"Darwin, the naturalist, says of the inhabitants of Tierra del Fuego, that while his own party, who were well clothed and sitting close to a fire, were far from too warm, these naked savages, who were farther off, were observed, to his great surprise, 'to be streaming with perspiration at undergoing such a roasting.' So, we are told, the New Hollander goes naked with impunity, while the European shivers in his clothes. Is it impossible to combine the hardiness of these savages with intellectualness of the civilized man?" p.9
(R/Q) Is it not possible to pertain to both characteristics? What about a civilized man makes him so sensitive to the cold? And at what point does the savage become too smart to remain warm in the nude? Is it only possible to have one but not the other? Or does the fact that a person is civilized imply that they're not to be walking around nude? Is a savage not expected to be of any intelligence?
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