The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1856-05-24

$50 named from mere incision,) are placed
perpendicularly, and the cuspidati or eye teeth
neither project beyond the others, nor are
separated from them by any interval. The
molars, the grinders, which means mill
stone, are clearly distinguished by their OBJ
tuse, or blunt promintnces, from those of all
the sin@, or monkey tribe. The lower jaw is
remarkable for three reasons : its shortness,
the projection Of the chin. and the form and
direction of the coadyles, the posterior process
of the jaw and its articulation with the base
of the Uranium which manifesty points out
man as formed by nature to be an omniuer-
ous animal, which strictly means all devour-
ing, for experience has long verified the fact
that, man can live, and sustain himself, upon
every kind of diet of which the animal and
vegetable kingdoms abound
In the brain we meet with a very striking
difference between man and other animals.
The human subject has the largest brain,
mt in proportion to the rest Of the body, but
to the size of the nerves which proceed from
it. Hence e we divide the nervous system
into two parts, one consisting of the nerves,
and that part Of the brain from which they
arise, which is appropriate to Che mere func-
tons of animal life, the other oonntGling the
faculties Of the mind, man possesses ia! the
greatest proportion Of the latter part.
Again, the smoothness of the human in
teguments, and the wan. Of the hairy cover
ing, which other namma!ig possess, must be
considered as popularity ofman. The unani-
nous reports Of al travellers prove beyond
doubt that every species Of siaig is hairy, and
vastly more,so than any man. Although we
read Of some particular instances to the con
trary among the inhaoit,n,s of the South Sea
Islanders, but after all, not very satisfactory.
But while this predominates so universally
among quadrupeds there are some exceptions,
honorable too, when we look at that most
beautiful ornament Of a woman's head.
onae writing the above, have witnessed,
and many of the citizens of this place, re-
marlehle Instance in that of a female travel
Ing on sx.iJiio in company with Driesbach's
Msuagcrie and Circus, and from the history
| obtained from her, think there can bs no
doubt she was a native of the South Sea,
which is dcnomuated a South Sea Islander,
possessing heavy and long beard, and ler
arms dc. covered with beautiful coat of
hair, beautiful, as being much finer than any
animal Of tie quadruped species. This cir
r,r4orcn would e. on, IN cDr firm, tLo rr-r,,
Of some travellers who have asserted, they
have found instances in those Islar ds Of some
OF its inhabitants wLo were hairy, exceeding
that Of the generality Of mankind, and yet
possessed of as much intelligence as any by
whom they were surrounded.
The Ourang Outang which resembles man
more than any other gin1ir, has a nib more on
each side than the human subject, it. sacrum
consists in three pieces of bone instead of FIVE,
and peculiar membranous pouch connected
with the larynr, or upper part of the wind
, pipe.
Under the head of animal economy, We
may observe, as characteristic of man the
long period of infancy, and consequently late
arrival at The age Of puberty. and most char
acterteristic phenomena, noticed only in the
human species. No other of the class of ami
mails have the Uranium cons soldated, nor the
teeth appearing at so late an age; man is so
) late in gaining the power of supporting the
t body on its limbs, or in arriving 10 the exer-
| else of many other functions. TO man is al
otted such length Of life, compared with
the bulk of the body, and which must be re-
r garded as an ample compensation for the
/, greater length ofinfancy. But it is the mind,
that nobler part Of man that We fad him most
remarkably differing from the brute creation,
, And here all philosophers refer with one
) accord, to the enjoyment of reason, as the
= chief and most important prerogative of the
, human subject. If we inquire, however, more
! particularly into the meaning of this word we
? shall be surprised to find what various senses
, different individuals afix to the same express
$ sion. According to some, reason is a peculiar
e faculty of the mind belonging exclusively to
:, man others consider it as a more enlarged
v and exquisite development of power, which
c exists in q less degree in other animals. Some
D describe it as the combination Of all the high
/ err faculties of the mind while others assert,
y that it is only apeculiar direction of the pow
:. ers of the human mind, directed and govern
=, ed by reason and education. The subject may
# be safely and shortly dispatched, by consider
n ing oposteriori, his Prarogative of having
d brought all other animals under subjec.ion tC
+ himself and this dominion he has effected, Oh
r acquired, not by bodily strength, but only
and entirely by the powers of his mind; and
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