... just adverted, and whose usual diet consists of fish and other oils, often rancid and offensive. Though it must be admitted that this colour is in most instances aided by the clouds of smoke in which they sit constantly involved in their wretched... The Book of Nature - Page 84by John Mason Good - 1826Full view - About this book
| Arminianism - 1827 - 916 pages
...also the dark and dingy colour of the pigmy people inhabiting high northern latitudes, to whom we nave just adverted, and whose usual diet consists of fish...constantly involved in their wretched cabins, and the filth aud grease with which they often besmear their skins. And lience also one cause of their diminutive... | |
| Olinthus Gregory - Authors, English - 1828 - 492 pages
...proportion.* "II. The effects of DIFFERENT KINDS OF FOOD upon the animal system are as extensive and as wonderful as those of different climates. The fineness...constantly involved in their wretched cabins, and the filth • See Essai Politique sur la Nouvelle Espnqpie, par Alexandra de Humboldt, &c. pp. 84, 85. 4to. Paris,... | |
| Olinthus Gregory - Physicians - 1829 - 348 pages
...consists of fish and other oils, often rancid and offensive. Though it must be admitted that this color is in most instances aided by the clouds of smoke...cause of their diminutive stature ; the food they feed on^beirig unassimilating and innutritive. Swine and all other animals fed on madder-root, or that of... | |
| 1831 - 858 pages
...And hence, also, the dark and dingy colour of the pigmy people, inhabiting high northern latitudes, and whose usual diet consists of fish and other oils,...diminutive stature ; the food they feed on, being unassimulating and innutritive. Swine, and all other animalü, fed on madder-root, or that of gallium... | |
| United States - 1842 - 712 pages
...on Complexion. 129 offish and rancid oil, to the grease and paint with which they besmear the body, aided by the clouds of smoke in •which they sit constantly involved in their wretched cabins. The agency of these causes is strongly advocated by Dr. Smith, who also refers to Blumenbach, Fourcroy,... | |
| James Smith - Bible - 1843 - 728 pages
...Politiquc rar la Nauvellc Espagne, par Alexander de Humboldt, &c. pp. 84, 85, 4to. Paris, 1808, 1800. ed by the clouds of smoke in which they sit constantly...stature ; the food they feed on being unassimilating and innutrative. Swine and all other animals fed on madder-ioot, or that of gallium rerxiii, or yellow-ladies-bed-straw,... | |
| Religion - 1843 - 1056 pages
...food, consisting of fish and rancid oil, to the grease and paint with which they besmear the body, aided by the clouds of smoke in which they sit constantly involved in their wretched cabins. The agency of these causes is strongly advocated by Dr. Samuel Stanhope Smith, who also refers to Blumenbach,... | |
| Theology - 1843 - 522 pages
...food, consisting of fish and rancid oil, to the grease and paint with which they besmear the body, aided by the clouds of smoke in which they sit constantly involved in their wretched cabins. The agency of these causes is strongly advocated by Dr. Samuel Stanhope Smith, who also refers to Blumenbach,... | |
| Religion - 1831 - 864 pages
...And hence, also, the dark and dingy colour of the pigmy people, inhabiting high northern latitudes, and whose usual diet consists of fish and other oils,...diminutive stature ; the food they feed on, being unassimulating and innutritire. Swine, and all other animals, fed on madder-root, or that of gallium... | |
| 1851 - 638 pages
...into the circulation. Hence the sallow and olive hue of many who unduly addict themselves to \inous potation, and who at the same time make use of but...their diminutive stature ; the food they feed on being unassimiluting and innutritive. Swine and all other animals fed on madder-roof, or that of galium terum,... | |
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