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Though man represents but a single species, yet in his 

 varieties he offers many remarkable differences, especially as 

 to colour, features, and proportions ; of these varieties, the 

 more remarkable are the white or Caucasian, the yellow or 

 Mongolian, the black or Ethiopian. 



The Caucasian variety of man occupies all Europe and 

 Western Asia as far as the Ganges, likewise Northern Africa. 

 To it belong the more highly civilized nations. The region of 

 the Caucasus has been supposed to have been the cradle of the 

 race, hence its name. A fair skin, elevated forehead, small 

 cheek-bones, hair varying in colour, but always smooth, to- 

 gether with high intellectual qualities, characterize the race. 



The Mongolian variety differs in many respects from the 

 Caucasian. The brow is low and square, the eyes small and 

 oblique ; cheek-bones prominent, nose flat, little or no beard, 

 hair black and smooth, colour yellow. Their language is 

 monosyllabic. Their original country is Central Asia, ex- 

 tending to and including China and the Chinese, the earliest, 

 seemingly, of civilized men. Siberia and Mongolia, the 

 Crimea, Thibet, Japan, the Aleoutian Isles, and even the 



Pig. 189.*-Caucasian Eace. 



