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more distant from that of the Elephas primigenius, 

 than that is from us." If he had possessed the Cro- 

 magnon and Mentone skulls at the time when this was 

 written, he might well have said immeasurably dis- 

 tant from the time of the Elephas primigenius. Pro- 

 fessor Broca, who seems by no means disinclined to 

 favour a simian origin for men, has the following 



Fig. 35. FRONT VIEW OF ANOTHER HOCHELAGAN SKULL OF A SIMILAR TYP~E 

 BUT OF HIGHER CRANIAL DEVELOPMENT, CLOSELY EESEMBLING THE MENTONE 

 SKULL AS PHOTOGRAPHED BY DB. RIVIERE. 



general conclusions which refer to the Cro-magnon 

 skulls : " The great volume of the brain, the develop- 

 ment of the frontal region, the fine elliptical profile 

 of the anterior portion of the skull, and the ortho- 

 gnathous form of the upper facial region, are incon- 

 testably evidences of superiority which are met with 

 usually only in the civilized races. On the other hand, 



