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Body for the most part naked, and defenceless, 

 those parts being most hairy, which in animals 

 are most bare, viz. the axillsB and pnbes. Finally, 

 Man is the only being that worships God, and an- 

 ticipates immortality. 



Species.,..l. Homo Sapiens. 



Characters of the species, are those peculiar to 

 the genus. 



Inhabit all parts of the earth, omnivorous, dis- 

 puting for territory ; uniting together for the ex- 

 press purpose of destroying their own species. 



Varieties...,!. Jtmerican Race. 



Char. Face rather large, features well pro- 

 nounced ; nose sufficiently projecting, frequently 

 aquiline ; hair black, strong, glossy and dense on 

 the head, rather flattened, a transverse section be- 

 ing rather more oval than a section of the hair of 

 the Caucasian, seldom becomes gray ; beard rath- 

 er sparse by nature. 



Facial angle rather oblique, averaging about 80 ; 

 the lower jaw is large and robust ; teeth very 

 strong, with broad crowns; chin well formed; lips 

 rather tumid ; cheek bones prominent, but round- 

 ed ; the expression of the countenance is austere, 

 never vacant, sometimes ferocious. The orbits 

 of the eyes are larger, and more nearly auadran- 

 gular than those of the Mongolian ; the transverse 

 diameter of the American is one inch sii-tenths. 



