Hairy People.
[the Lancet.]
\ ; Abundant hair is not a sign of bodily or mental health, the story story oi Pamson having given riso to the notion that hairy men are strong physically, while the fact is that; the: Chinese, who are 1 the most enduring 1 ; of all racr s , are mostly bald ; and as to the supposition that long hair and thin hair is a sign \and token of ,, intellectuality, all.anti- - quity, all madhouses, and all common obiervations are against it. The easywhefriJled Esau was hairy. The
mighty Caesar wag bald. Longhaired : men are generally weak and fanatical, and men with scant hair are the philosophers and ioldiers and statemen of tha world. . ;<v ; v ;
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Manawatu Standard, Volume 4, Issue 175, 30 June 1883, Page 3
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116Hairy People. Manawatu Standard, Volume 4, Issue 175, 30 June 1883, Page 3
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