" Nothing is foreign, parts relate to wtoie ; 

 One all-extending, all-preserving soul 

 Connects each being, greatest with the least ; 

 Made beast in aid of man, and man of beast." V * 



TEE! 



REASON WHY: 



NATURAL HISTORY. 



CHAPTER L 



THE NATURAL HISTORY OF MAN.* 



1. What are the principal types of the varieties of the 

 human race ? 



The types generally recognized are those pointed out by Blumen- 

 bach, consisting of 1. The Caucasian ; 2. The Mongolian 

 3. The Ethiopian; 4. The American ; 5. The Malay. 



2. Why is the first of these types caUed the Caucasian f 



Because the tribes from which this great division of the human 

 family descended have for many ages been the occupants of 'he 

 mountain chain of the Caucasus. 



The characters of this variety are, a white skin, either with a ro^y 



The chapter upon the Natural History of Man has been founded upon Johu- 

 eon's Physical Atlas ; Prichard's Physical History of Mankind ; Lawrence's Lecturer, 

 Latham's Varieties of Man ; The Encyclopaedia merieana, art. Man ; and the con- 

 eluding pages of Humboldt's Cosmos. For the subsequent chapters, a grea* 

 Dumber of authorities have been consulted, which are specified in the list of 

 ' Authorities." 



