ve but few
nobility. They are impetuous, merry, and hospitable, fond of music and
dancing.<42> Of their warfare we are told they are "not distinguished
in open warfare, but unconquerable in guerrilla warfare, and famed for
defense of walled cities."<43> Such are the Basques of to-day, and many
of these traits of character, we doubt not, were the same amongst the
Neolithic people.

Mr. Dawkins also thinks that two tribes, living in Northern Italy,
in the very earliest historical times, are other remnants of the same
people. One of these were the Ligurians. Investigations and traditions
show that some time before the dawn of history they had been driven
out of the pleasant parts of Southern France, but had made a successful
stand in the mountain regions of Northern Italy. They, like the Basques,
were strong, active, and warlike. They were small in stature, swarthy in
features, and long-headed. To the south of these were the Etruscans.
But little is known of them, though the evidence is that long before
the Christian Era they were a powerful people. In physical features they
resembled those already described. Their sculpture exhibits only short,
sturdy figures, with large heads and thick arms. Another possible
remnant of these people existed at the very dawn of history in the
mountainous regions of Wales. They were known as Silures. but have
since become absorbed in the surrounding population. In civilization and
physical features they agree with the remnants already described.

In the north of Russia are found the Finns. Their origin and migrations
are alike unknown. One thing is certain, they belong to the Turanian
family, and so are probably allied to the Basques and Etruscans. It is
possible that they also are but a sorry remnant of the once wide-spread
Neolithic people. Driven out of the fairer portions of Europe, they hive
found an asylum in their present bleak surroundings. Like the people
already described, they are short in stature, and dark visaged.<44>

The tribes we have thus briefly mentioned are regarded by some as
representatives of the Neolithic people. Prof. Winchell, speaking of the
wide-spread extension of the Turanian race, assures us, that "history,
tradition, linguistics, and ethnology conspire to fortify the
conclusions that, in prehistoric times, all Europe was overspread by the
Mongoloid (Turanian) race, of which remnants have survived to our own
times in the persons of the Basques, Finns, Esths,