Origin and antiquity of man / by Hudson Tuttle.

  • Tuttle, Hudson, 1836-1910.
Date:
1896
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    CHAPTER V. OBGANIC AND CLIMATIC CHANGES. Geographical Dispersion of Organic Beings in Eelation to Man. The G-reat Zoological Provinces first distinctly marked immediately antecedent to the Introduction of Man; Cause of. Climate of the Eai-th during the Terti- ary. Disappearance oL' Climatic DisLiuctions in the Secondary Strata. Zoological Provinces of the Earth: the Arctic Eealm, tlie Asiatic, the European, the Afri- can, the Australian, the Indian, and the Polynesian. Realms: how Defined, how Produced. The Principles applicable to the Dispersion of Animals also applicable to the Dispersion of the Races of Men 89 CHAPTER VI. THE UNITY OF MANKINI). Definition of Species. Points of Agreement of all the Races of Men. Longevity. Contagious Diseases. Colour of Skin. Colour of Eyes and Hair. Texture of Hair. Similar Variations observed in Animals. Albin- os. Anatomical Comparison of the Races; Measure- ments and Comparison of Skulls of. Hybridity. Egyptian Records. Conclusions 99 CHAPTER VII. RELATION on? CONTINENTAL FORMS TO MAN. Bacon's Observation. Analogies between the Continents. Typical Continental Eorm. Tlie Three Double Worlds. Benefits conferred on Man by Contour of the Land. Influence of Mountain Chains, and of Large Bodies of Water. What is Acclimation? Application of fore- going Principles CHAPTER VIII. THE FIRST WAA^ES OF DISPERSION: THE ORIENTAL NEGRO, AFRICAN AND SEMITE. ' The Oriental Negro, or the Australian Race. When