The Descent of Man

LONG-NOSE is considered as an insult, and
they compress the noses and foreheads of their
children for the sake of beauty. The same holds
with the Malays of Sumatra, the Hottentots,
certain Negroes, and the natives of Brazil. (71.
On the Huns, Godron, 'De l'Espece,' tom. ii.
1859, p. 300. On the Tahitians, Waitz, 'Anthropology,'
Eng. translat. vol. i. p. 305. Marsden,
quoted by Prichard, 'Phys. Hist. of Mankind,'
3rd edit. vol. v. p. 67. Lawrence, 'Lectures on
Physiology,' p. 337.) The Chinese have by nature
unusually small feet (72. This fact was ascertained
in the 'Reise der Novara: Anthropolog.
Theil.' Dr. Weisbach, 1867, s. 265.); and it is well
known that the women of the upper classes
distort their feet to make them still smaller.
Lastly, Humboldt thinks that the American
Indians prefer colouring their bodies with red
paint in order to exaggerate their natural tint;
and until recently European women added to
their naturally bright colours by rouge and
white cosmetics; but it may be doubted whet-