42 THE MONGOL RACE. 



LESSON XL 



THE MONGOL RACE. 



THE second great variety in the human species 

 is the Mongol race, to which belong most of the 

 people we call Tartars; as the Mongols, the Mant- 

 chous, the Calmucks. Tartary comprises the 

 whole of Central Asia, and is peopled by numerous 

 tribes, which, though somewhat different in fea- 

 tures and complexion, retain those particular traits 

 of resemblance by which the whole race is distin- 

 guished from any other nation. All the Tartars 

 have the face broad and wrinkled, even in youth ; 

 the lower part narrow, and inclining to a point at 

 the chin. They have a flat forehead, a short flat 

 nose, high cheek-bones, thick eyebrows, small 

 oblique eyes, thick lips, and a colour more or less 

 yellow. They are of middle stature, strong, ro- 

 bust, and healthy. 



All the tribes of Tartars lead a wandering life. 



