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1. The Caucasians were, with a single exception, derived from the lowest and least educated 

 class of society. It is proper, however, to mention that but three Hindoos are admitted in the whole 

 number, because the skulls of these people are probably smaller than those of any other existing 

 nation. For example, seventeen Hindoo heads give a mean of but seventy -five cubic inches; and the 

 three received into the table are taken at that average. To be more specific, we will give in detail 

 the number of individuals of each nation as far as ascertained. 



Anglo-Americans, 6 



Germans, Swiss and Dutch, _ .. _ - 7 



Celtic Irish and Scots, ----- 7 



English, 4 



Guanche (Libyan,) 1 



Spanish, 1 



Hindoo, - - - - - - .. . 3 



Europeans, nation not ascertained, - - - 23' 



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2. The Mongolians measured, consist of Chinese and Eskimaux; and what is worthy of remark, 

 three of the latter give a mean of eighty-six cubic inches, while seven Chinese give but eighty-two. 



3. The Malays embrace Malays proper and Polynesians, thirteen of the former and five of the 

 latter; and the mean of each presents but a fractional difference from the mean of all. 



4. The Ethiopians were all unmixed Negroes, and nine of them native Africans, for which I 

 am chiefly indebted to Dr. McDowell, formerly attached to the colony at Liberia. 



5. Respecting the American Race I have nothing to add, excepting the striking fact that of all 

 the American nations the Peruvians had the smallest heads, while those of the Mexicans were some- 

 thing larger, and those of the barbarous tribes the largest of all, viz: 



Toltecan C Peruvians collectively, - - - - 76 cubic inches, 

 nations. \ Mexicans collectively, - - - - 79 cubic inches. 

 Barbarous tribes, as per Table, - - 82 cubic inches. 

 An interesting question remains to be solved, viz: the relative proportion of brain in the anterior 

 and posterior chambers of the skull in the different races; an inquiry for which I have hitherto pos- 

 sessed neither sufficient leisure nor adequate materials. 



During the laborious task of collecting the facts embraced in the preceding measurements, I have 

 great pleasure in acknowledging the occasional attendance and aid of Dr. Goddard, Professor W. R. 

 Johnson, Mr. Townsend, Mr. R. Pearsall, Dr. J. K. Barnes, Dr. Hardy, and Mr. Robert E. Peterson. 



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