Chapter I: Front Matter

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THE
HUMAN RACE.

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_Imp. Dupuy, 22, R. des Petits Hôtels_

_G. Regamey, lith._

NORTH AMERICAN INDIAN

SOUTH AMERICAN INDIAN

RED RACE]

THE
HUMAN RACE.

BY
LOUIS FIGUIER.

ILLUSTRATED BY
TWO HUNDRED AND FORTY-THREE ENGRAVINGS ON WOOD,
AND EIGHT CHROMOLITHOGRAPHS.

NEW YORK:
D. APPLETON AND CO., BROADWAY.
1872.

LONDON:
BRADBURY, EVANS, AND CO., PRINTERS, WHITEFRIARS.

CONTENTS.

INTRODUCTION.

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CHAPTER I.--Definition of Man--How he differs from other Animals--
Origin of Man--In what parts of the Earth did he first appear?--Unity
of Mankind, evidence in support--What is understood by species in
Natural History--Man forms but one species, with its varieties or
kinds--Classification of the Human Race 1

CHAPTER II.--General characteristics of the human race--Organic
characteristics--Senses and the nervous system--Height--Skeleton--
Cranium and face--Colour of the skin--Physiological functions--
Intellectual characteristics--Properties of human intelligence--
Languages and literature--Different states of society--Primitive
industry--The two ages of prehistoric humanity 21

THE WHITE RACE.

CHAPTER I.

EUROPEAN BRANCH 41
TEUTONIC FAMILY 41
LATIN FAMILY 66
SLAVONIAN FAMILY 113
GREEK FAMILY 149

CHAPTER II.

ARAMEAN BRANCH 163
LIBYAN FAMILY 163
SEMITIC FAMILY 183
PERSIAN FAMILY 190
GEORGIAN FAMILY 203
CIRCASSIAN FAMILY 203

THE YELLOW RACE.

CHAPTER I.

HYPERBOREAN BRANCH 206
LAPP FAMILY 206
SAMOIEDE FAMILY 209
KAMTSCHADALE FAMILY 209
ESQUIMAUX FAMILY 211
TEMISIAN FAMILY 217
JUKAGHIRITE AND KORIAK FAMILIES 217

CHAPTER II.

MONGOLIAN BRANCH 218
MONGOL FAMILY 218
TUNGUSIAN FAMILY 223
YAKUT FAMILY 223
TURKISH FAMILY 229

CHAPTER III.

SINAIC BRANCH 254
CHINESE FAMILY 256
JAPANESE FAMILY 302
INDO-CHINESE FAMILY 324

THE BROWN RACE.

CHAPTER I.

HINDOO BRANCH 336
HINDOO FAMILY 339
MALABAR FAMILY 354

CHAPTER II.

ETHIOPIAN BRANCH 355
ABYSSINIAN FAMILY 355
FELLAN FAMILY 363

CHAPTER III.

MALAY BRANCH 365
MALAY FAMILY 365
POLYNESIAN FAMILY 380
MICRONESIAN FAMILY 400

THE RED RACE.

CHAPTER I.

SOUTHERN BRANCH 407
ANDIAN FAMILY 407
PAMPEAN FAMILY 419
GUARANY FAMILY 433

CHAPTER II.

NORTHERN BRANCH 452
SOUTHERN FAMILY 452
NORTH-EASTERN FAMILY 460
NORTH-WESTERN FAMILY 492

THE BLACK RACE.

CHAPTER I.

WESTERN BRANCH 495
CAFFRE FAMILY 495
HOTTENTOT FAMILY 498
NEGRO FAMILY 500