An Essay on the Causes of the Variety of Complexion and Figure in the Human SpeciesJ. Simpson and Company, 1810 - 411 |
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... length , into the habits and whole structure of our nature , they are transmitted from pa- rents to their offspring . Even several generations may pass away before the ultimate results of the influences either of the climate , of the ...
... length , into the habits and whole structure of our nature , they are transmitted from pa- rents to their offspring . Even several generations may pass away before the ultimate results of the influences either of the climate , of the ...
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... length of time , to give it a permanent character , and so to incorporate it into the constitution , as to render it an hereditary property of the race . The sanguine , or the fair com- plexion will , for this reason , be perpetual in ...
... length of time , to give it a permanent character , and so to incorporate it into the constitution , as to render it an hereditary property of the race . The sanguine , or the fair com- plexion will , for this reason , be perpetual in ...
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... the strongest ground to conclude that , if they were thrown , like our native indians , into a state of absolute savagism , they would , in no great length of time , be perfectly marked with the same complexion . * Not only is 69.
... the strongest ground to conclude that , if they were thrown , like our native indians , into a state of absolute savagism , they would , in no great length of time , be perfectly marked with the same complexion . * Not only is 69.
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... length to the body ; and the figure of the skeleton appears often , very distinctly , through the skin . If these men , unmixed with others whose state in society enables them to enjoy in greater abundance the conveniences and comforts ...
... length to the body ; and the figure of the skeleton appears often , very distinctly , through the skin . If these men , unmixed with others whose state in society enables them to enjoy in greater abundance the conveniences and comforts ...
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... length . * southern point of the American continent , arising from the fil- thiness of their habits , the poverty , and wretchedness of their food , consisting chiefly of the rancid oil of seals . * It is not much to the credit of the ...
... length . * southern point of the American continent , arising from the fil- thiness of their habits , the poverty , and wretchedness of their food , consisting chiefly of the rancid oil of seals . * It is not much to the credit of the ...
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