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loid races into Asia ? What relations do they or either of 

 them sustain to the Australians leathery skinned and curly- 

 haired ; to the Papuans black and tuft-haired ; to the Hot- 

 tentots coffee-colored and kinky-haired; to the Negroes 

 ebony-black and woolly-haired ? What is the relative rank 

 of these several races? When did they severally begin to 

 exist ? Where did the first men appear ? Who was Adam ? 

 Are all these peoples descended from Adam ? These are in- 

 teresting questions which strike us at this point, and are 

 worthy of study ; but I do not regard it expedient to enter 

 upon them at the present time. The reader who may desire 

 to see what can be said about them, may consult "Preadam- 

 ites; or, a Demonstration of the Existence of Men before 

 Adam " a work which is essentially a commentary on portions 

 of Genesis and a vindication of Biblical ethnography. 



