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their owa frightful felves, their eyes cannot be im- 
prov^ed to the level of beauty ; nor can they diveft 
thejufelves of prejudices fo deeply rooted, and early 
fuck.ed in, as we may fay, with the mother s milk. 
If we vifit the northern regions of Europe, Lap- 
landers, Samoides, Bozandians, Greenlanders, Ef- 
quimaux, and others, will be found to differ only in 
fhades of uglinefs, having the face broad and flat, 
the nofe fmafhed, eye-lids drawn out towards the 
temples, very large mouths, thick lips, high cheeks, 
thick and fhort heads, fqueaking voice, fmall fta- 
ture, fquat and lean, and feldom above four to four 
and a half feet high. 
Nor are the different inhabitants of Tartary hand- 
fomer than thofe juft now deferibed. The Cal- 
moucks, particularly, may be called fuperlatively 
ugly ; having their faces fo flat and wide as to 
leave an intermediate fpace of five or fix inches 
between their eyes, which are extremely fmall, and 
with a nofe fo flat as to exhibit only two cavities 
for noftrils. Their upper jaw is funk inwards, and 
the lower one juts, out in ghaftly horror. They are 
equally remarkable for large and thick knees, 
turned outwards, with feet bent in an inward di- 
reflion. Their ufual miferable fare agrees with the 
rougheft appearance. 
Near Davis’s Streights, the Laplanders and thefr 
neighbours are of a fmaller fize ; a nut-brown com- 
plexion, with fliort and thick limbs. 
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