The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1856-05-24
THE NATURAL HISTORY OF MAN
LECTURE No. 2.
BY r. II, H, u d.


The relation of the neighboring soft parts
to the pelvis, deserves to be considered. The
posterior surface of the pelyis gives origin to
the gluti muscles, exceeding in size all
others in the body. and forms a great distn-
gushing mark not TO be found in any Of the
brute creation. The Ourang Outang which
approaches the nearest to the human being,
being entirely destitute, as ave all other quad
rupeds and it is that characteristic in man
which particularly designates him from the
Sime tribe. Nature having endowed no other
being but man, to recline in a sitting posture,
and remain at ease
The curvature of the os sacri,n,, and cocrggis,
has given that beautiful rotundty, and for.
nation especially in the femal~, which has
been admired for ages, and which has been
found no where else, and although coupled
den OF Eden. Yet all this pain and anguish,
woman may rejoice in the wisdom of that
God who made her, when he has given such
distinguishing Characteristic above all the
quadrupeds which roam the wide earth, and
given her that proud eminence over all other
animals.
From the erect posture Of man arises an
other very distinguishing prerogative, the
most unconstrained use of his hands--so great
does the conformation of these parts excel
that of other animals, that Anaxagoras
was hence induced to make an observation,
which Helvetius has brought forward in
our times "that man is the wissst of ami
mails, because he has hands" Aristotle, too,
is justified in the saying that Man aloae
possesses hands worthy the name. His words
are, "the chief and most Distinguishing part
of the hand, the thumb, is short, slender and
weak, in the most ARtbropo Norphaus SimiG
that no other hand but the human is deserv-
ing the name. Monkeys, apes, and other
tribes of the same family, are more properly
quadrumanous, or four handed, using feet in
stead of hands in leaping from limb to limb,
their posterior limbs being furnished with q
thumb instead of toe like human species. -
Since the hands in these animals is not form.
ed for walking, but for sezing, and holding
objects it is clear that nature designed them
chiefly to live in trees, and whilst performing
this, one pair of hands supports the body
whilst the other gathers their food. 1t i.
hardly necessary to add that, when we see
the delineations performed by these animals
it is forced, or done by instruction, for every
attitude of the erect postuse, shows it is don't
by constraint. For no instance has ever beer
produced Of a monkey, or any other anima
but that of man, who could balance his body
in equilibrium standing upon one foot only
All these considerations render it very clear
that the erect posture, not only arises out o
the structure and conformation of the hun al
body, but that it is also peculiar to man, an,
that these are abundantly sufficient to distin
guish man by a wide difference from all othe
animals.
Another most Distinguishing mark, and tina
which is found only in the human speci, S
(and which n'odesty forbids mentioning,) /
found only iu the femiRa eirginitas, of the hu
man.
The teeth of man are distinguished by tn
circumstances Of their being arranged in al