, 1864-02-15

kinds arc found in their remains IN the lowest
strata, and repsescatanone9, T.. o. al these Ale
tions, The past echinode1ms which existed on
earth have been found in great profnston at Lock
port, New York, indeed few more kinds &re
found there than along our present coasts, These
See We zee IN n this tat It the re1y drst dsy oi
creation all 1hese g1adations were determined in
phys!eal condition Of the earth hare changed that
plan one iota: And we find the growth OF the
highest containing in ite phases all the forms Of
mails. Among the crustacea we lind the horse shoe
nd ehri%ps ,n,.st f. the mi mldd1s aa and .hs .h
trilobyte; in tie middle geological ages
We and none but these, and the crab eomes not
TIL the tertiary strnta. Examine now the embryo
or hoane shoe with the vertebrata We find the
came thing, bat stated In more emphatic way
Fish, reptiles. birds, manInaliat among which
come men, and We hare aAid how fsh-like the en-
Lyo OF the upper clasecs arc. Some OF the earlier
fish were partially reptile like, and none Of them
were Of the kinds now existine. There we're
special eFeces to suit the special conditions OF
The relative place in the scale may be beautiful
y viewed IN the different phases Of the brain for
same thing Is ehown by The positions assumed In
the act Of oflocomotion. The fish moves horizon
tally this Is also the natural attitude Of the rep
tile though come q them are capable 81 partial q.
towards the erect posture, though hero the weight
ofthe head and It's position with resard TO the
center Of gravity prevents any radical deviatiun
from The horizontal posture whether in walking Or
in flying. In the guadruped we first sec the body
raised IRON the earth, placed strongly on four
feet aud capable Of changing its position IL re M
monf ey tribe the ability to sustain the body on
the hinder ,inbs yet the fore limbs arc really Or
eans Of locomot,on. Man ie placed erect. His
noble brain ts 80 constructed that he iB susccp-
tiblc Of the exercise Of the reasoning
power, and his hands are elevated
from tho srorclling condition Of supports
to the body. and left ce to execute the behests Of
The will. We rec thus that man occupies the high
but that he IL the highest in the physical SCALE
originally contemplated; that any advance wonld
be rctroeressfon. and that the only further i'm
provemcut Of which the human race is susceptible
Is the development Of the intellect Who shall tell
how far he may 60 IN this alrcctionf May
We not hope that an increased effort WILL be
made to secure to humanity all the improvement Of
national tzia1 shall have passed VIC shall again stand
first not only as military power but also In TINT
culture which places mankind above the whole
creation and gives him the most diEnlded position
In the whole raDge Of Gods works. In view Of nll
the signs Of wealth, intellectual activity and pros
pctity, he would beg OF them that when the day oi
peace should dawn they wonld not forget the In
tercsts Of science.
It Is needless to say that the lecture was listened
to with breathIess attention, or that hcsrty ap
pauEe greeted the speaker on his enfree and close
The President Of the Association. ". B. Dosgett
announced that the Professor would soon revisit
MS and give another Of his interesting and erudt<
dtscoulses On the Animal Kingdom.