Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-07-27
The AuStafrican Race.
The Negrillos, Negroes and Eegroids
Brief Mention of Each and their
characteristics.

Inc NeRrlllOS, NesrOts ana NekIOiu5
Brief Mention of Each and their
Characteristics.
Before the separation OF mankind IN
to the different races, rs has been
before mentioned Eurafrica (North
Africa and Europe) and Austatrica
(now South Africa were separated by
the Sahara Sea, IA SEA extending from
Atlantic To the ladian Ocean, across
Africa in the present location of the
sahara desert. At later period, when
northern Africa had been elevated by
upheaval and ihe tract farther north.
now the Mediterranean Sea. had sub
sided below the SEA level, and 10y evap-
grafton the land locked Sahara Sea had
become burning waste of sand, the
Nile valley was formed, Il very fertile
region. which came into the possession
IF the Hamiic stock and has been held
by them through all time since
variously estimated at from 10000 to
10000 years. The remainder of the
South African continent was occupied
by the Austafrican Race Their period
1T isolation dates undoubtedly from the
Univ VI NIlbEt VI 'h'lil % iiplli - ''o W
desert, the latter forming to those
savage tribes an impossible barrier
shutting them off ctlectually from all
other peoples, but the Hamltic stocks
of the white race on the east. Since
they have been exposed for ages To the
modifying influence of the South
African climate. humid hot, malarial.
miasmatic. with nothing in nature to
stimulate and cultivate those traits
which characterize the civilized peoples.
they have made the least progress of
any. and are classified as lowest in
order of intelligence and progressive
ness of character. They may be divided
into three types, the Negrillos. Negroes,
aud Negroids. The area of character
ization of the race is where the purest
types of the race are still founG, the
valley of the Niger. The
NEGRILLOs
are a branch of the Austafrican race
characterized by diminutivc size, being
IN height IT. Gin to II in. They
are symmetrically formed, in color Il
dark reddish brown. of low facial anglr
60 degrees To 90 dcgrecs) proiectin"
jaws. nose flat and retrealing chin.
The skull is approximately glohulHr in
form. and the hair in woody tufts. The
body j. also covered with coarse hairs
making the surface feel to the touch
like IA piece of felt They have no
regular places of abode, build no
towns live 10y huntin. and fishing, and
barter their fish and game for agrirul
rural products with other tribes. They
are yOraciouS cannihals aud unerring
marksman, and are looked upon with
dread by the negroes about them.
They range over the equatorial region
of Africa, from two degrees north of the
equator south 90 the Congo region.
Little is known of their language or
religion, though they have an extreme
dread of strange objects.
In south Africa there are two groups
which belong to the negrillo branch,
the Bushmen and HOttcntOts. They
differ considerably from the typical
groups above described, but still re-
scmble them in their small stature and
several other respects. These tribes are
much better known than the Akkas,
rlkkilikkis, Botuas, Dokos, Obongos,
Nouatouas etc, of the equatorial regions.
Their language has IA large number Of
inspiratives. or click sounds. requiring
the breath to be drawn in similarly to
the chirp in urging horses forward. The
form Of language is agglutinative. The
hottentot is "A hopeless case for ciyiiiza-
ton, as he detests all kinds OF
physical labor. and would rather live on
roots and milk than hunt fish or follow
agricultural pursuits. They have a
religion and quite fully developed
mythology, and say their prayers.
Their principal deity is Tsunigoam, to
whom they appeal as 1.-The father of all
things" and "our master" AT the rise
Of certain stars they hold festivals in
honor of the gods of light, and they
believe the spirits of their dead wander
about and should be placated. In this
respect there is a striking similarity of
belief to that of the ancient tirecianS
THE NEGROES.
The true negroes are confined to that