New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-03-19
PROF. HUXLEY ON THE NEGRO.

Coyrtrpordence OF Ihe az 4. iEeune'
IoNDos, February q, 1904
One Of those whom most wished 10 see n
this Metropolis Of Science the distinguished sac-
oessor Of Dc IL Beche In the Museum Of Practical Cecil
ogy and the st more dstin guished victor Owen
in the great question Of the Monkey and his Hppon-
pusunited In tie person Of Professor L. ]. Huxley.
Through the friendship OF Agsssiz, was enabled TO
SEQ end know tho Professor H. last yesr bat only lately
have had the opportunity Of hearing him IN the lee
tre.room The lectures In the RoJh College OF Sur.
reous are open to Only few, but those few comprise
many Of the beat scientific heads in Europe And these
can procure for few others irterested in scientific
studies admission those lectures One Of ths lucky
fey.others hsye hoen snd though IL Is not cas-
tomsry 10 give reports ID the lectures have peFnis
sion from Prof. huxley TO send 700 an abstract OF his
upon question OF snct great importance 20 os
in the Unitod States as that indicated d. tae lead Oh
The platform WAS covered with important models ard
skeletons OF various recess and TIE walls covered VIII
united lay IN front Of the speaker OIL cuIion
similar 70 .f.s on to table q hs Af Su z ss
and Is In al royal ilztitutions Inc professor Is
robed in Il gown With broad purple stripe running
round from, ore side behind the neck to another Ills
manner and enunoiaton perfect and with exception
OF Agssiz (yvhom ne does cot at al rosenae) know
Io scientific lecturer so impressive.
tbi Thursday.
TIE differences ~ color Of the hair and u the excl
zion, and Illustrated point made by reference 20
rrodcs and skeletons OF various rses lie said IL had
l6en frequently assorted TINT the negro tad much
longer hec than other races Of menndeed that the lee
VAS jo!nad the middle Of tho foN Tbs was not the
ease. The negro had generally comparatively snaii
elf to hs leg which msy often give 70 .uPerilcai Cd
server the appearance OF an elongated heel lhe aoser
lion OF tie greater length Of the negros heel wes
Usually made 70 prove the theory Of the neg-os nert'
GRITTY; but II werc trnc, IL might be more properly
;uo.ed TO prove mis- superiority, sIce 20 we go down
toward tie inferior types the heel dinnishes. II Is
Characteristic II the ape 20 have no heed az AL
Tho astrological differences between the rsoes we're
ysry .git though the pesis Of males varied great
deal between ell rsces The pevis OF the female negTo
varied 80 little from that OF the european as 70 DC
scarcely worthy OF remark. Possibly the loot VI
the negro might DO little tattef than that o.
the European aud bis s-ns little longer In proper
ticu With regard 20 color. the lecturer said ne had
heard Of ot-blsok men, but he had never seen one,
though he had seen unny negroes. lae Ecsrocs were
found Il all shades between light aud DARK ihele were
elso very few really white men.
Tia oninicn was that kind OF brown, lighter or
darker, the normal color VI the human family
With regard 20 the hair, he agreed with other
psychologists N At the hair OF vsroas races differed Inc
hair o; the negroes Anstrl ans and othotS oeiAg Vi
much-fatened oval; that Of the European ovs tina! OF
ne MoDgo! round He entirely denled' no~syeI tnss
these differences were aonstsnt-that. as SOHO had
asserted the NJ man could be tid ron ms ba1i'
IL was sad that the hair OF uie<ior races had DO
mcduIlary and eer;terors ccna- Now siGuy spcSKns
=,
ulot ,pce found In hair was doubtless meant e SO"d
saw the. there was no evidence TO prove anything more
chan thai that subsistence dried up IN some har more
u,ly Than in o;hera fact which, 10 those VINO knew
how much the hair is affected by artificial p-oceses
raIpot bs regarded having any important bearing ON
the question of race The professor referred ~ the
model OF the negro In the British Museum as one which,
n carsfl,y observed would Justify bis assertion On
SATURDAY. last tia Professor dwet moro payccHIdll!
mon the brain in s relation to the question OF race. IL
was natural ae SAID that races shoua uhei roIi cacii
~, m their cerebral conformation more than In any
oftor regard since among individuals OF tho Iaa race
tbe hrniI w,s the uost variable part.
ia exhibited The skulls aud Oasis OF ne Drains OF
usnv rsca, and show ed that while here might be IN
average OF tho long, narrow or round skull great
In hs or that race the distinctions we're not CONSTANT
sna many Instances OF each mlsn. % ioulo Al s! ~
hsp. more resembed that OF the European than that OF
other races The Professor exhibited the brains OF
BosjesGan and oil European, showing that they were
THE problems Of the subject discussed bypAy
s;ooeists divided themselves substantially into two;
Is hore anything IN the CONFORMATION OF any P.eaiat
race which would justify the conclusion thu: IL was OF
different species from other raccst :: Ii there ahy
race which may be regarded - uanr'iona on Midway
between the lower orders Of nature ana maa
With regard 10 tho first OF these questions be decited
that there we're at present no data Whatever NhleA
could warrant srh conclusion; DOR could II De is'e
lively asserted otherwise though the balance Of probe
btes clearly warranted ~ at preseat II speaking OF
the human race rather than the diversity OF sp'o In
proof Of this the skulls and skeletons were again re-
ferred 10.
With regard 10 the secondlquestion, the Professor
was decidedly of opinion that ao-e wss no race whoh
could In any sense be referred 20 as midway between
the inferior types and man. nor anything IKE It, There
was no doubt that presented nore
resembling those ypes than others. man went out
leu miles on the North Road be would be ten miles on
Inc way 10 York, but he woud not DO IN any senss
PRIMER Bey Ia his Herosrs nv Ia Essyes Qssl ssys
sTe Eat foot Is however, with IN largo OF races
approaching the Aysn than the nee iof instance N
Russis aad ofsp ina1sssss lhs Ieierm Of We military
oeryieo n he yesl II EWepN