Wells, Samuel R. (Samuel Roberts), 1820-1875 · New York, Fowler and Wells · leaf 373
atly modifythe temperaments, qualities, textures, and tissues ofindividuals, nations, and tribes. They also bringabout more or less change in the complexion, and inthe contour of each and every feature; nor are the effects ofthese conditions more apparent on man than on the loweranimals, and on… … ness with which she produces. Look at the rich iiora of thetropics, and compare this with that of the Arctic regions. It is on a middle line be-tween these extremes ofheat and cold that plants,trees, and man attain thehighest degree of perfec-tion. Mere existence ispossible in both extremes,as has…
Physiognomy · Phrenology
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