MONGOLIAN RA(JE. MALAY RACE. 



Malay Woman. 



Malays. 



the Missouri and Upper Mississippi, in the delegations which, from time to time, have visited Washington : 

 is Menomenies, Winnebagoes, Sauks and Foxes, Sioux. Pawnees, Otoes, Miamies, and Iowas." 



All these tribes, as well as the Crees, Crows, Iroquois, Delawares, Seminoles, and Creeks, he unhesi- 

 jatingly classes with the Mongolians, after having carefully examined thoir features. 



The Chinese, Dr. Pickering had frequent and ample opportunities of examining, particularly at Manila. 

 He says, " Manila was crowded with Chinese ; and I was surprised at the scanty clothing of the 

 majority of them, reduced often to the simple belt or sash, as with the Feejeeans and some Hawaiians. 

 They had small retail shops, and were evidently the principal artisans. One of the most remarkable spec- 

 tacles to a stranger, was the confined space in which they carried on, without interfering with one another, 

 all mechanical employments. A competent judge of these matters remarked, ' that he had never seen 

 mechanics require so little room, and at the same time do their work so neatly and faithfully.' In passing 

 through the streets occupied by them, I repeatedly selected individuals, who, if transported in a different 

 dress into the American forest, might, I thought, have deceived the most experienced eye. In stature 

 they were by no means so much degenerated as the Malays, but were reported to be less cleanly in their 

 tiabits. 



" The upper classes of Chinese presented a very different picture, and I was much impressed with the 

 respectability of their standing, with their general intelligence, and their ease, politeness, and refinement 

 of manners." 



The island of Borneo has not been sufficiently observed by persons interested in classifying the races 

 to define accurately the races of its inhabitants, but it is probable that the maritime portion is chiefly 

 Malay, while the natives of the interior are Mongolians. 



The Laplanders are Mongolians, approaching the Esquimaux in appearance, and connected with the 

 Mongols of Siberia, through the Samoiedos. 



Malay Race. — " If the Mongolian," says Dr. Pickering, " occupies a larger portion of the surface of the 

 globe, the Malay is yet the'most widely scattered race, and in some respects, it is also the most remark- 

 able. In institutions and social condition it exhibits, perhaps, greater variety than all the other races 

 combined ; and, from a universal, instinctive attachment to the water, it almost merits the appellation of 

 'amphibious.' Endowed, too, with a wandering disposition, less regardful of a home, than the rest of 

 mankind, its march has been truly 'upon the waves;' and, beyond the Atlantic, it has reached almost 

 eveiy islet in the ocean that affords the least means of subsistence. 



" The Malay complexion is very uniform, and is always decidedly darker than the Mongolian. I have 



