INHABITING PART OF SOUTHERN AFRICA. 215 
In addition to these characters of the races, I may re- 
mark, that in the Bosjeman there is the finest symmetry of 
the whole frame : their stature is remarkably diminutive ; 
I should conjecture the average to be about 4 feet 6 inches 
in the male population. The females have remarkably pro- 
minent nates and elongated nymphse ; both these peculiari- 
ties are removed by a single cross with the Kaffre or Euro- 
pean. The Bosjeman have uncommon powers of vision ; 
this also is lost by intermarriage with another race. The 
cranium is finely formed, and thin ; the nasal processes of 
the superior maxillary bones large and broad : these give to 
the Mongol and Bosjeman the appearance of breadth at the 
root of the nose. The foramina for the transmission of the 
hypoglossal nerves, are very large*. The cranium, viewed 
vertically, is nearly equal to the well-formed European 
head. The parietal bones bulge out very much, and the 
cranium is at this point broadest. It agrees with the Mon- 
gol in having the occipital foramen larger than in the other 
races. The floor of the orbit does not encroach so much 
on the cavity as in the Mongol ; this affects the physio- 
gnomy to a considerable extent, in so far as regards the 
direction of the eyes. 
The habits of the Bosjeman race have been described by 
most African travellers with sufficient accuracy, and I shall 
therefore limit my remarks to a few points of resemblance 
between the true Mongol and Bosjeman races. This con- 
sists, first, in the countries they inhabit, which, in either 
case, are vast elevated sandy deserts, nearly destitute of 
herbage and water : secondly, in the partiality both races 
* These foramina are decidedly larger in the Black than in the White 
races, but more particularly in the Negro. They clearly indicate the passage 
of a proportionally large nerve. 
