A Residence in the West Indies And America With a Narrative of the Expedition to the Island of Walcheren 1
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275 field-officer, if the reader would like to peruse them.
An African becomes black owing to the burning climate in which he lives ; being surrounded by an atmosphere still more heated by the sandy desert over which the trade winds pass before they reach the habit- able parts of his continent.
The Indians of South America, who live under the same degree of latitude, receive this wind refreshed by the Atlantic Ocean; and, being moreover shaded by their woods, their complexion is less dark, assu...ming a brown or olive colour.
The European, residing within the tem- perate zone, does not receive heat enough to give his complexion so deep a hue as that of the natives of either of the above continents ; and his cold winters cause him to be white.
The woolly hair of the African, the straight black hair of the South American, and the lighter hair of the European, are T 2 276 THE NEGRO, INDIAN, AND EUROPEAN.
each an effect proceeding from the same cause.
Whilst in the West Indies, I once saw a Negro who was evidently a lusus naturcE, for his black skin was spotted with white like some kinds of marble ; but this fellow was a stout man who laboured well.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
275 field-officer, if the reader would like to peruse them.
An African becomes black owing to the burning climate in which he lives ; being surrounded by an atmosphere still more heated by the sandy desert over which the trade winds pass before they reach the habit- able parts of his continent.
The Indians of South America, who live under the same degree of latitude, receive this wind refreshed by the Atlantic Ocean; and, being moreover shaded by their woods, their complexion is less dark, assu...ming a brown or olive colour.
The European, residing within the tem- perate zone, does not receive heat enough to give his complexion so deep a hue as that of the natives of either of the above continents ; and his cold winters cause him to be white.
The woolly hair of the African, the straight black hair of the South American, and the lighter hair of the European, are T 2 276 THE NEGRO, INDIAN, AND EUROPEAN.
each an effect proceeding from the same cause.
Whilst in the West Indies, I once saw a Negro who was evidently a lusus naturcE, for his black skin was spotted with white like some kinds of marble ; but this fellow was a stout man who laboured well.
What to read after A Residence in the West Indies And America With a Narrative of the Expedition to the Island of Walcheren 1?
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