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SUPPLEMENTAL HISTORY OP MAN. 



from each other ; space between the eyes flat and 

 broad, flat nose ; projecting cheeks ; narrow and 

 oblique eyelids, and chin rather prominent. This 

 is the Mongolian face. 



3. Broad, but not flat visage ; prominent cheek- 

 bones ; short forehead ; eyes deeply fixed ; nose 

 flattish, but prominent. Such is the American face. 



4. Narrow face, projecting below ; narrow, re- 

 treating and arched forehead ; prominent eyes ; 

 thick nose and lips, &c. Negro face. 



5. Face, not so narrow as the last, rather pro- 

 jecting downwards; bottled nose, and large mouth. 

 Malay countenance. 



Placing these variations of the human counte- 

 nance thus beside each other, the difference appears 

 very striking. But we must repeat of the characters 

 of countenance above described, as of those of 

 colour, that they are by no means to be found the 

 same in all the individuals of each respective race; 

 on the contrary, individual deviations from the 

 given type are numerous. Among the African and 

 American nations, many persons are found with 

 features as regular and as handsome as any Euro- 

 peans. The same is more especially true of the 

 South-Sea Islanders. Among ourselves how many 

 have the characteristic features of other races. It 

 may be observed, however, that rather less devi- 

 ation from the characteristic model is observable in 

 the Mongolian than in the other varieties. Though 

 even there there is considerable difference, if not 

 in form, at least in expression of features. As 



