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surely identified as a bit of the prehistoric Cro-Magnon race persist- 

 ing here in relative purity. These ethnic facts correspond to phys- 

 ical ones; three areas of geographical isolation dark-colored are 



Cephalic Index 

 France 



AND BELCIVM 





87 m 80 

 ROUNDHEADS 



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distinct centers of distribution of the Alpine race. These differ in 

 intensity. The high Alps of Savoy are the most isolated of all; 

 Auvergne, the south central plateau, follows next in order. These 

 two are populated by quite pure Alpine types. Brittany, most 

 accessible of the three, contains only an attenuation of this broad- 

 headed race, the Teutons having infiltrated through it quite gen- 

 erally. 



The organization of the family is the surest criterion of the stage 

 of social evolution attained by a people. ~No other phase of human 

 association is so many-sided, so fundamental, so pregnant for the 

 future. For this reason we may properly begin our study by an 

 examination of a phenomenon which directly concerns the stability 

 of the domestic institution — viz., divorce. What are the facts as to 

 its distribution in France? Owing to the influence of the Catholic 

 Church, no actual divorces were allowed by law in that country prior 



