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of thought suggests the presence of an underlying law.
VWhat law?
Are shades of colour, grades of power?
In every part of Europe people in the upper ranks are fairer than people in the lower ranks.
In Spain and Sicily, countries mostly occupied by a swarthy race, the leading families are fair.
One rule holds good on the Danube and on the Dneiper.
Nearly all the Muscovite princes and princesses are blonde.
Venice is the home of raven hair, yet this artistic city has an upper class with blue eyes and golden locks.
In Styria, in Bavaria, in Switzerland, the better blood is almost always wedded to the lighter skin.
All through the South of Europe, where the masses are dark, the kings and emperors are pale.
The kings of Spain, Italy, and Greece are fair.
The emperors of Austria and Russia are fair.
The royal families of England, Belgium, Holland, Denmark, and Sweden are exceptionally fair.
The conquerors of Sadowa and Sedan are very fair.
The Pope is fair.
The. Sultan is fairer than the ordinary Turk.
The Shah of Persia, and the Khedive of Egypt, are comparatively fair.
The Emperor of
1875.
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