3l6 THE HISTORY OF CEEATION. 



south-eastern portion of the Asiatic continent, from whence 

 they spread to the east and south, and drove the 

 Papuans before them. The Malays, in the formation of 

 body, are nearest akin to the Mongols, but are also 

 nearly allied to the curly-haired Mediterranese. They are 

 generally short-headed, more rarely medium-headed, and 

 very rarely long-headed. Their hair is black and stiff, but 

 frequently somewhat curled. The colour of their skin is 

 brown, sometimes yellowish, or of a cinnamon colour, some- 

 times reddish or copper brown, more rarely dark brown. 

 In regard to the formation of face, Malays in a great 

 measure form an intermediate stage between the Mongols 

 and the Mediterranese ; they can frequently not be distin- 

 guished from the latter. Their face is generally broad, with 

 prominent nose and thick lips, the opening for their eyes 

 not so narrowly cut and slanting as in Mongols. The near 

 relationship between all Malays and Polynesians is proved 

 by their language, which indeed broke up at an early 

 period into many small branches, but still can always be 

 traced to a common and quite peculiar primseval language. 



The Mongol (Homo Mongolus) is, next to the Mediter- 

 ranese, the richest in individuals. Among them are all the 

 inhabitants of the Asiatic Continent, excepting the Hyper- 

 boreans in the north, the few Malays in the south-east 

 (Malacca), the Dravidas in Western India, and the Mediter- 

 ranese in the south-west. In Europe this species of men 

 is represented by the Fins and Lapps in the north, by the 

 Osmanlis in Turkey, and the Magyars in Hungary. The 

 colour of the Mongol is always distinguished by a yellow 

 tone, sometimes a light pea green, or even white, some- 

 times a darker brownish yellow. Their hair is always 



