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by the name of Pallotepallors, or Flat-heads. 

 Others, by the same means, give them a conical 

 form ; there is no difficulty, therefore, in con- 

 ceiving that with a gradual contraction of the 

 brain, that of the skull might take place in the 

 foetus, which would accommodate one to the 

 other. With regard to the memory, it is not 

 wonderful that a being who occupies his time 

 and intellect with few objects, should have a 

 more distinct recollection of certain events, than 

 one whose attention is more divided. It may 

 be observed of the lower orders in general, that 

 their memory, for the same reason, of matters 

 within their own sphere of comprehension, is 

 often more clear than that of persons better 

 educated and informed. 



I remember the case of a negro who resided 

 near Bury St. Edmunds, who was an educated 

 man, and published a volume of poems by sub- 

 scription, which did him no discredit. 1 Hence, 

 it is evident that there is a difference of capacity 

 in negroes as well as whites, which admits of 

 improvement from instruction and study, when 

 they come among civilized people. Little stress 

 will be laid on the parasite of the negroes, 2 being 

 specifically distinct from that which infests the 

 whites, when we reflect that the horse and the 

 ox have different insect parasites and assailants 



1 He, was called Ignatius Sancko. 2 Pediculus Nigritarum. 



