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the East Indians of the higher castes, and the Northern 

 Africans from Egypt to Morocco. 



§ 26. The Caucasian Variety is highly distinguished for 

 their superior mental power ; which is evinced in their ad- 

 vancement in the arts and sciences. 



§ 27. The Mongolian Variety are mostly of a pale yel- 

 low color, like dried lemon-peel, with harsh, black hair, 

 half-closed eyelids, a flat face, and a projection of the 

 cheek-bones. 



§ 28. This Variety includes the Laplanders in Europe ; 

 the Esquimaux in America, extending from Behring's 

 Strait to Labrador ; the wandering tribes of Central and 

 Northern Asia, as the Mongols, Nogays, Calmuks, Bura- 

 tes, Tungooses, Samoyedes, Coriaks, Kamtschatkadales ; 

 the inhabitants of China, Japan, and Thibet. 



5 29. The Ethiopian Variety are black in a greater or 

 less degree, with black frizzly hair, jaws projecting for- 

 wards, thick lips, and flat nose. All the natives of Africa, 

 not included in the first Variety, belong to this. 



§ 30. The Malayan Variety are of a brown color, from a 

 clear mahogany to the darkest chestnut-brown, with thick, 

 black, bushy hair, a broad nose, and wide mouth ; and in- 

 cludes the inhabitants of Malacca, Sumatra, Java, Borneo, 

 Celebes, New Holland, New Guinea, New Zealand. Most 

 of these nations speak the Malay language. 



QUESTIONS ON SECTS. III., IV. 



§ 20. Into how many Orders are Mammalia divided? Name them. 



§ 21. Why is man the most perfect being? 



§ 22. Into how many varieties is the human species divided ? Name 

 them. 



§ 23. Why is the White Variety called the Caucasian? 



§ 24. By what external marks is the Caucasian Variety distinguished? 



| 25. What nations does it include? 



§ 26. How is it distinguished with respect to mental facidties? 



§ 27. Describe the features and color of the Mongolian Variety. 



§ 28. What nations does this Variety include ? 



§ 29. What do you know of the Ethiopian Variety? 



§ 30. What are the features, color, and native countries of the Malayan 

 Variety V 



