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nose and beard. It is also superior in those points in which it is 
more embryonic than the other races, viz., the want. of promi- 
nence of the jaws and cheek-bones, since these are associated 
with a greater predominance of the cerebral part of the skull, in- 
creased size of cerebral hemispheres, and greater intellectual 
power. 
A comparison between the two sexes of the Indo-Europeans 
expresses their physical and mental relations in a definite way. I 
select the sexes of the most civilized races, since it is in these, 
according to Broca and Topinard, that the sex characters are most 
pronounced. They may be contrasted as follows. The nunibers 
are those of the list on page 618 already used. I first consider 
those which are used in the tables of embryonic, quadrumanous 
and race characters : 
MALE, FEMALE. 
I. The General Form. . 
2. Shoulders square. Shoulders sloped. 
4. Waist less constricted. Waist more constricted. 
5. Hips narrower Hips wider. 
6. Legs longer, Legs shorter. 
8. Muscles larger, Muscles smaller, 
II. The Integuments, etc. 
to, More hair on body, that of head Less hair on body, that of head longer ; 
shorter; beard. no beard. 
12. Skin rougher (generally). Skin smoother, 
LIT. The Head and Face. 
- Superciliary ridges more prominent. Superciliary ridges low. 
Eyes often smaller. Eyes often larger. 
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The characters in which the male is the most like the infant are 
two, viz., the narrow hips and short hair. Those in which the 
female is most embryonic are five, viz., the shorter legs, smaller 
muscles, absence of beard, low superciliary ridges and frequently 
larger eyes. To these may be added two others not mentioned 
in the above lists; these are (1) the high pitched voice, which 
never falls an octave as does that of the male; and (2) the 
- Structure of the generative organs, which in all Mammalia 
more nearly resemble the embryo and the lower Vertebrata in 
the female than in the male. Nevertheless, as Bischoff has 
pointed out, one of the most important distinctions between man 
