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Show BLACK PEOPLc IN PERBIA. Their Preaence Is Pu:zla to Learned Ethnologists. Ono of the "research men" of the Carncglo Instltuto at Washington, now traveling In the east, has made an Interesting report with reference to tho exlstenco In ancient Persia ot a race of black-skinned men, who possessed features resembling thoso of Africans. The origin of these peoplo, as well as their apparent dlsanpearance in modern times, have furnUhed puzzling puz-zling questions for ethnologists for a groat many ynars. Bonso havo supposed sup-posed that ... prehlstor'c tlms the grcator part ot southern Asia was occupied oc-cupied by a primitive black race, ot which only vestlgos rcmalnod whon tho empires of Babylon and Assyria arose. Lately, descendants of tho black man who figured In tho early history of Persia are bellovod to have boon found by the Russian exploror, Dr. Danjloff, dwelling among the mountains near Bhlras. east of tho Persian gulf. Those people, although thoy still form an Independent group, mlnglo with tho surrounding population, as In ancient times, and And employment employ-ment at long distances from tbolr homo. Some of them are to bo soon in tho city of Teheran. . |