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notes the similarity in appearance between the southern Britons and 

 the Gauls, and suggests a Germanic origin for the Caledonians, an 

 Iberian one for the Welsh, and a Gallic one for the English. This 

 is positively all that he said upon the subject, never having been 



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ADULT ° MALE 5 

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Anthropometric Committee 

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 8585 Observations. 



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in the country. Then Jornandes, a mediaeval Italian commentator, 

 added fuel to the flame by amending Tacitus' words concerning the 

 Silures of Wales, giving them not only " dark complexions," but 

 " black, curly hair." Such were the humble beginnings of the 



