...country. Two observations," he elsewhere observes, " struck me forcibly ; first, that the deep bronze is more naturally agreeable to the human eye than...displeased with it even in the first instance, while it is well-known that to them a fair complexion gives the idea of ill health, and of that sort of deformity...

...incompatible with beauty. Indeed, Bishop Heber, in his East Indian Journal, goes so far as to remark that — " the deep bronze tint is more naturally...agreeable to the human eye than the fair skins of Europe." According to Ovid, the Greek hero Perseus was of the same opinion : " Placuit Cephei'a Perseo Andromede,...

...spectator a perfect impression of Grecian statues of that metal.... Two observations struck me forcibly; first, that the deep bronze tint is more naturally...agreeable to the human eye than the fair skins of Europe ... The second observation was, how entirely the idea of indelicacy, which would naturally belong to...

...ON THE NATIVES OF INDIA. (Extracted from his Indian Journal.) Two observations struck me forcibly : first, that the deep bronze tint is more naturally...known, that to them a fair complexion gives the idea of ill health, and is that sort of deformity which in our eyes belongs to an Albino. There is, indeed,...

...of the natives themselves, are exceedingly inter. esting : — Two observations struck me forcibly ; first, that the deep bronze tint is more naturally...first instance, while it is well known that to them a fail complexion gives the idea of ill health, and of that sort of deformity which in our eyes belongs...

...limbs of many among them, gave the spectator a perfect impression of Grecian statues of that metal the deep bronze tint is more naturally agreeable to...not displeased with it even in the first instance." And elsewhere he says that ' swarthiness of complexion ' ' is the sole distinction between the Hindu...