New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-11-17
LECTURES.
DOCTOR LEMERCIER'S FOURTH LECTURE
THE GOPULLA.

DOCTOR LEMERCIER'S FOURTH LECTURE
THE GOPiLLA.
Tn his lecture last evening, Doctor Lemercler
after resume OF the preceding lecture. gave BRIEF
description Of the organs OF speech, and showed the
structure Of the arynx The arynx is sort OF elastic
box situated In the upper part OF the windpipe III Is
IN posed OF several cartages elastic tissues and In
IL. on each side we find the vocal cords. The upper
cord however is not necessary TO the voice Between
the right and left vocal cords is the cavity called the
CLOTHS in which the voice has ITS origin Numerous
muscles are attached the vocal cords for the pur
pose Of charging contracting the CLOTHS to produce
different tones II incision is made in the wndppe
below the CLOTHS IT Is impossible for the person TO speak
The nose lips teeth. tongue, uvula and throat are an
greatly instrumental in speaking When the gi9tus IS
broad as in men, contrasted with women and children
the voice is deep Galvan first discovered the depend.
ence Of the voice upon the nerves. Ihat eminent
discoverer was performing some sur,
gca operation upon d9g ana 'ne os am hv
the dissecng knife the outcry OF the cur immediately
ceased the great astonshment OF number OF students
who were witnessing the operation BIRDS nave TWO
arynxes one In the upper and the other in the lower
prt OF the windppe As their voice has It's origin IN the
latter easily understood how they are able TO cry OUT
after their heads have been cut of DR. Lemercier then
proceeded elaborate and interesting comparison
If the gorilla with man. Geofrey 81. Hlalre
had supposed that between and the monkey another
animal night exist although the gorilla was not discov
cred. though vaguely referred TO- however 10y inc an
GENTS until 1912. The Rev. Mr. Walker, an American
missionary, the first civilized person TO behold TINS
formidable animal in his native forests. IhouEh NOT
quite tall the average man. the gorilla Is 1ar more
powerful than Heenan, having, according 10 Du Chau,
the strength OF eight R6eOOded men, Ohy TWO VI cse
creatures have been dssected IN RurOpe one ny II0I
Duvernoy and the other by Dr. Auzoux NO I'VE gorilla
has been brought TO Europe or America Inc ,uHetenGes
between man and the gorilla are very btriklhR' Inc
latter stand upright owing TO the structure OF MS
spinal column ms arms are longer and his legs are
shorter than those OF the human species IN walking ne
commonly the back OF his hands, placing them nat
upon the ground; he has thirteen pairs OF flDs ana
the female fourteen, whereas man mas Dnt ten
he has several muscles which are not found in man ne
has "bagppes" under his arms, connecting with his
wndppe and Cloths and by COMPRISING these with his
arms he can make noise terrible than the uprohr
~ a thousaud raVmen and which can be heard accord
ing TO the testimony OF NJ Du Chailu at distance OF
three miles and His hand greatly inferior to the
multitude Of minor differences in other or
gans. But what places man far above the
head The gorilla has better developed head than the
lion, and when young his Uranium has great Iesem-
bance to that OF child But afterward, though there
an immense growth OF the BONE there no expansion OF
the cavity Of the skull and consequently none OF the
brain. The lecturer expressed himself at considerable
on this point and In TO make
dnt that he was no believer hypothesis OF Darwin
All animals have been made to meet the wants OF their
material life and wonderfully conrived for those
purpOses The gorilla has been made savage iDhab
tan of the forest and is adapted for rapidly ascending
trees His chest and muscles are marvellous ana II the
animal had had the wisdom and cunning OF man. the
African would long since have been swept from
their native soil connection with the gorilas chest
DR. Lemercer said thar the strength OF any animal what
ever according to the development OF the chest ana
took occasion 10 impress upon ms audience
the benefit which resulted 20 children from strengthen
ing their lungs by gymnastc exercises. At the concu
sion Of the lecture DR. Lambert moved THAI the Rev.
Dr. Prince, Dr. Richards, Mr.. Rice, Mr..
Chambers, and Mr.. Dugdale be Com
them ia the hands Of DR. Lemercer and present them IN
any other way TO public that they might SEQ ut on
eommittee he having been tho first about twenty years
ago TO deliver lecture in this country with inc ala OF
the elastic models The resolutions VIII IoDaply "
sened evening, when Dr. Lemercier lectures on the
Horse.