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LAVATER S 
We mud take oarticular notice of a cream-co- 
loured and inconfiderable fet of people mingled 
with the original natives of the Iflhmus of Panama. 
But we have not been able to afcertain whether 
they form a peculiar race to be diflinguiflied from 
all others, or are defcended from yellowifli anceftors, 
like the other Americans ; or whether the com- 
plexion of the living generation be the efFc 61 : 
of a cafual temporary circumflance, or caprice of 
Nature, rather than the repeated proof of primitive 
and permanent caufe. 
Yelloxvijh People. 
We unite under one head two lhades of colour, 
a mixture of yellowiOi with a reddifli likenefs of 
copper; and the other is a lighter yellow, bordering 
more upon brafs. Thefe two colours are always 
more or lefs mingled with the dark tawny, or 
fwarthy tinfture of the fkin. 
The red copper-colour is the mod predominant 
in the greated part of America, even among the 
Indians who inhabit the fouthern provinces of that 
ing complexion has infentlbly changed ; but what we have chiefly in 
view, and the mofl: interefting point, is, to afcertain the various 
lhades of difference incident to the natives of feveral countries, ac- 
cording as this gradation is elFefted comparatively by th? change of 
clirnates. 
continent ; 
