Excerpt from The Varieties of the Human Species: Principles and Method of Classification We are ignorant what may have been the primitive type or the primitive human types, considered in all their internal and external characteristics; that is, what skeletal forms certain ethnic groups of differently colored skin possessed; or, on the other hand, what color of skin and hair belonged to certain skeletal forms. That difficulty is caused by a fact easy to understand, by the mingling of different types among each other, and by the hybrid forms from which man is derived. It is true, however, that certain hybrid results seem to be limited to certain regions and to a few human groups; and that, on account Of this, the elements which have furnished such products may be learned up to a certain point; but in the beginning, at least, it will be necessary to learn the structures Of the parts from which hybrids are derived. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.