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character of the hair of the head is quite striking. 
The physique is much better than that of the Japa- 
nese; the thigh is not so 
strikingly shortened; and the 
muscles are more strongly 
developed, while there is a 
weaker development of sub- 
cutaneous adipose tissue. 
The physiognomy and cra- 
nial conformation are also 
very different. The eyes are 
more deeply set than in the 
Japanese; and, as with us, 
they are shaded by heavy 
brows. Theorbits, as shown 
by the skeleton of the face, 
are less high; and therefore 
the lids are horizontal, ex- 
cept in some hybrids. In 
contrast with the Japanese 
race, the forehead is straight; 
prognathism, when present, 
is very slight; and the nose 
and chin are generally well 
developed. The facial ex- 
pression differs also from that 
of the Japanese: it indicates 
a certain fearlessness, joined 
with ingenuousness and a 
happy disposition. The in- 
tellectual characteristics cor- 
respond, as might be expect- 
ed, to the impression pro- 
duced by external features. 
As has often been noted, the 
generous and respectful hospitality of the Ainos 
never fails to make a more favorable impression on 
the traveller 
than ‘is re- 
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AN AINO MAN. 
tal lamps. 
nothing of the language of either race, and who re- 
garded the Japanese language, which is spoken flu- 
ently by the Ainos, as the © 
vernacular of the Ainos. All 
those who (as Dawidoff, Kla- 
proth, Dobrotworsky, Pfiz- 
maier, v. Siebold, Scheube, 
Batchelor, Miss Bird) have 
prepared larger or smaller 
Aino vocabularies have es- 
caped this error. 
These observations were 
forced upon me on my first 
acquaintance with the Ainos 
in and around Sapporo, where 
I learned to know, also, the 
Ainos that were brought from 
Saghalien to Yezo at the time 
the former island was ceded 
to Russia. My conclusions 
were further supplemented 
and confirmed through a fes- 
tival instituted by the gov- 
ernment of Sapporo (July 9, 
1881), in order to show me, ~ 
as they said, the earlier con- 
ditions of the island, as well 
as the products of modern 
civilization. 
At one end of a large hall, 
in which we were seated, were 
seen a number of Saghalien 
Ainos regaling themselves 
with saké (rice-wine) under 
the mellow radiance of orien- 
Upon a signal to begin, a young man 
arose, and led on the women to a round dance, while 
the older men 
remained 
ceived among 
seated. The 
the Japanese. 
women, with 
In the south- 
their faces 
western parts 
of the island 
the character 
changes some- 
what under 
the influence 
of the domi- 
nant race; and 
here hybrids 
are quite nu- 
merous. The 
latter fact has 
doubtless giv- 
en rise to er- 
roneous opin- 
ions as to the 
affinities of 
the two races; 
for no one 
would assert 
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turned to- 
AWE EME Co BOTT ON.” 
ward the cen- 
tre of the cir- 
cle, alternate- 
ly prostrated 
them selves 
and arose, at 
the same time 
festively mov- 
ing onward in 
the circle. 
Picturesque: 
as was their 
costume, con- 
sisting of long 
robes made 
from the bast 
of the elm, 
and metal gir- 
dles on which 
a relationship of language, except travellers whoknew hung carved knife or sickle scabbards, this dance was 
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