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1st. The orbits at their most prominent part. 



2nd. The outer corners of the eyes. 



3d. The wings of the nose. 



4th. The corners of the mouth. 



These lines will be found far from being parallel ; the angles are* 

 in some cases even very sharp. I suppose that the ugliness of these 

 races is particularly due to the great deviation of these lines from 

 parallelism ; for with the Brahmans, e. g. No. 1, and the Europeans 

 in general, we find a regularity very great, just for these lines. Also 

 the face of a Tibetan is far from being as irregular as that of an ab- 

 original, but one is greatly reminded of an aboriginal, if the same 

 experiment is made with the facial cast of a Negro, e. g. No. 173.* 



I here limit myself to these few remarks which I shall be happy 

 to see carried on to a larger scale, in the volume on the Ethnography 

 of India, which forms part 8 th of the " Results of a scientific mission 

 to India and High Asia." Outlines of the entire series of casts, both 

 in full and in profile, shall be given, as well as of the skulls and skele- 

 tons (83 in number), together with the numerous bodily measure- 

 ments^ 



As to facial expression of race, my experience has shown me that 

 plastic casts offer a wider field of inquiry than mere photographs. 



The process by which the casts are taken is a most simple 

 one ;| only plaster of Paris, about 5-7 lbs. for each face, is wanted. 

 The individual in question lies down on the ground, a writhed 

 handkerchief is bound behind the ears to prevent the plaster from 

 running down to the ground. Two paper-cornets, moist at the 

 ends, for preventing irritation and sneezing, are put into the nose 

 for allowing free breathing. Before the plaster is laid over the 



* When skulls are compared in all their directions, analogous instances be- 

 come evident and even more apparent still. 



f Some of these measurements, which exceed the sum of 400, have been 

 given in my " Buddhism in Tibet," Chapter XIV. For an analysis of the skulls 

 brought home by my brothers, see Professor Velker's " Chronologische 

 Mittheilungen, No. 7 of the Memoirs published by the German Anthropolo- 

 gical Society, founded 1865. This series contains specimens of the following 

 Indian castes and tribes : Rajputs, Lepchas, Gangcs-Mussalmans, Thakurs, 

 Sikhs, Bhots of Tibet, Kashmiris, Bhils, Gonds, Kols, Nagas, Khassias, Singalese, 

 Gorkhas, Himalaya Bhots, Brahmans, Bais, Sudras. 



X This series comprises 27 individuals ; viz. Herbes, Rifs, Maures, Sus, 

 Zuariks, Negros, African Jews. The heads as well as the facial casts have 

 been as usually reproduced in metal, and are supplied by John Amb. Barth at 

 Leipzic, at the price ox £6 for an entire head (face and occiput). 



