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Page 12
... eye a slit appearance . In reality the eyes of Orientals are not so far off a true horizontal as the eyes of Occidentals . Often white children at birth have eyes with a similar Mongolian slant , and if the nasal bridge de- velops ...
... eye a slit appearance . In reality the eyes of Orientals are not so far off a true horizontal as the eyes of Occidentals . Often white children at birth have eyes with a similar Mongolian slant , and if the nasal bridge de- velops ...
Page 164
... eyes at the same time , is unable to focus its eyes , each eye registering the impressions independently of the other . The disadvantage as well as the advantage of having eyes on opposite sides of the head is illustrated in the common ...
... eyes at the same time , is unable to focus its eyes , each eye registering the impressions independently of the other . The disadvantage as well as the advantage of having eyes on opposite sides of the head is illustrated in the common ...
Page 338
... eye or both eyes with such an unduly large proportion of light color that the iris can scarcely be distinguished from the white . Per- haps in its original sense the term referred particularly to eyes possessing an unnatural white ...
... eye or both eyes with such an unduly large proportion of light color that the iris can scarcely be distinguished from the white . Per- haps in its original sense the term referred particularly to eyes possessing an unnatural white ...
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