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A system of phrenology (1839)

Combe, George, 1788-1858 · Boston, Marsh · leaf 598

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ndian:—aThe Negro character, says he, ismore decided; it is w7orse, but it is also better.—The Indianseems to be without energy or exertion, equally incapable ofgreat evil or of great good. Rich mulattoes and negroes are notuncommon; there is no instance of a wealthy Indian, nor didhe ever see an… … It would be interesting to know whether the native Mexicanbrain is better developed, for a rude form of society existed therebefore the European conquest. The skull of the NEGRO evidently risesin the scale of developement of the moral andintellectual organs : the forehead is higher,and the organs…

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