 | Alexander von Humboldt - Mexico - 1811 - 364 pages
...and were so long before the conquest, while the aborigines who and humid air. We everywhere perceive that the colour of the American depends very little on the local position in which we see him. The Mexicans, as we have already observed, are more swarthy than the... | |
 | Books - 1811 - 576 pages
...cultivate bananas in the narrowest and deepest vallies of the equinoxial region. We evrry where perceive that the colour of the American depends very little on the local position in which we see him. The Mexicans are more swarthy than the Indians of Quito and New Grenada,... | |
 | Johann Friedrich Blumenbach - Electrophysiology - 1817 - 452 pages
...were covered were less dark than those in ' contact with a warm and humid air. We every where perceive that ' the colour of the American depends very little on the local position in ' which we see him. The Mexicans, as we have already observed, are ' more swarthy than... | |
 | Sir William Lawrence - Anatomy, Comparative - 1819 - 646 pages
...were covered were less dark than those in contact with a warm and humid air. We every where perceive that the colour of the American depends very little on the local position in which we see him. " The Mexicans, at> we have already observed, are mote swarthy than the... | |
 | 1824 - 610 pages
...consequently are always exposed to the perpendicular rays of the suru Every where, in short, it is found that the colour of the American depends very little...in the same individual, are those parts of the body which are constantly covered, of a fairer colour than those that are in contact with a hot and humid... | |
 | Conrad Malte-Brun - Atlases - 1826 - 654 pages
...consequently, are always exposed to the perpendicular rays of the sun. Every where, in short. it is found that the colour of the American depends very little...constantly covered, of a fairer colour than those that are in contact with a hot and humid air. Their infants are never white when they arc born; and... | |
 | Conrad Malte-Brun - Atlases - 1827 - 464 pages
...consequently, are always exposed to the perpendicular rays of the sun. Every where, in short, it is found • that the colour of the American depends very little...in the same individual, are those parts of the body th<it are constantly covered, of a fairer colour than those that are in contact with a hot and humid... | |
 | Slavery - 1828 - 390 pages
...were covered were less dark than those in contact with a warm and humid air. We every where perceive that the colour of the American depends very little on the local position in which we see him. The Mexicans are more swarthy than the Indians of Quito and New Granada,... | |
 | Conrad Malte-Brun - Atlases - 1829 - 464 pages
...consequently, are always exposed to the perpendicular rays of the sun. Every where, in short, it is found that the colour of the American depends very little...actually occupies; and never, in the same individual, arc those parts of the body that are constantly covered, of a fairer colour than those that are in... | |
 | Indians of North America - 1841 - 80 pages
...the plains of South America, are perfectly or nearly naked, and consequently are always exposed to the sun. These facts show that the colour of the American...formerly supposed that the Americans were without beards, aud certainly there are many among them who have neither beard nor hair on any part of their person... | |
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These facts show that the colour of the American depends very little on the local situation which he actually occupies ; and never, in the same individual, are those parts of the body that are constantly covered of a fairer colour than those in contact... 
