The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-04

The Amos now found in Yezo and saghalien
are according to the belief shared by the most
Trustworthy ethnologists. representatives OF
the original occup pants OF northern and central
portions OF the main island, otherwise known
as Nippon. Their contribution to the ancestry
OF the present japanese people IS not great.
but still sensible. and Is thought to explain
the personal peculiarties which are found In
the inhabitants OF those regions. 1t is sup
posed that the Amos came originally from the
Asiatic continent by way ot.the hurile Islands.
or by the island OF Saghalen They belong to
tho northern group OF MonRoians who inhabit
the regions about Kamtschatkn and adjacent
parts OF Siberia. The Amos were not the only
prehistoric inhabitants OF japan. There 10
proof OF the existence Of another savage race
which. at an early date. seems to have been
found In many parts OF the main island. and.
at a later GATE. In Iezo. These are the so-calied
Dit dwellers. to whom reference Is found in the
very earliest writings ofthe Japanese They
dug pits In the earth and built over them
roof. anu used these cellars as rooms in which
TO sleep. As the japanese invaders went on
with the conquest Of the central parts OF the
main island they had many conflicts with these
pit dwelers. but ultim ntely the latter seem to
have been driven northwnrd by tho more pow
erful Amos. and they have now almost disap-
pesred. There is apparently no trace Of them
In the present Japanese stock.
The twoiold character OF the existing
Japanese race. although it owes something to
admixture with the Amos. may best be ex-
planned by two extensive migrations from the
continent. The first OF these migrations seems
TO have taken place from Corea, the invaders
landing on tho main island. in the province OF
1zumo This hypothesis accounts for the
NEUROLOGICAL legends which. in the early
Japanese legends. clustered to great extent
around Jzumo. At also enables us to under
stand how 1t was that. when long afterward
the parsonage known as Jimmu Tonno led his
expedition from the island OF Kyushu. no
found on the main island inhabitants who In
al essential particulars resembled his own
e. flowers. and with whom. accordingly. he
formed alliances. These first emigrants from
tOrea seem to have belonged to a rude- tribe
az the Monaghan race which have gven rise to
the more robust aud muscular element in the
Japanese population. The second body OF
emigrants from Corea took apparently the
same route and landed on tho island OF
Kyushu. These invaders. in all likelihood.
arrived long after the first. and manifestly
came from more cultured tribe OF the Mon
Eolian race. The ease with which these migra-
tions could be made will be clear when We re-
call the fact that the strait between Corea and
Japan is only l25 miles wide and Is divided
by the island OF Tshushima. lying about half
WY between. These chronological conclusions
rest mainly OH the authority OF the German
scholar. DR.. Baelz. whose measurements OF
the height OF the Japanese are also reproduced
tn the book before us 1t seems that the aver
age height Of the males among the japanese.
as obtained by the measnrem ents OF skeletons.
verified by measurements OF living specimens.
ts oO2 feet. the range being from !. rs feet TO
GA feet. The average height OF the females
measured WAS 4.66 feet, and they ranged from
4.46 feet to 4.92 feet. Referring to the skulls
measured by him. DIR. Baelz said that relative
~ they are large. as is always the case among
people OF small Size