248 SS. G. Morton on the Size of the Brain in Man. 
Fellah skulls over those of the Germanic, Pelasgic and Celtic 
families. Nor could any st Nee collective comparison be instituted 
average to about 87 cubic inches, and the Negro to 78 at most, 
perhaps even to 75, and thus confirmatively establish the differ- 
ence of at least nine cubic inches between the mean of the two 
ces. 
Large as this collection already is, a glance at the Table will 
show that it is very deficient in some divisions of the human 
. The Teutonic or German race, embracing, as it does, the 
Ankle Anglo-Americans, Anglo-Irish, é&c., possesses the 
largest brain of any other people 
2. The nations hg the smallest heads, are the ancient Pe- 
ruvians and Aust 
3. The iclieee.. sels of America oes a much larger 
brain than the demi-civilized Peruvians or Mex 
4. e ancient Egyptians, whose Sordination gereniy Se that 
- all other people, and whose co untry has been justly called “the 
le of the arts and sciences,” have the least-sized brain of any 
feamaae nation, excepting the Hindoos; for the very few Semi- 
. these groups is = divisible ah a greater or smaller number of primary races, 
ach of which has — Se toy anes nucleus centre Thus I conceive 
that there were several centres for peers merican gro up of races, of gy a0 es 
est in the scale are . Toltee can nations, the lowest the fue 
view conflict with the general precple, ‘that all these nations and tribes hae had, 
as Th ne a this term eant 
only an seri relation to gy cou ey a 1ey inhabits an * a colletive iden: 
tity of physical traits, mental and moral sh pce gad 
i . The same 
man ra ACES ; bu in the present infant stat if Bthn oaaph ience, the des gnation 0 
