...curiosity, whilst the sleet fell and thawed on her naked bosom, and on the skin of her naked baby! These poor wretches were stunted in their growth,...greasy, their hair entangled, their voices discordant, and their gestures violent. Viewing such men, one can hardly make oneself believe that they are fellow-creatures,...

...of improvement" (205). "These were the most abject and miserable creatures I anywhere beheld. . . . These poor wretches were stunted in their growth,...greasy, their hair entangled, their voices discordant, and their gestures violent. Viewing such men, one can hardly make oneself believe that they are fellow-creatures,...

...these savages every moment exhibited." Describing another group of Fuegians, Darwin reports that "The poor wretches were stunted in their growth, their...greasy, their hair entangled, their voices discordant . . ." (Journal 229, 230, 235). The natives' entangled hair and equally discordant expressions, speech,...

...beheld' and as existing 'in a lower state of improvement than in any part of the world'. He wrote: 'These poor wretches were stunted in their growth,...greasy, their hair entangled, their voices discordant, and their gestures violent. Viewing such men, one can hardly make oneself believe that they are fellow...

...Naturalist's Voyage " : — " These poor wretches were stunted in their growth, their hideous faces were bedaubed with white paint, their skins filthy and...greasy, their hair entangled, their voices discordant, and their gestures violent. Viewing such men, one can hardly make oneself believe that they are fellow-creatures...