i-ac-e could be ftiid whence tlicy caaio. Is it not liltely that 

 the Pelasgiaais were the old. Neolithic oi- African, people that 

 reached Greece iTom Africa before the Hellenes came? 



It seemed tO' the writer that he could isee some trace 

 of these people etill in Grceoo. It ie possible that tho peo- 

 ple of Epii'us, or modem Albania, are mainly of this race. 

 As we all kiiow, modem Greece lias been mainly repopu- 

 lated by Albanians. It is possible that thue the Pelasgians 

 have come to their own again. 



Alpine or Round Headed Race. 



After this Afr-ican or Neolithic race there came another 

 race intoi Central Europe and mingled with the previous 

 population. These people were of small stature o.nd round 

 heads, as distinguished from their long headed predeceissors. 

 A gi'eat part of the population of the Alpine country and 

 Central Europe are probably descended from them, and 

 tliey probably came from Asia. But we have no time to 

 speak of this. 



Aryans. 



After the Alpine race there came still another race who' 

 have imposed their lan.gnage and in«tituticns on all Europe 

 and much of Asia. Generations of scientists have waged 

 fierce war over the x\ryan race. It is still an open question 

 as to whence they canie, hov/ civilized they were, and how 

 oumercus. That is, did they constitute the bulk of the 

 people when they sottled, or were they merely a ismall 

 number of conqueroi-s whoi imposed their language and_ 

 some of their customs on the conqucrfjd. ^^'a6 the civiliza- 

 tion there before they came, or did they bring it with 

 them? What were their type and physical characteristics? 

 I\Iany of these questions will probably nc\er be ans'wered. 

 The writer wishcis to show some pictures of what- he thinks 

 is the Aryan type. 



Astsuming that the old Hellenes were nearly pure 

 Aryan. It seems likely that their ideal of beauty v.ould be 



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