Excerpt from Treatise on the Influence of Climate on the Human Species, and on the Varieties of Men Resulting From It: Including an Account of the Criteria of Intelligence Which the Form of the Head Presents, and a Sketch of a Rational System of Physiognomy as Founded on Physiology<br><br>Previous to examining the Influence of Cli mate and other external agents on the form and colour of man, it cannot be improper briefly to investigate that capacity of matter, by which it is enabled to pass through every form and every Colour.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>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.