An Investigation of the Theories of the Natural History of ManBaker & Scribner, 1848 - 739 pages |
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... Negro not to have wool , but veritable hair . Remarks upon his concluding paragraph . Co- lor of the hair independent of the Rete Mucosum . Dr. Prichard's examina- tions of different hair , what they prove . Exceptions unimportant ...
... Negro not to have wool , but veritable hair . Remarks upon his concluding paragraph . Co- lor of the hair independent of the Rete Mucosum . Dr. Prichard's examina- tions of different hair , what they prove . Exceptions unimportant ...
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... negro albiness , with a negro husband , never has mulatto offspring , which she is sure to have with a European husband . What differences prevail among persons of the same race , by a darker or lighter color , has not yet been ...
... negro albiness , with a negro husband , never has mulatto offspring , which she is sure to have with a European husband . What differences prevail among persons of the same race , by a darker or lighter color , has not yet been ...
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... Negro , Malay , American , and Mongo- lian nations . Nay further , the face partakes in these alterations . One of the earliest points in which os- sification commences , is in the lower jaw . This bone is consequently sooner completed ...
... Negro , Malay , American , and Mongo- lian nations . Nay further , the face partakes in these alterations . One of the earliest points in which os- sification commences , is in the lower jaw . This bone is consequently sooner completed ...
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... Negro , a Malay , an American Indian , or a Mongolian ? Why is the time of gesta- tion of all races the same ? But it proves too much ; for if the Negro is an immature Caucasian , the fish is an immature Caucasian also , only requiring ...
... Negro , a Malay , an American Indian , or a Mongolian ? Why is the time of gesta- tion of all races the same ? But it proves too much ; for if the Negro is an immature Caucasian , the fish is an immature Caucasian also , only requiring ...
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... Caucasian and Mongolian , but subdivides the Ethiopian into the American , Negro , and Malay , making five varie- ties of mankind . If authors had used these words findeth me shall slay me ; " - his marriage CHAPTER III.
... Caucasian and Mongolian , but subdivides the Ethiopian into the American , Negro , and Malay , making five varie- ties of mankind . If authors had used these words findeth me shall slay me ; " - his marriage CHAPTER III.
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