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The Descent of Man

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CHAPTER XX.<br />

SECONDARY SEXUAL CHARACTERS OF<br />

MAN—continued.<br />

On the effects <strong>of</strong> the continued selection <strong>of</strong><br />

women according to a different standard <strong>of</strong><br />

beauty in each race—On the causes which interfere<br />

with sexual selection in civilised and<br />

savage nations—Conditions favourable to<br />

sexual selection during primeval times—On the<br />

manner <strong>of</strong> action <strong>of</strong> sexual selection with mankind—On<br />

the women in savage tribes having<br />

some power to choose their husbands—<br />

Absence <strong>of</strong> hair on the body, and development<br />

<strong>of</strong> the beard—Colour <strong>of</strong> the skin—Summary.<br />

We have seen in the last chapter that with all<br />

barbarous races ornaments, dress, and external<br />

appearance are highly valued; and that the men<br />

judge <strong>of</strong> the beauty <strong>of</strong> their women by widely<br />

different standards. We must next inquire<br />

whether this preference and the consequent

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