Mediterranean 



Alpine Type. Auvergne, Central France. 



races. There is a tendency toward grayish eyes, while the hair 

 is more often brown. In these respects, however, there is great 

 variability, and the transition to the north and south is very 

 gradual. Climate or other environmental influence has in these 



Alpine Types. Bavaria. 



traits eliminated all sharp division lines. These peculiarities aj)- 



pear only when the type is found in extreme isolation and purity. 



What name shall we apply to this second race, characterized 



by its great breadth of head primarily, and which has its main 



