The History of Creation, Vol. 2 (of 2): Or the Development of the Earth and its Inhabitants by the Action of Natural CausesHaeckel, Ernst
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The History of Creation, Vol. 2 (of 2): Or the Development of the Earth and its Inhabitants by the Action of Natural Causes
Haeckel, Ernst
Evolution; Heredity; Human beings -- Origin
Their hair is black and stiff, but frequently somewhat
curled. The colour of their skin is brown, sometimes yellowish, or of a
cinnamon colour, sometimes reddish or copper brown, more rarely dark
brown. In regard to the formation of face, Malays in a great measure
form an intermediate stage between the Mongols and the Mediterranese;
they can frequently not be distinguished from the latter. Their face is
generally broad, with prominent nose and thick lips, the opening for
their eyes not so narrowly cut and slanting as in Mongols. The near
relationship between all Malays and Polynesians is proved by their
language, which indeed broke up at an early period into many small
branches, but still can always be traced to a common and quite peculiar
primæval language.
The _Mongol_ (Homo Mongolus) is, next to the Mediterranese, the richest
in individuals. Among them are all the inhabitants of the Asiatic
Continent, excepting the Hyperboreans in the north, the few Malays in
the south-east (Malacca), the Dravidas in Western India, and the
Mediterranese in the south-west. In Europe this species of men is
represented by the Fins and Lapps in the north, by the Osmanlis in
Turkey, and the Magyars in Hungary. The colour of the Mongol is always
distinguished by a yellow tone, sometimes a light pea green, or even
white, sometimes a darker brownish yellow. Their hair is always stiff
and black. The form of their skull is, in the great majority of cases,
decidedly short (especially in Kalmucks, Baschkirs, etc.) but frequently
of medium length (Tartars, Chinese, etc.) But among them we never meet
with genuine long-headed men. The narrow openings of their eyes, which
are generally slanting, their prominent cheek bones, broad noses, and
thick lips are very striking, as well as the round form of their faces.
The language of the Mongols is probably traceable to a common primæval
language; but the monosyllabic languages of the Indo-Chinese races, and
the polysyllabic languages of the other Mongol races, stand in contrast
as two main branches which separated at an early time. The monosyllabic
tribes of the Indo-Chinese include the Tibetans, Birmans, Siamese, and
Chinese. The other polysyllabic Mongols are divided into three races,
namely: (1) the Coreo-Japanese (Coreans and Japanese); (2) the Altaians
(Tartars, Kirgises, Kalmucks, Buriats, Tungusians); and (3) the Uralians
(Samoiedes, Fins). The Magyars of Hungary are descended from the Fins.
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