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one in this country, and points to considerable migrations 

 of the Indian tribes in former times. At present the 

 languages spoken by neighbouring tribes on the banks 

 of the interior rivers are totally distinct ; on the Jurua, 

 even scattered hordes belonging to the same tribe are 

 not able to understand each other. 



The civilised Tapuyo of Para, differs in no essential 

 point, in physical or moral qualities, from the Indian of 

 the interior. He is more stoutly built, being better fed 

 than some of them ; but in this respect there are great dif- 

 ferences amongst the tribes themselves. He presents all 

 the chief characteristics of the American red man. The 

 skin of a coppery brown colour, the features of the face 

 broad, and the hair black, thick, and straight. He is 

 generally about the middle height, thick-set, has a broad 

 muscular chest, well-shaped but somewhat thick legs and 

 arms, and small hands and feet. The cheek bones are not 

 generally prominent ; the eyes are black, and seldom 

 oblique like those of the Tartar races of Eastern Asia, 

 which are supposed to have sprung from the same 

 orio-inal stock as the American red man. The features 

 exhibit scarcely any mobility of expression ; this is con- 

 nected with the excessively apathetic and undemon- 

 strative character of the race. They never betray, in 

 fact they do not feel keenly, the emotions of joy, grief, 

 wonder, fear, and so forth. They can never be excited 

 to enthusiasm ; but they have strong affections, espe- 

 cially those connected with family. It is commonly 

 stated by the whites and negroes that the Tapuyo is 

 ungrateful. Brazilian mistresses of households, who 

 have much experience of Indians, have always a long 



