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VERTEBRATES. 



moral and intellectual qualities to those of the Caucasian, and 

 have made but little progress in civilization or literary pursuits. 



Mongol- 



The Ethiopian race is characterized by a narrow and de- 

 pressed forehead ; broad, flat nose ; thick lips ; projecting jaws ■ 

 black, crisped, and curled hair or wool ; black skin and eyes • lone 

 heels ; and shrunken shanks. This race is confined to the south 

 of the Atlas chain of mountains, lying between the 20th and 

 25th degree of north latitude, and supposed almost to divide the 

 continent from east to west. Unendowed with mental faculties 

 or moral perception, the Ethiopian or Negro race has always re- 

 mained in a barbarous state ; and if individuals are compelled for 

 a time to adopt the customs and habits, of civilized life they 



