New-York tribune., 1870-08-20

between saS the sTsSnRs sTdnsRs in the two saS sSa
.S. ms.e u known regarding tho embr o'oU Of tns "
invsstisstioo in North oarOns and elsewhess ss
y aRs, s result. Of me ,ss s"ss nsssor mad ss
found lineuu buried In the sand peduncles ncosod
an II 2: s9 .ssa
the sand By moving their shells lsteraly and wnghg
ns deep iG ns ocnS.ns cnS
unese curious species had been brought rom nor
Of them aside fro% changes q wssr This
gular tenacity Of life explains why the Ingu tnoukh
slight specific changes 70 the present time Earnest dis
eusslon followed this somewhat aDstruss aostse, t,
profs Dale and shaler particularly protesting against
Last evening the retiring President Of the Association
Sss S an address on the ~ tns
referring 70 the prehistoric man, and the oesrns vi
see9sy on the question the speaker sIid II
not tropic, climate prevailed even into Arctic
a m ot the fauna and nora OF rct,o cnnDsries
Inc Glacial epoch marks important changes, ,paDic s
Various animals are forced 20 perish or migrate 70
more congenia climate There Is good reason 70 peuevs
western Hemishperes were Joined together, both at
Behring's Strait and by the plateau wmcn h"h nh1Tn 20
extend from valentia TO Newfoundland ana wnioh To-
quires but comparatively slight elevation 70 again
become dry land.
Of these changesi The close of the drift epoch now
generally assigned as marking the first appearance OF the
claimed by some inyestisators Man is evidently co
temporary with many extinct mammals However tneso
mus be given their due weight as part Of scientific
quiry The past historic period OF man may pe ovue
epoch The former nav be subdivided into: l. The
period In which man was associated with anmals nor
extinct That in which he iormea In topsI Idcs
ties from their present habitat. g. The period OF
domestic animals which may also DC caea tne sse "a
superior in his intellectual powers to the present ma
tive Of Australia Retreating fOreheads and protruding
jaws mark the skulls Of these early denens OF the earth
showing evidence that they were not only carnVoross
raw HeSn euI that his
brutality OF instinct and low state OF inteec Ine.e wac
m the ptneval man redeeng gspd spih This fe horror
OF annihiaon The latest investigations tend 10 prove
nent in Europe 1t was not TIL the discovery OF IRON
that able TO achieve his conquest over nature
For evident that during the intense cold Of the close
OF the drift period mans entire faculties must nave peen
devoted TO the task OF maintaining life CIVILIZATION is
only possible under favorable external conditions
Speaking for considerably more than hour tne learned
gentleman traversed all the interesting questions IN
yoved in the influences on temperature OF our gone oy
the quiet glacial transition and formation which eaVe
continent and subjoning waters The ADDRESS con
cudedy Gentlemen Of the Association, the time Whcn
to Close The topics which have passed
under review open up spheres OF tsoughs with with
TssIsd prsssed 70 wthS tns tRe the %ts Of mere oral
Asserting ability by reason OF profound re-
inquire Have they not disclosed paths in the great
domain OF Nature which may be prontaDly EXPLORED
not probability that there will be found to exist
intimate relation between the periodic nuctuatons OF
on our sRe55 ana a 1ae o the solar @
tent Great have been achievements In scentlnc
pursuits in the past we profoundly Oeho'e 'nA' "oN
The evening afterward devoted 10 the conVyanty
Of social cali in body on the mayor OF droy. y.ss wheps
all the important people OF the precincts h'u ae0o'u
TO honor the scholars.