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The oval foiTaation of their faces approaches more to the 

 Mediterranean than to the Negro type. Their forehead is 

 high and broad, their nose prominent and not flat, their lips 

 not so protruding as in the negro. The language of the 

 Nubian races seems to possess no relationship to those of 

 genuine negroes. 



The Caucasian, or Mediterranean man (Homo Mediterra- 

 neus), has from time immemorial been placed at the head of 

 all races of men, as the most highly developed and perfect. 

 It is generally called the Caucasian race, but as among all 

 the varieties of the species, the Caucasian branch is the least 

 important, we prefer the much more suitable appellation 

 proposed by Friedrich Miiller, namely, that of Mediterra- 

 nean, or Midland men. For the most important varieties of 

 this species, which are moreover the most eminent actors in 

 what is called " Universal History," first rose to a flourishing 

 condition on the shores of the Mediterranean. The former 

 area of the distribution of this species is expressed by the 

 name of " I ndo- Atlantic" species, whereas at present it is 

 spread over the whole earth, and is overcoming most of the 

 other species in the struggle for existence. In bodily as 

 well as in mental qualities, no other human species can 

 equal the Mediterranean. This species alone (with the 

 exception of the Mongolian) has had an actual history ; 

 it alone has attained to that degree of civilization which 

 seems to raise man above the rest of nature. 



The characteristics which distinguish the Mediterranean 

 from the other species of the race are well known. The 

 chief of the external features is the light colour of the skin, 

 which however exhibits all shades, from pure white or 

 reddish white, through yellow or yellowish brown to dark 



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