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January 20, 1877
The White Pine News
East Ely, Treasure City, Taylor, Ely, White Pine County, Nevada
What is this article about?
A London Times writer describes how excessive intermarriage in isolated Protes, Spain, turned inhabitants into dwarfs with stunted intellects. About 18 years ago, Galician laborers arrived, leading to improvements in stature, education, intellect, and morality.
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A Town of Dwarfs.—A writer in the
London Times describes the effect of excessive
intermarriage on the inhabitants of Protes, a little town in the province of
Santander, Spain. Until eighteen or
nineteen years ago, the village was quite
shut off from the rest of the world. Its
inhabitants, from their ever-recurring
intermarriages, had become quite a race
of dwarfs. On market days the priests
might be seen, with long, black coats,
and high, black hats, riding in to purchase
the simple provisions for the week's consumption—men of little intelligence and
no learning, sprung from the lowest
ranks. About eighteen years ago the
Galician laborers, or Gallegos, from the
mines of Galicia, swarmed into the town
for lodgings, etc., and since their colonization the population has increased in
strength, stature, education, intellect and
morality. Their intellects also have improved—intellects which had been stunted, dwarfed and ruined by their frequent
intermarriages.
London Times describes the effect of excessive
intermarriage on the inhabitants of Protes, a little town in the province of
Santander, Spain. Until eighteen or
nineteen years ago, the village was quite
shut off from the rest of the world. Its
inhabitants, from their ever-recurring
intermarriages, had become quite a race
of dwarfs. On market days the priests
might be seen, with long, black coats,
and high, black hats, riding in to purchase
the simple provisions for the week's consumption—men of little intelligence and
no learning, sprung from the lowest
ranks. About eighteen years ago the
Galician laborers, or Gallegos, from the
mines of Galicia, swarmed into the town
for lodgings, etc., and since their colonization the population has increased in
strength, stature, education, intellect and
morality. Their intellects also have improved—intellects which had been stunted, dwarfed and ruined by their frequent
intermarriages.
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
Medical Curiosity
What themes does it cover?
Misfortune
Recovery
What keywords are associated?
Dwarfs
Intermarriage
Protes
Santander
Spain
Galician Laborers
Population Improvement
Where did it happen?
Protes, Province Of Santander, Spain
Story Details
Location
Protes, Province Of Santander, Spain
Event Date
About Eighteen Years Ago
Story Details
Excessive intermarriages in isolated Protes created a race of dwarfs with stunted intellects; arrival of Galician laborers improved population in strength, stature, education, intellect, and morality.