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Traité de Législation 3d. Edit  1837 p. 136  par Ch. Comte -

speaks of exaggeration, but Humboldt (& others) far better to quote on this head. Humboldt argues that the Indian paint red to increase natural colour, as we until lately did, as Comte* remarks, with rouge & white cosmetics; but I doubt whether this is general.

p. 136 Men wd be sure to express their highest idea of beauty in ther sculpture of their Gods or deified men; & how different under this point of view is a Jupiter or Apollo of the Greeks from the Egyptian or Assyria statues; & how still more different are all these from the hideous representations with the flattened heads on the ancient buildings of Central America.

Comte, Charles. 1837. Traité de législation, ou Exposition des lois générales suivant lesquelles les peuples prospèrent, dépérissent, ou restent stationnaires. 3d ed. Brussells: Chamerot. Darwin cited this in Descent 2: 350, n61: "Ch. Comte has remarks to this effect in his 'Traité de Législation,' 3rd edit. 1837, p. 136."