The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1921-05-28
Women Red Heads
Form New Society

That is, it shows what race FREEDOM
mates in the makeup of the individ-
ual, and therefore what racial traits he
may be expected to have.
This, it appears, is less true Of the
red-headed than of either blondes or
brunettes. Red-headedness occurs In
both blonde and brunette races, as a
sort Of sport-color. 1t does seem to
be associated generally with certain
emotional and nervous characteristics,
but these are peculiar to the reds Of
all races. That they are by no means
necessarily disadSantageous Is shown
by the great number of successful red
headed men and the WELL known popu-
larity of red-headed women.
But black hair or blonde hair is dis
tinctly indicative of race, and it is only
by such physical characteristics that
race may be detected these days. Race
now conforms to national boundaries
very little. 1t would be easy to find
an Irishman and a German who were
Of exactly the same racial type, and
two Irishmen who were as different
racially as an Italian and a Swede.
Characteristics of Race.
There are three principal races in
Europe, according to the anthropolO-
gists-the Nordic, the Alpine and the
Mediterranean. The N0rdics are the
tall blonde men with long heads ma
tive to the north, as for example the
typical Prussian or Norwegian. The
Alpines are short, stocky race with
brown hair and fiat heads inhabiting
east central Europe, as for example a
typical Swiss peasant. The Mediter-
raneans are a short, dark, long-headed
race, inlabiting the south of Europe,
as for example, typical Italian. In
addition to these there are many other
races in smaller numbers, such as the
Old Black Breed In Ireland and the an
cient Iberian race in Spain, but these
have had relatively little influence on
the mass of European and American
population. The other three races are
mixed badly all through central and
western Europe and in the United
States.
Hair color is significant as showing
whether Nordic or Mediterranean
blood predominates in the individual.
1t does not reveal the presence Of
Alpine blood so readily for the Alpine
stock usually show brown hair of an
intermediate and indeterminate shade.
The shape of the head should be most
valuable in detecting that particular
strain.
The Nordic and the Mediterranean
stocks have different qualities, accord
ing to the anthropologists. The Nord-
les are noted for their combativeness.
their organizing ability and their sense
of order. The Mediterranean race on
the other hand is noted for its artistic
and musical ability, and its creative
genius generally, while in war and gov
eminent it is not so conspicuously sue
cessful. 1t is the theory of some
scientists that nearly all the great
ASui cPCoh So'ChhihChtS WCiC OiSuuiLcu
by Nordics. They say that the orig
iual Romans were Nordics from the
north. and that when this stock died
out. due to an unfavorable climate, the
Roman government collapsed. This
pretty theory has never been proved.
Subject Little Understood.
In fact. the whole matter of race
characteristics is little understood.
Typically, a tall blonde man should
be good executive. reliable, con-
scientious fellow, not apt to get ex-
cited or act suddenly on impulse, but
rather lacking iI Imagination and en-
thusiasm. These latter qualities should
be found rather in brunette.
You can find much to contradict this
notion. and you can dismiss 1t with
shrug IL you wish to. But you can
find also by common observation some
facts to support 1t. For example, is 1t
without significance that the engineers
of ocean-going boats-men on whom
many lives depend-are almost al
ways blond men-either Scotchmen or
And how many such
tall blond Scots and Swedes will you
lind in such occupations as designing,
interior decorating, teaching and per-
forming music, which requires a sense