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The nations of America, except those 

 which border on the polar circle, form a 

 single race, characterized by the forma- 

 tion of the scull, the colour of the skin, 

 the extreme thinness of the beard, and 

 straight and glossy hair. The American 

 race bears a very striking resemblance to 

 that of the Mongul nations, which include 

 the descendants of the Hiong-Nu, known 

 heretofore by the name of Huns, the 

 Kalkas, the Kalmucks, and the Burats. 

 It has been ascertained by late observa- 

 tions, that not only the inhabitants of Una- 

 lashka, but several tribes of South America, 

 indicate, by the osteological characters of 

 the head, a passage from the American to 

 the Mongul race. When we shall have 

 more completely studied the brown men 

 of Africa, and that swarm of nations, who 

 inhabit the interior and north-east of Asia, 

 and who are vaguely described by siste- 

 matic travellers under the name of Tartars 

 and Tschoudes, the Caucasian, Mongul, 

 American, Malay, and Negro races, will 



