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THE TROGLODYTES. 



If the troglodytes of Cromagnou were in a savage state it was be- 

 cause the surroimdiug conditious were unfavorable to their development. 

 The conformation of their brains shows that they were capable of 

 culture, and, under favorable auspices, would make great and rapid ad- 

 Fig. 29. 



Skull of the old man of Croraagnon ; profile view. 



vauces in civilization. These rude hunters of the mammoth, the lion, 

 and the bear are the worthy ancestors of the artists of the Madelaine. 



Fig. 30. 



Skull of the old man of Cromagnon ; front view. 



I have now given you the principal facts in the history of the troglo- 



