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Show WHERE AUDURN LOCKS ABOUND. Found In Qreat Humbert In Northeastern North-eastern Part of Scotland. Red hair Is found In distinct excess north of tho Grampians, and especially In tho northeast tit Scotland. A scientist sci-entist who has made tho question of pigmeutntlon a special study, and has JUBt been helped to conclude a color survey of the school children over 50,000 of Scotland, announced this as ono of his resultn. In most European countries, he Bald, there Is a distinct predominance of ono typo over tho others. In north Germany and Sweden It Is tho blondo typo; In Italy the brunette. No such predominance lt found In Scotland. Dark hair and fair are present in equal proportions. Tho dominant color col-or among Scottish children Is brown, and It has to bo shown how far brown 13 really a blend of fair nnd dark. Tho proportion of red hair throughout through-out tho country is a llttlo over G per cent. high compaicd with the continent. con-tinent. Ono cannot overlook tho reference ref-erence of Tacitus to tho red haired "Caledonians. Some curious facts brought to light suggest that red hair Is not entirely or strictly n racial trait. It may havo somo peculiar physiological if not pathological connection. |