Iowa news. [volume] (Dubuque, Upper Mississippi Lead Mines, Wisconsin Territory) 1837-1841, 1838-01-20
THE COMPARATIVE Rraury o1 ,.-,o..

The comparative beauty Of uations will pro-
Daoiy ne a matter OF dispute until the worlds
end. Custom, taste, circumstances, and ne.
cessi'les, form the standard of national beau.
ty. 1t is notorious that the African admires
thick lips, ccrpulerce, oily skins, and deems
black the perfection Of color, ifcolor it can he
called. The Chinese. whose eyes are formed,
IN his Tartar state, into two Sits. by gazing
on the alternate trosts and fire of the 'Tartarian
sands, thinks the large European eye Disagree
able. The Frenchman worships the drum.
shaped forehead a tnrned,up nose, and a pair
OF eyes The color of rappee. With every for
eigner, brown, varying from the color Of TO-
bacco-water to collce-grounds, is the original
color of Eve in Paradise, and is indispensable
TO all living loneliness With the English
man, The combination Of the lily and the rose,
the red and white by natures pure and cum
nlns hand laid on. are essential 10 beauty. II
IS fortunate that diversity of taste exists, and
that each man most values the beauty Of his
own country; because il is obvious that this
diversity Of hue and coIors the necessary re-
suit Of time and climate. The burning sun of
africa and India by natural process, black
ems every complexion. Even the more tenn
perate glare of Southern Europe necessarily
enbrowns the cheek; the features too are tho
formation OF circumstances: the bending Of the
African brow, the deep sunk eye, the project
ing lips, and the high cheek bones, are the
palpablc resuI, of the natural effort to escape
the glare OF fierce sunshine. The eve, equal
y delicate perhaps in all countries, is in ali the
chlei object Of protection; the whole contrac-
ton Of the features seems to exist solely for
the purpose Of protecting the eye. It is re-.
markable that the same effect is produced in
cold countries, in tempestnous countries, and
IN countries broiling under tle tropical sun.
The Tartar, the Laplander, and the Esqui.
manx, have all The same height ofcheek bone,
projection OF brow, and narrowness ofeye. In
every country Of the earth, the man Of the
highlands, the mountaineer, exposed to storms,
is narrow-eyed and high cheek-boned. There
are, of course, exceptions; but there are Atri-
can tribes with European features. Some Of
the East Indies have features formed on elias.
sic models, but we speak only Of the great
classes OF mankind. In every instance, the
more temperate the climate, the less exposed
the national physiognomy is, by dress or cir
cnms'ance, TO the influence Of sun and air; and
the less glazing the sky, the more perectis tho
development OF the human countenance. All
these advantages are palpably in favor Of Eng
land; the temperate climate, the colored sky.
4 the general absence Of harsh winds, and even
the hab,ual hat or bonnet, which shades tho
eyes, arc all in favor Of the softpess, shape.
illness, and bloom Of the English physiogno.
my. The French peasan,ry have no proiec-
i!on Tor the female head in general, except the
little twisted handkerchief. which leaves the
eyes and the whole face exposed 10 the burn
ing sun, and, in the course Of a few years,
makes the skin the color Of Russian leather.
Thus English beauty has the natural right, at
least to be the loneliness of the European
world. II is true, that beauty, even in Eng
land, IS rare; but this is evidently owing, in .
great degree, TO the extraordinary mixture of
inc English blood during the last last century.
Our colonies have spoiled our national features;
the population is mingled hourly with the sun.
burnt physiognomy Of the West Indian, tho
soot-colored skin Of the Asiatic. and tho Tar
tar Physiognomy of the Canadians. We have
kept ourselves clear Of the Negro blood; but
the progeny Of the halfcase and the Creole
make fearful inroads on the national counten-
ance. II is chiefly ia the retired districts Of
England that the original beauty of the Eng.
fish counenancc is discoverable; and there Il
sometimes exhibits specimens Of very high
order Blarkwood.
I AN Iron HoRsE.---A mechanic named David
Ritter Of New Haven, has invented an iron
horse. that is propelled by springs by the twr-
ming Of crank, which the rider does with tho
greatest ease; the horse 10 fac smile Of live
one, and will go at the rate of twenty milea:
an hour. He thinks there sill BIZ. no use ior
rail road, as il will be mitch cheaper. - thos
horse will not eat one As,sh1t Nfs oats in flAv4
years. only little oili69 & ~ l6uY tluats =
yoar.---(N. Y. Ey. Posts sss5 ssss ~
Thomas Green. Essssadss,, Estl.l, 1Or ma6y yssss
ediior tho New England Farmer, died In Bostoa