New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-03-27
LNFL UENCE OF CLIMATE AND CULTURE
ON MAN.

At meeting of section of the Association
for the Advancement Of Science and Art" Wednesday
evening" paper read on the above interesting SUD
feet by j. Dsturnen, which treated OF the FIVE great
divisions OF the human family and OF the indigenous
races which inhabit the Old and New World; the Old
World being peopled far the greater number Of sepa
rate races On the discovery Of the New World toward
the latter part of the fifteenth century new facts were
revealed and great additions TO knowledge Afforded poth
In geographical and chronological point OF view ino
native Indian here found IN his rude and primitive
state In great numbers Ever since that epoch NC mas
been gradually recedng, until his ultimate ocs-
tiny can no longer remain matter OF doubt He
must continue to recede, particularly within
the temperate climes. where land Is valuable
leaving him only safe refuge-that OF the igld re
gons OF North and South America.
As regards the White race inhabitng the New-Word,
its destny seems equally fix ed being controlled by cac
influences. which Interchangeable In their character
ne alone can retain his health aud enjoy life In the tenn
perate and subropical regions such are included in
the southern portion Of British America aud the United
States together with the temperate portions OF South
America and the high ablelands within the torrd zone
The Negro Of African descent, constitutes the next
great branch Of the human family that has permanent
homo on the American continent. His natural homo Is
within the tonid and adjoining regions There he
ourshes and abors successfully, while the Indian roans
idleness and the White willis and dies is unified TO
lead an active and aborous hfe-hs offspring degener
ang until they cease to propagate their species the
climate being equally fatal to the mulato race when in
termarrying with each other.
After the reading Of tho paper remarks made by
JOHN YOUNGER, esq, member Of the Royal Society Of
Arts and Agriculture Of jamaica In which he fully cor
roboraed the INJURIOUS influence Of climate the White
race in the West India Islands and the probable influence
the Black Negro Ii IA the latter whether In
Slavery Freedom that does all the hard labor connected
with agriculture mechanical pursuits the Black race
improving from generation TO generation while the White
and mixed races dcterOrate
Prof. c. +. HEART, who recently visited Brazil on
scientific exploration, further corroborated the influence
OF climate operating on the White and Black races in
South America; all going to show invariably that even
the Spanish and Portuguese degenerating within the
tropics; while the native Indian is Of rowing idle char
acter Negro alone improving in physical and indus
trial traits OF character, and Increasing In brainpower
From the foregoing welestabshed facts operating on
the American Continent 1t is easy to perceive the future
destiny OF the CoppcrcOored white and Black OF
the New World these two latter, being capable O high
civilization by their aptitude to labor under favorable
crcumstances-beth being alike susceptible To moral cu
ture and At to enjoy republican forms OF government