Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1854-03-28

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W. ne q he 10 e geoSf ophica!
yslisid ku.ic&of hhs yradb .of M; and
here we must leave out Of eonsilera'ior
all question ssio ,he unity ofthe races.
Professor AeossiE is conscious that ne
yiews,on sops pcinis, are not generally
rersivhdt and he folly respects the mo-
|aisssswkies ssses ths $.sss H''oshess ~.
most sTraI .!pths,a. Ne Aopestl'at ms
Views Will DO received in she sumo sr!r!i
sbs rrpreseuis them, VIZ; in ,ipe ciiotl
10 arrive AZ ruth, '.s.ta,. .:eSys. %
\ sWcswill first study ihe Limits o. inc
range Of each race; on tbe sdilisfenf con'
linenis, and must consequently ael'm.'
nn'e every element hepending upon MI
grafton, ~ the present Ameficsn Esces.
We are 70 consider the PF'm's.vs leea'
ton, OF tho races that 10. me -d,ssr,ea.
Ton o. man asFscosnlzed Dylhe esfi'ess
traditions. Tho qusss.on ~ where iho
races we're originally placed faMef man
wha! a'e the modern changes 70 'ne'r
distribution. g ~ v..,l,sa,s..ef 10
The hrst race 70 DO cons'!efcd is ono
peculiar to The Arctic regions; race
differing much from any !nhap'''ng the
temperate zone, and stlil more nom
those o. the tropics. lhls race comprs'
cs the E,quimaux Of this continent, the
Laplanaers of Europe and The sa'
moyles Of Asia. They ore all charac'
ter'zed bya b.oad iaes' short ~ ~ yer,
tical diameter. a low iofchead' AMI
great length u body, when compared
with The shertnes, ot the legs. for more
minute descr pllons, the WORKS o. ric'
keflns and Pri!chard must be consult
ed. Tho distribution ol these races cor,
lespond vefy neal,y 10 Inc zoolos'ca'
regions Of lhe norm. ...,.r. s....r = .
Inc races o. temperate zones u,s ,L
tnree. inc Monsoians u nS:s' Mo
wh''es ~ Europe, ana INC apoHS'nes y,
Amer'ca' anu y 70 'e'h''Aapie, a,so,'.a'
'hese races occupy 'no same te't''o,le'
~ "s .aunas' III n''o' nss coo" uIs
cnoea 'nc 'e1tes',al 'aPuness .au"a,u'o
.lnso'at Japanese 'auna, l. .n9 oaineso .aa'
"a' ana 'ne !aopa y .ne Sssp'au fes',
ons, 'n,einga!a'e y 'na: :, hu,ope anu
ASA. l"nao.nu ree.se'y :ne same
8, roan'l'cs a'e 'n0 'aPaAese' on'"cse'a"a
turh" ,rs -
Inc !"u'anS =. N1t." A:ne''Ga rfe
a'sl'ncI race race lon !n's pony y. rtoiessof
Asas:ll d'sas'ees WIN W I'ckeett'nS')
I,ne''no S,1, '.p.n .p s%e races W me o.a
"o'is' as ~, ..o :"'o',o' a"'nals y, 4Nofm
a'ne,,ea 81, "hs :" sp'.'es mom .nose VI
.po oii Wo1l"' :. y o9ly wl.n'n . lew
Yeas mat the an.lna1s " worm Amef.'
90 nave ocen S tm'ue1sa no' 70 oe J.
IDENTICAL win '"oso VI hu''Po. Inc ap'
original ind'an 'dee ,s 'den,'ca', 'lom
me Arct'c regions 70 ierra aei roeso'
inc on'y d'he'erse y" oe'nS o"o VI u.pes,
not OF races. lnese '''pes ors c,v,ded
'n!o an inhnIie numDer ol small t'pes'
'ac. Pefiecuy Va accoidance WIN 'he
distribution OF the lnicf'or animals upon
THIS continent.
we have seen mat . greaI mountain
cha'n, extending Ho" ,ne Oana"as 70
ianlasonla' connec.s Nof'n anu SCUM
america ana Ptsouces . ce''a'r uht
iorml'y IN ine,r !aunas' 'na' tne'r 'a1has
are suod'v'deu in'o 'aoss u tne am
pos, 'he Antilies, me ANDES, 'ne Sou'n'
ern oiates' 'he M'ddie 'o.a'es, Tue Cana'
das, Inc taote lanos Yves, ,;s o. !se o'a'gs'
anu =, '"osc " oi'son aIu celAo'""' ="
the same manner 'he aooriglhes are sup,
divided mo o large nomoe, q sma''
tribes, Which are circ1mscrloed ~i'nln
marrow. limits. Iney iorm no great na,
tions, as 10 the Cnlnese' ! a"ars' ana
Japanese o' me East. :.
The Cancas!an race is widely dis,
tributed' and divided into many nations.
Those inhabitins the eastern part o. Al
rica, the northern part OF Arabia, Mesa
potamin, Asia Minor, &C., all constl'
tu'e different nations, with different Ian
guages. The Teuionic bfath. lnciud''
ing the German, Dutch, English, Dan
ish, &c.; the Sc'ovonian branch, lnc'ud.
ing the Russians. Poles, &cr each have
a nationality and Language peculiar to
themselves. But they all have feature
in common, viz: a noble expression Of
the face, above that Of all other races, a
mirror Of the innermost movements Of
the soul; and it is this branch, also,
which is capable Of the highest moral