The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1865-12-16

From the Montana Post, November II.
| ,n O a;.c"rorad Toesiis that Enthusiastically
prove that this part OF the worM was, AZ one
! time Inhabited by q race OF human beings
who stood, In maturity, from Ten 20 Twelve
Toast twice a. large ~ the Asiatic elephant.
they were imbedded about eight feet in what
! might b. termed a close diluvial deposit. and
! in what the conflguration Of the country indi-
| ,ates was once the eddy Of river
! As An evidence Of the former, we now have
bcfoFOus the iaw-bone-anatomically termed
most double the size Of an ordinary human
iaw-bone. From point TO point Of the con
iyle-the upper projections, where junction
is made. with the corresponding parts
1t is in \ perfect state Of preservation-so
perfect that, had 1t been Of ordinary size.
one would have supposed that its owner had
not made his (or her) exit from this "vale OF
tears" over fifteen or twenty years ago. The
enamel Of the teeth still remains bright and
nninjured blythe action of fire, water or air.
Not 4 tooth is lost. They comprise six grind
ars mOlars (the usual number) and ten
others-being sixteen in all. They have beer
much worn by the labor of mastcation, which
fact proves that this American Goliath did not
his stomach the food Of many years-perhaps
not until the other functions Of his physical
organization had weakened from old age.
when the utility Of the teeth ceased, though
~ .
perforatiOn. The fact is also a good conjectu-
raj argument, that this being belonged to a
race similar in their habits to the existing
tribes of natives who, even in their old age,
are notable for the fine state Of their teeth.
The jaw-bone is the only portion of the re-
mains we have seen but ribs and other bones
were found near the spot, which undoubtedly
belonged to the same individual, as they are
all of proport tomato size. 1t has been esti-
mated by members Of the medical fraternity
here that the height of this biped could not
have been less than ten and q half, and might
have reached twelve feet.
Why, we will be asked, do we suppose these
human bones to be the remains of an extinct
race y We answer, it is a conclusion fairly ar
rived ut by inductive reasoning. It is true,
amo'ig existing races, there are instances
cord ed of men reaching the height of over
reac hing over nine feet. The science Of COM
par alive anatomy" need not be deeply studied
to yrOve that these fossils belonged to a being
mo re than ten feet high If this being be-
Tor .ged to the existing races, and was a sort of
lus MS naturn, or one individual of tremendous
pr opOrtons among whole nations Of the COM
m On statue, is it not somewhat surprising that
HI s Tor herr gigantic bones should be eXhumed
Il the heart of the continent, having distinct
i've physical prominence among millions? Why
was not one of the myriads of smaller frames,
from which the vital spark had fled before and
fled after him, found instead? The Caucasian
is put down as the tallest of the five divisions
of the human family. There is not one of this
race on record, that we are aware of, who at
a
anomaly might happen buff it should, many
generations would most probably come and 20
without a parallel. Judging from its size
alone, we think the chance of this Jaw bone
having belonged to one of the North American
Indian race is as one for to many millions
:,"ainst. But the cOncOmitant circumstances
OF fossil having been found with it, which
we know is not referable to any species now
existing in America, strengthens the theory
that in this jaw bone we have the evidence Of
:, race of human beings that has I" gone flick
inc hot mo- hat
The proof of al extinct race of Quadrupeds,
or of a species at least, that were twice as
large as any now extant, is the discovery of
an enormous molar tooth, which was found
along with monster jaw-bOne. The crown
or top of this tooth measures, the longer way
exactly six inches, and it is four in width
the root, or the part invested by or sunk below
the gum, measures over seven inches. The
from top to bottom THAT is, in
ITS natural positon) is between eight and nine
inches, being but little greater in depth than
n length on the top. Judging from our very
limited knowledge OF paleontology, the ami
n al which carried this tooth was ruminant
IN herbiverous.
A member of the Tennessee legislature
vhe ~ offering a bill the other day to pay his
,Olle agnes and himself in gold, stated that
g eve Tything is now bringing double treble or
Iourble which is brought a few years ago.
Man kind should learn temperance from the
noon: the fuller she gets the smaller her
lorns t3cOme.
The New Berne Times says that the "peace'
offered to the South by the ultraists North is
n one aspect like that spoken of in the Scrip
ures-'' it passeth all understanding"
The En- glish are never satisfied. Now they
ind fault with Gladstone for being a grave |
nan. If his name was GravestOne they |
would co mplain that he was glad man.
Mr.. Quilp defines turkey to be oriental mer- |
handise.
An evident miss -demeanor-coquetry.