Intermixture.—Turanian, arising from the so-called Tartar invasions. How far the Tartar intermixture coincides with the brakhykephalic formation of the cranium requires investigation.
Extent of area.—West and east from (about) 10° to (about) 40° west latitude. From (about) 40° north latitude to (about) 60° north latitude.
Primary divisions.—1. Lithuanians. 2. Slavonians (Slaves).
The point most open to objection in the present section is extent, to which the original area of the Sarmatians is brought westwards.
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LITHUANIANS.
Philological Divisions.—1. Prussian (or Old Prussian).—Dialects of Samland, Nattangen, Tolkemir—Extinct, and known only through a pater-noster and a vocabulary of A.D. 1521, a catechism of A.D. 1545, and a pater-noster of A.D. 1561. Spoken in West and East Prussia from (there or thereabouts) the Vistula to the Pregel.
2. Lithuanic.—Spoken from the Pregel to the frontier of Courland.—Dialects of Insterburg and Nadrau in Prussia, and the Shamaitic dialect in Polish Lithuania.
3. Lettish.—Courland, Southern Livonia, parts of Wilna, and Witepsk.—Dialects—numerous, i.e. for the parts about Liebau (corrupt), Mittau (pure), Riga (pure), Dunaburg (corrupt).
Descent.—A. From nations of tribes of the Middle Ages—