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tremely dissimilar; & the Hindoo cannot at first perceive any difference between the several European nations. Even the most distinct races of man, with the exception of certain negro tribes, are more like each other than might at

[Descent 1: 215-16: "In India, as Elphinstone remarks,1 although a newly-arrived European cannot at first distinguish the various native races, yet they soon appear to him extremely dissimilar; and the Hindoo cannot at first perceive any difference between the several European nations. Even the most distinct races of man, with the exception of certain negro tribes, are much more like each other in form than would at first be supposed.
1 'History of India,' 1841, vol. i. p. 323. Father Ripa makes exactly the same remark with respect to the Chinese."]

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any one race. The uniformity of character [text excised] Even [text excised] within the limits of the same savage tribes, the uniformity of their character has often been exagerated. Hottentot women offer certain characters, perhaps more strongly marked than those occurring in any other race,

[Descent 1: 225-6: "The same remark holds good with the Polynesians, and with many other races. It may be doubted whether any character can be named which is distinctive of a race and is constant. Savages, even within the limits of the same tribe, are not nearly so uniform in character, as has often been said. Hottentot women offer certain peculiarities, more strongly marked than those occurring in any other race, but these are known not to be of constant occurrence."]