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continue to differ from each other in colour and other 

 particulars, though in other instances great varieties are 

 ohserved within the limits of the same race, which appear 



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as if they were capricious and accidental deviations, 

 analogous to those varieties which appear in cattle and 

 other domestic animals. A careful inquiry as to the 

 h^'-^^ory of individuals and families will sometimes deter- 

 mine how far the phenomena alluded to may he referable 

 to either of these observations. 



The shape of the features and the form and expression 

 of the countenance should be described. For this pur- 

 pose words afford but very imperfect means of communi- 



cating correct ideas. It will be advisable in rJl instances 



to obtain, if possible, correct portraits of persons of both 

 sexes, and these should be coloured so as to represent 

 the complexion as well as the form of the countenance. 

 If no artist should be present who is capable of taking a 

 likeness, the form of the features may at least be described 

 by a profile or shaded outline. 



The colour of the eves should be noted, as well as the 

 direction of the eyebrov»o^ whether oblique, as in the 

 Chinese and some Tartar races, and standing upwards 

 tow^ards the temples, or straight and parallel to the axes 

 of the orbits, as in most European heads. 



The hair, vvhether woolly and crisp, or curled and 

 wavy, or straight and flowing, should be described, and 

 specimens obtained of it. Notice should be taken of any 

 varieties of the hair which occur in any particular tribe, 

 there being great varieties in the nature of the hair in 

 some races, while in others it is nearly uniform.. It 

 i3olour should also be remarked. 



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