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The nations of America, except those 
which border on the polar circle, form a 
single race, characterized by the forma- 
tion of the scull, the colour of the skin, 
the extreme thinness of the beard, and 
straight and glossy hair. The American 
race bears a very striking resemblance to 
that of the Mongol nations, which include 
the descendants of the Hiong-Nu, known 
heretofore by the name of Huns, the 
Kalkas, the Kalmucks, and the Burats. 
It has been ascertained by late observa- 
tions, that not only the inhabitants of Una- 
lashka, but several tribes of South America, 
indicate, by the osteological characters of 
the head, a passage from the American to 
the Mongul race. When we shall have 
more completely studied the brown men 
of Africa, and that swarm of nations, who 
inhabit the interior and north-east of Asia, 
and who are vaguely described by siste- 
matic travellers under the name of Tartars 
and Tschoudes, the Caucasian, Mongul, 
American, Malay, and Negro races, will 
