Still, to find 10 expressed by the term _man_ always conveys an impression of mental poverty; though it may, of course, be urged that this might arise from the fact that some races never use the toes in counting, but go over the fingers again, or perhaps bring into requisition the fingers of a second man to express the second 10.

It is not safe to postulate an extremely low degree of civilization from the presence of certain peculiarities of numeral formation.

Only the most general statements can be ventured on, and these are always subject to modification through some circumstance connected with environment, mode of living, or intercourse with other tribes.

Two South American races may be cited, which seem in this respect to give unmistakable evidence of being sunk in deepest barbarism.

These are the Juri and the Cayriri, who use the same word for man and for 5.