.COPTISII FEATUUES. • ]'93 (unless, as xory often i.s the case, there is none), black, intelligent (.'yes, but in almost all with a suspicious glance, and often these are diseased and specked, and not seldom one of them is sightless. Projecting or prominent eyes, one seldom meets with among them ; oftener, they are rather sunken, the socket cut sharp, and the inner corners little defined. The eyelashes are long and thick, the brows bent, and meeting close on the nose, and, in the women, only a fine black stripe. The nose is regularly formed, at times arched, but almost always more or less blunted off at the point, as in all the races above Assuan, but never pressed down from above, or fiattened, as in the negro. The mouth is generally large, and with thicker lips than the European, althougli never so thick, blubbery, and ugly as the negro. The chin is round. The outline of the face is regular, as in Europeans, and the teeth are good, and not projecting.

In viewing and comparing such countenances, and considering for how many centuries a constant admixture of human races has been taking place (Ilyksos with Ethiopians, under Sabacon.

800 B. c, with Jews and Macedonians, 332 b. c, with liomans, Turks, Arabs, &c.), and how from this, and a total change of manner of life, every thing is altered, still, perhaps, the fundamental type of the -Sthiopian race will be found more distinct among them than that of any other known nation ; and it may be held that nothing has ever proved sufficient to tlioroughly elface tlie peculiarity of origin ; as may be seen in the numerous classes of Jews in Cairo, who, like the Copts, dAvell in their OAvn peculiar quarter, and by misery, oppression, unhealthy dwellings and food, are so degraded, dwarfed, and crippled, tliat in them the distinctly marked descendants of Abraham, in spite of their characteristic features, can hardly be recognised ; but yet all traces of descent are not eftaced.

The features of the Coptish women are sharper than those of the men, and one may Avith truth say, that they recal to mini those of the Greek and Roman females. Their skin is often so iair, it may almost be called white, and their eyes are peculiarly iteautifnl, large, open, and full of fire. They all have l)lack hair good teeth, and Avell-sized, Avell-formed body and limbs. Tity, tliat at times, the piece of iron which hangs down in the shape of i> 2