New-York tribune., 1868-05-08
wArEEuousE HAWKINS ON LOCAL FOSSILS.

Mr. Waterhouse Hawkins delivered another
OF his pleasing and highly instructive lectures last even
ing Ills audience large and intelligent being made
mn for the most part OF members OF tho American lns
tute and amateurs Of natural history VINO filled up to
rcpetion No "a in which tho lecture was delivered
The subject chosen by Mr. Hawkins the themo Of his
lecture was the large fossil bono found about two weeks
SS to SSvc wS once sp belonged to @ nO sa
SSS %a @ 20 the Ssenm Of the Gefan SSe
and gave rise TO not little discussion d to its belonging
largest leg bone OF an elephant II exhibited to the
audience last evening Having pssn n.rGdGceu @ TO cas
Institute Mr. Hawkins began his lecture by asserting
that there was unity Of type In the animal kingdom,
6066 component part related TO the Dinotherum
genus q her9iyorou; fnssI re
mains are found on pHS gSeT ~ A bg q angSesrsSs g Of
the Mq,.oiuB, the Dinotherium. and the elepnaht,
showed how thoy rescmbled each other IN thoit
general conformation, aud illustrated tholr points
tnct ~ living animals but their fossil rSmains hlS
found in my SVuptrSs g snS pwar and
,S svryed inwa1 nid downward 1helecturer also
skecled the biackb0a potn tne Tutres :, " & tI nce
can and Indan species OF laer o. WnGn onto
lived on this Western hemisphere, ana 40 an4 "a
what particulars they differed in lOraon a ,nc hmu
ton OF many species Of animals whose genera
wero not TO his liking and whose proximity was nct ee
that governed IN the formation OF these peculiar organ
i-ms Mt Hawkins proceeded 10 speak particularly WITH
reference fossil specimen which the subject Of
his lecture IL measured - inches In length ana doubt
less originally had been five inches longer on ia dstal
end lie then sketched outline of it graduating the
drawing as 20 suit The size OF the blackboard and
drew tho anke-bOnes and toes which must hece5-
sary have belonged 90 IT, then the femur and thu pro
ceeded. explaining the relation each part OF ,he rme
work bOre 10 the other. until he had lined out
the entire skeleton Of the animal He then spoke OF lhe
wise provision with which the elephant had been gHed,
enabling him 20 walk IN n manner by which ne always M
preserved his center Of gravity, when exercising MS
power OF ocomoton he always places ms hndinost loot
lie fMr H. had tested this experimenally, by causing
one OF these 10 walk over bed OF SOFT clay,
prepared for tho purpose and fopnd that @ the
pressed In u, might be comprised within ii
inches space. lie spoke. also. OF the brain pc
than that many other animals o compared TO the
battery OF electric telegraph, the nowes radistng
likened 10 the main cab the message wires extending
sveTy direction and eyiDg Information o the most
no teeth l 'hqp .9f his Immense body The elephant mas
nue TO grow as time wtaeg those In his upper ono CON
also showed how the brain Of the snimGI Nc Hawkins
by skul bone, between which ana Itself n
there were cellular cavities The use OF this was mus,
trnied by the narration OF attempt 20 Kill crazed
elephant In London party Of soldiery hred at ihe an
ima for an hour, but The balls from telr hn-Aes spy
was finally made 10 suecumb only wheh soulef more
Knowing than the rest fired npwardy through ms lower
intores n tina connection allnded 60, and the lee
turer on concluding his remarks, was loudly ana uhah
mousiy applauded subsequently, In answer 70 ques-
ity of the inwardy curved tusk in the ID,
n3therlum Mr. Hawkins SAID that the animal
used il as means digging roots and such like material
that no sought a. food In to another query ho
replied tho animals Of former ages were ns Wen do
Veoped "A those o tho present day and were amply pro
yldod with tho necessary " procure tho ssenace
hey needed Horace Greeley, behalf OF the AUDITORY
then thanked ths for his instructive discourse
s 70 deliver Of lectures on the horse
tho audience retired