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The Huns. | The Huns. "They were of dark complexion, having broad shoulders, flat noses, small black eyes, little or no beard, and were of tall stature." p.367. | ||
"The Huns were great archers; adopted their captives | "The Huns were great archers; adopted their captives taken in war; each tribe had its [[mursa?]] or chief, & they had no despotic ruler. They paid a tribute of one tenth for the support of government and they scalped their enemies." 368. | ||
"The tuft of hair upon the heads of Indians of the present day, must have been derived from those Huns who settled in India, & probably adopted the custom of the Hindoos, to leave a tuft of hair upon the head, which they have done from time immemorial to this day. (2 Dubois, 95, 178.) The effect of which is, that the head shaved all around the tuft and constantly exposed to the sun & weather, and to the water in swimming, has produced the thick skulls which are found with the large skeletons in Tennessee; and effect known to be produced by similar causes in ancient | "The tuft of hair upon the heads of Indians of the present day, must have been derived from those Huns who settled in India, & probably adopted the custom of the Hindoos, to leave a tuft of hair upon the head, which they have done from time immemorial to this day. (2 Dubois, 95, 178.) The effect of which is, that the head shaved all around the tuft, and constantly exposed to the sun & weather, and to the water in swimming, has produced the thick skulls which are found with the large skeletons in Tennessee; and effect known to be produced by similar causes in ancient times." (Herod. [[Thalia?]], sec 12.) pg. 368. | ||
"The Huns practised adoption; so did the Hebrews & the Hindoos." 372. | |||
Giants. - "All the earliest | Giants. - "All the earliest writings of the world have spoken of men of monstrous stature existing in the times they treat of. The Mosaic writings, those who wrote | ||
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there, it is supposed came to America." _
The Huns. "They were of dark complexion, having broad shoulders, flat noses, small black eyes, little or no beard, and were of tall stature." p.367. "The Huns were great archers; adopted their captives taken in war; each tribe had its mursa? or chief, & they had no despotic ruler. They paid a tribute of one tenth for the support of government and they scalped their enemies." 368. "The tuft of hair upon the heads of Indians of the present day, must have been derived from those Huns who settled in India, & probably adopted the custom of the Hindoos, to leave a tuft of hair upon the head, which they have done from time immemorial to this day. (2 Dubois, 95, 178.) The effect of which is, that the head shaved all around the tuft, and constantly exposed to the sun & weather, and to the water in swimming, has produced the thick skulls which are found with the large skeletons in Tennessee; and effect known to be produced by similar causes in ancient times." (Herod. Thalia?, sec 12.) pg. 368. "The Huns practised adoption; so did the Hebrews & the Hindoos." 372.
Giants. - "All the earliest writings of the world have spoken of men of monstrous stature existing in the times they treat of. The Mosaic writings, those who wrote