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pedigreed individuals. Perhaps the general low variability 

 found by Fischer in various traits may be due to a mate 

 selection of an intermediate type, the extremes being 

 ehminated. Fischer finds these hybrids between phlegmatic, 

 industrious, thrifty, Dutch stock and thi Hottentot stock, 

 on the average, honest and faithful. They are serious, 

 without being melancholy. They show a good deal of 

 curiosity. They lack energy, pertinacity, foresight and 

 prudence. They do not properly control their strong taste 

 for alcohol. We have, here, evidence of a composite of the 

 behavior of the parental stocks. Seriousness is a Dutch 

 trait. Curiosity is a trait of primitive peoples to whom 

 a strange sound or unexplained object may mean a lurking 

 cause of death. Curiosity is an intense desire to know; 

 knowledge is a necessary prehminary to defense. Extreme 

 energy in pushing through undertakings against difficulties 

 is a European and not an African trait and this the bastards 

 do not get. The need of alcohol is associated with a serious, 

 mildly depressed temperament which finds reHef in the effect 

 of spirits. This need may result, also, from a feehng of 

 insufficiency, a reflection of an internal conflict of instincts. 



4. Polynesian Hybrids. The Polynesians of Hawaii have 

 been extensively hybridized. The native Hawaiians have been 

 crossed with Nordic Europeans, Portuguese, Chinese and 

 Philippinos. The results of these crosses have been described 

 by Porteus (1926) and by Dunn (1928). The Chinese 

 coolies are thrifty and frugal and have a strong sense of 

 family duty and responsibility. They are individualistic 

 and secretive and show a marked tendency to murder. 

 The Chinese-Hawaiian hybrids stand first among all of 

 the hybrids in industry and self support and are sought for 

 in positions of responsibility. The docile temperament of the 

 Hawaiian and the intellectual elements of the Chinese are 

 combined. The excellent home training afforded by the 

 Chinese fathers is largely responsible for the high ideals 

 of their offspring. In the Hawaiian-white union, the restless, 

 ambitious, individualistic temperament ofthe white appears to 

 be dominant. A study of physical features of the hybrids 

 between Hawaiians and Europeans has been made by Dunn. 

 The shorter head ofthe Hawaiians is inherited as a dominant 



