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moral and physical characteristics except colour, and their 

 languages are much further removed from the Malay than 

 even the Polynesian itself The resemblance physically 

 of this race with the Polynesian proves absolutely nothing 

 with regard to the Malay question. 



Now let us compare the most important and thoroughly 

 well-established physical and mental characteristics of 

 the two races : — 



Polynesians. Malays. 



Tall, averaging — Short, averaging — 



5 ft. 10 in. . . Wilkes 



(Samoans). 5 ft. 4 in. or 5 ft. 6 in. 



6 ft. . Dupurey (Tahiti). 



Hair wavy, curly or Hair always straight. 



frizzly. 



Beard often full. Beard almost wanting. 



Face handsome, European Face of Mongolian type. 



Nose often aquiline. Nose never aquiline. 



Disposition active and Disposition slow and 



joyous. morose. 



Character open and frank. Character eminently se- 

 cretive. 



Often erected stone edi- Never used stone for 



fices. building. 



Use double canoes. Use single canoes. 



Taking the whole of these differences, they appear to in- 

 dicate a radical diversity not to be overcome by any mere 

 similarity of colour and some common words in language, 

 which is all that really exists to prove identity of race. 

 The one single fact of stature is conclusive against any 

 such comparatively recent common origin as M. Quatrefages 

 argues for. A race which averages 5 ft. 10 in., and has 

 many men 6ft. 2 in. or more, can hardly have been derived 

 at such a recent period as to have retained community of 

 language from a race averaging 5 ft. 5 in. or 5 ft. 6 in., and 

 among whom a single individual of 5 ft. 10 in. is rarely, 

 perhaps never, found. Again, the hair of the Malay is of 

 the true mongol type — black, coarse, and perfectly straight. 



