The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-12-09
III.

This snRuaes seems to be connected with the
Semitic tongues By many Of its roots. II forms
It's personal %pronouns, whether isolated or suf-
fired. in . similar way. One OF the lenses OF the
conjuRation, and that the simplest and most
archaic. is formed with Identical afixes. with
| out insisting upon resemblances which are open
10 doubt, Prof. Msspero IL disposed 10 affirm
that most Of the grammatical processes used In
Semitic tongues are 10 be found in arudimentsry
conditioa in Egyptian. he would say that the
language OF the people Of Egypt and the
languages Of the Semitic races, having once
belonged 10 tho same group, had separated
very early, at q time when the vocabulary and
the grammatical system Of the group had
not ss Jet taken definite shape. Subjected to
different influences, the two families would treat
in diverse fashion the elements common 10
both. The Semitic dialects continued to
develop for centuries, While the Egyptian
speech, although earlier cultivated, stopped
short in it's growth. A statement made by Il.
de Rouge is quoted with approval; "If there is
an obvious connection of origin between the
language Of Egypt and that Of Asia this con-
nection is nevertheless sufficiently distant to
leave q distinct physiognomy to the Egyptian
race" This physiognomy we know from both
sculptured and painted portraits, as we'll ss
thousands Of mummied bodies out of subter-
ranean tombs. The highest type Of Egyptian
was tall and slender. with something that was
both proud and imperlous in the carriage of his
lead, and In his whole bearing. He had wide
and full shoulders, we'll marked and vigorous
pectoral muscles, muscular arms, a long, fine
hand. slightly developed hips, and sinewy legs.
The detail OF the knee Joint and the muscles of
tho calf are strongly marked beneath the
skin. The long, thin. and low-arched
feet are fattened out at the extremity,
Awwtn1 20 thu aNaNafn nf 1ninn haFRfnOf
The head is rather short, the face
oval, the forehead somewhat receding. The
eyes are wide and fully open, the cheek bones
not too marked, the nose fairly prominent, and
either straight or aquiline. The mouth is long.
the lips full and lightly ridRed along their out
line. The teeth are small, even. we'll set, and re-
markably sound: the ears are set high on the
head. At birth the skin is white, but darkens in
proportion to its exposure to the sun. Men are
generally painted red In the pictures. though, as
q matter Of fact, there must already have been
all the shades which we sec among the present
population, from . delicate rose-colored com-
plexion TO that Of q smoke-colored bronze.
Women, who were less exposed TO the sun. are
painted yellow, the tint paler In pro-
portion as they rise in the social scale. The hair
was inclined to DO wavy, and even to curl into
~ringlets, but without ever turning into the
wool Of the negro. The beard was scanty, thick
only upon tho chin. Such was the highest
the m was swart, dumpy. and
heavy, the chest and shoulders seeming to
be enlarged at the expense Of the pelvis and tho
hips to such an extent rs to make the want Of
between the upper and lower parts
Of the body startling and ungraceful. The skull
is long. somewhat retreating, and slightly fat
tened at tho top. The features are coarse, aud
as though carved in flesh by great strokes OF
the roughing-out chisel. Small. fraenated eyes,
q short nose. nanked by widely distended nos
trils, round cheeks. q square chin, thick but
not curling lips; this unattractive and ludlcrous
physiognomy. sometimes animate by an ex-
preston Of cunning which recalls the shrewd
face Of an old French peasant, IS often lighted
up by CLEANS Of gentleness and of melancholy
good nature. The external characteristics of
these two principal types, whose endless modiH-
cations are to be found on ancient monuments,
may still be seen among the living. A citizen
Of Cairo. gazing with wonder at the statues Of
Khafra or of Seti l.. In tho Ghizeh Museum. Is
at o distance of fifty centuries, the re-
production, feature for feature, Of those ancient
Pharaohs.