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ORIGIN OF THE



among the Mexicans, much the same as those which in
dicate the civilization of those who preceded the prusent
red Indians as the inhabitants of the North American soil.
It may, indeed, appear to some rather singular that those
tribes have totally disappeared in North Amnerica, and
tlhat they (lid not impart to the present Indians any of
their arts or sciences in painting, architecture, and agri-
culture. If we suppose that the present red Indians en-
tered North America from Siberia or Tlartary as a pow-
erful and numerous nation and exterminated with war,
or expelled from the country the real aborigines of the
American soil, it is not either likely or probable that the
vanquished xvou!d teach the conquerors, or tmat the con-
querors would learn fromn the vanquished.
  Froili the Coreans in Asia, t-e rTloltec, Chichinmc, and
Aztec, thiat forlmed the Mexican nation, Care very reasona-
bly supposed to have descended. They Lear a striking



resemblin
cording t
heads, b1;
icanIs; tl-
of copper
  Their
rious col
covered.



nce
:n A



to the Mexicanis in many respects. Ac-
bernethy, the Coreans haive the narrowv fore-



1ck eyes
teir hair
colour.
warriors
ours; at
This tl



their enemies
selves solely
tractionls.
  The ('oren
alnc s sciences



pi II I tin g)(
ing, and
drawing
which, al
ulse amo
Mexican
wooden



several t:



Sf in
for



is



and regular white teeth of the  Mlex-
black and thick, and their skins are



frequently
id often all
hey do, in o



time of' war.
the stake of a



paillt their fim
these places w
rder to appeai
The females
dding to their



ces with va-
hich are not
r terrible to
paint them-
personal at-



ins wvere far from being ignorant of the arts
, for Santinli and Abernethy assure us that



and architecture were, as well as fowling,, hunt-
fishing, their favouirite purrsuits. In painting or
they frequently used the coloured fenthers,
s wve have already observed, were in common1o
ng the Mexicans for the same purpose. The
rnusic, which consisted of a reed and a small
drum, was also observed among the Coreans by
ravellers, as well as the circular dances so pre-



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