458 MAN, PHYSICALLY CONSIDERED. 



These divisions embrace precisely the same class 

 the names only are different. I shall adopt the nomencla- 

 ture of Blumenbach, as that is the most common, and 

 generally the most highly esteemed. 



1. Caucasian. This is the most elegant variety of 

 the human form. The characters of this race are ' a 

 white skin, either with a fair rosy tint or inclining to 

 brown ; red cheeks ; hair black, or of the various lighter 

 colors, copious, soft, and generally more or less curled, 

 or waving. The head globular, the face straight and 

 oval, with the features moderately distinct; the forehead 

 slightly flattened; the nose narrow and slightly aquiline; 

 the cheek bones unprominent ; the mouth small ; the 

 lips a little turned out, especially the under one ; the 

 chin full and rounded ; the eyes variable, but for the 

 must part blue.' The name of this variety is derived 

 from Mount Caucasus, which is supposed to have been 

 the original abode of this class. Under this class all 

 the Europeans, except the Laplanders are included, the 

 inhabitants of western Asia, and all the the inhabitants 

 of America, who have descended from European ances- 

 tors. In this variety, there are very various and strong- 

 ly r 'marked modifications. They are by no means alike 

 in' physical or moral traits. There is merely a general 

 resemblance sufficiently marked to admit of classifica- 

 tion. Blumenbach supposes that the primitive form of 

 the human race was that which belongs to the Cauca- 

 sian variety. With this variety we find the most moral 

 and intellectual cultivation ; they compose the enlighten- 

 ed nations of the earth, and though individuals of other 

 classes have risen to moral and intellectual eminence, 

 have shed lustre on art and science, yet this class is now 

 very decidedly in the advance of all the rest. 



2. Mongolian. This variety is characterised by a 

 yellowish brown or olive complexion, with black eyes, 

 and hair black, straight, coarse, and thin. The red 

 tint is never seen in the cheek. The head instead of 

 being globular like the Caucasian is nearly square. The 



so ably lectured. In 1826 he was lecturing with unabated industry. 

 I am not certain whether he is now living or not. If he is, he is now 

 about eighty years of age. 



