316 THE HISTORY OF CREATION. 
south-eastern portion of the Asiatic continent, from whence 
they spread to the east and south, and drove the 
Papuans before them. The Malays, in the formation of 
body, are nearest akin to the Mongols, but are also 
nearly allied to the curly-haired Mediterranese. They are 
generally short-headed, more rarely medium-headed, and 
very rarely long-headed. Their hair is black and stiff, but 
frequently somewhat curled. The colour of their skin is 
brown, sometimes yellowish, or of a cinnamon colour, some- 
times reddish or copper brown, more rarely dark brown. 
In regard to the formation of face, Malays in a great 
measure form an intermediate stage between the Mongols 
and the Mediterranese ; they can frequently not be distin- 
guished from the latter. Their face is generally broad, with 
prominent nose and thick lips, the opening for their eyes 
not so narrowly cut and slanting as in Mongols. The near 
relationship between all Malays and Polynesians is proved 
by their language, which indeed broke up at an early 
period into many small branches, but still can always be 
traced to a common and quite peculiar primeval language. 
The Mongol (Homo Mongolus) is, next to the Mediter- 
ranese, the richest in individuals. Among them are all the 
inhabitants of the Asiatic Continent, excepting the Hyper- 
boreans in the north, the few Malays in the south-east 
(Malacca), the Dravidas in Western India, and the Mediter- 
ranese in the south-west. In Europe this species of men 
is represented by the Fins and Lapps in the north, by the 
Osmanlis in Turkey, and the Magyars in Hungary. The 
colour of the Mongol is always distinguished by a yellow 
tone, sometimes a light pea green, or even white, some- 
times a darker brownish yellow. Their hair is always 
