DISTRIBUTION OF THE HUMAN RACE. 



being much lighter than those that are uncovered. 



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Dr. Abeel mentions, that when he 

 saw the Chinese boat- 

 men throw off' their 

 clothes, for the pur- 

 pose of entering the 

 water to push along 

 the boats, they ap- 

 peared, when quite 

 naked, as if dressed in 

 light-coloured trow- 

 sers. 



In the Ethiopic di- 

 vision, that of the 

 black man of Gmelin, 

 the head is narrow and compressed at the sides ; the forehead very convex and vaulted ; 



the cheek-bones pro- 

 and is almost con- 

 ticularly the upper 

 considerably ; and 

 The iris of the eye, 



ject forwards ; the nostrils are wide, the nose spread, 

 founded with the cheeks ; the lips are thick, par- 

 one; the lower part of the face projects 

 the skull is in general thick and heavy, 

 which is deep-seated, and the skin of this 

 class, are black, as well as the hair, which 

 is generally woolly. These characteristics 

 of the Negros vary less than those of the 

 two former classes, because they are chiefly 

 confined to one climate within the tro- 

 pics, whereas the Mongolians and Cau- 

 casians are spread through every variety 

 of temperature, from the equator to the 

 polar circle. The division comprises the native 

 Africans to the south of the Sahara and Abys- 

 sinia, and of course those who have been transported 

 to the West Indies and America, the natives of New Holland, 

 and various tribes scattered through the Islands of the Pacific 

 Ocean and the Indian Archipelago. Though, for the reason 

 stated, this class exhibits a great general uniformity, examples are not wanting of beauty 

 of feature, and ^ fine stature and proportions, in several races belonging to this 



department of mankind. 



,NESE. The American variety, that of the red man of 

 Gmelin, approaches to the Mongolian, but the head 

 is less square ; the cheek-bones are prominent, 

 yet not so angular as in the Mongol ; the fore- 

 head is low, the eyes deep-seated, and the fea- 

 tures, viewed in profile, are strongly marked. 

 The skin is red, or of an obscure orange, rusty 

 iron, and copper colour, sometimes nearly black, 

 according to climate and circumstances. The 

 native American tribes and nations, excepting 

 the Esquimaux, and the descendants of African 

 and European colonists, belong to this class. 

 In the Malay class, that of the tawny man of 



