38 DIFFERENT RACES OF MEN. 



subdivided into smaller portions, called countries . 

 there are various nations in each of the great 

 divisions of Europe, Asia, Africa, America, 

 and Australia ; but all the different people in 

 the world bear some resemblance to each other, 

 either in shape, colour, look, or mode of life. 



We believe, on the authority of the sacred 

 Scriptures, that all the races of mankind, scat- 

 tered over the surface of the globe, notwithstand- 

 ing the differences that the observer may at once 

 discover between them, are descended from one 

 pair. We believe, on the same authority, that 

 the whole earth was overspread by the descend- 

 ants of three sons of Noah. The influence of 

 climate, food, and civilization, particular modes 

 of life, and a variety of causes have, however, 

 produced many and striking diversities in the 

 outward appearance of the human form. 



Those persons whom we , term naturalists, be- 

 cause they devote particular attention to the 

 study of nature in all its branches, divide man- 

 kind into several principal races ; as, the Polar, 

 or Lapland race ; the Mongol, or Tartar ; the 

 Negro, or Ethiopian ; the Red, or Copper- 

 coloured ; and the White race. 



Questions. 



How many inhabitants are there supposed to be in the 

 world? 



What constitutes a nation 1 



Have we authority to believe that the different nations of the 

 world tave sprung from more than one pair 1 



