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who had most distinguished Membership in the loate war. There was not a single pug, or short, or Roman nose among them. It has been just the same with the Greeks, whatever race of people had inhabited the soil of Greece had unclear the Greek type of feature. The present inhabitants of Greece are chiefly Bulgarians, but their features are Greek.

In America this transformation is observable chiefly in those of Anglo-Saxon descent. The French, both of Canada & Louisiana, retain their French features. This may give us some clue to the cause which has acted on our descendants. The French have retained French habits of life. They have not given in to & adopted the American love of excitement, love of work, & devotion to business, which never pause to enjoy life, but are always struggling forward, & doing something, & doing it at high purpose. It is also observable that the descendants of the easy-going Germans retain their old European type longer that those who are of Anglo-Saxon parentage.