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WHAT MR. DARWIN SAW. 



PATAGONIA. 



BUSHMEN OF SOUTH AFRICA. 



however, boast of his boomerang, his spear and thro wing- 

 stick ; his mode of climbing trees, of tracking animals, and of 

 hunting. But although the Australian may be superior in 

 acquirements, it by no means follows that he is likewise su- 

 perior in mental capacity. Indeed, from what I saw of the 

 Fuegians, and from what I have read of the Australians, I 

 should think the opposite w r as true. 



THE PATAGONIAN. 



AT Cape Gregory the famous so-called gigantic Patago- 

 nians gave us a hearty reception. Their height appears 



