Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-02-17

4HE HEsTRucrUBE OF OUR PRoGESrEOEs.-D Darwin,
IN his new book on the Descent of Man, traces
the origin Of the race back beyond the monkey,
to the oyster, which perhaps explains the
affinity Of nankind for that aFectionate
biyalye. He says
We will now look to man as he exists and
We snail, think, be able partially to restore
during successive periods, but not in due order
OF time, the structure Of our early prorenitors.
This can be effected by means Of the radimeuts
which man still retains, by the characters which
occasionally make their appearance through re-
version, and BY the aid os the principles Of NOR
phology and embryol0gy. The early progenitors
Of men were no doubt once covered with hair,
both sexes having boards their ears we're
pointed and capable Of movement; and their
bodies were provided with q tail, having the
proper muscles. Their limbs and bodies we're
also acttd on ty many muscles which now only
occasionally reappear, but are normally present
in the Quadrumsna. Toe great artery and
nerve Of the humerus ran through a supra
condyloid foramen. At this or some earlier period,
the intestine gave forth q much larger diverti-
culum or c;ecum thsn that now existing The
foot. judging from the condition Of the great
toe in the fGtus, vas then prehensle and our
progenitors, no doubt, were srb0real in their
habits, frequenting some warm, torest-clad land.
The males were provided with great canine teeth
which served them as formidable weapons At
a much earlier period the uterus was double
and the eye vas protected by q third eyolI Of
Hicttatiug membrane At a still earlier period
the progeuiiors Of msn must have been aquatic
in their habits for morphoogy plainly tells us
that Our lungs consist ola modifel swim-5ladier
which once served as a float. The ciefts on the
neck in the embryo Of msl show where the
branch.e once existed. 40 ABOUT this period
the true kidneys were replaced by the corpora
w0thans. The heart existed as a simple puisst-
ing vessel and the ch0rdi dorsalis took the
place Of vertebrsl column These early pre-
decessors Of mar, thus seen in the din recessts
Of time, must have 1eta as lovly organized as
the lancel.t or smphiozus, or even still more
loTly organized.
DE,TH OF ASoTuER DuLY-The auburn
a. " -H0rHHy .Neus, whose Death is
chrou.clei, was not quite three years old. The
Rochester Democrat says Of It, AMI Of the risks
Of newspaper enterprise Il wss a well con-
ductel new paper and was POSSESSED 0f consider
able capital at ,he start. Il circulated amouc a
most intelligent class %. people, AMI was enter
prjsing in the purchase and pres,ufatiou Of lcws
shovel to some extea, thst ir was causiler By
the business people Of Auburn a l,s.r4hle
me3ium OF ofcommuucatiou with she public Bat
the expense ola uo-uiuE j1urnal is very heavy,
sad much Of It's ln-lue comes "a small install
melts. Il is always necessary % sink q large
sum Of money te.Ore Us success becomes GER
taiuty. however worthy it nay be ot patronage. Z
Not one daily Journal ia tEeDjJ-we might safely
put the number larger-is lorH 20 uore than =
brief and sickly existence Not one business
man in twenty can learn tLr secret Of making
paper pay" however great its aiveutige, may
Re. The business is pc,1iia-ly complicated sud
ye1iug, and those who ARE successful iu it have,
We hsi almost said, 90 be yorn with that very
end 10 view.
The deceased journal took d s,riiar view of
the case ' We have reached the crI Of our
tether, " says the .Ni-, In its v4.el.e.ory. &c We
add another to the long list u unfirtauais ven
turers in newspaper" And It adds:
The causes which have 'tl 20 suspension are
various, but cne suilices for al the rest it IS
the reason for every s,0pTase IA 1us.ness-wfnt .
Of money. It's said that 4 u-u once soli his I
soul 90 the devil 5- The consideration os ss /
much mouey as Be could soeul If the devil
grImb'ei az any call, however extnylcaut. the .
claim on the souI VS. % be l1risi-ei The man
az once entered ca course of Iil-oUs and extra .
VACANT living. hvisAinc large sums Of money in .
every conceivable way. bat all drafts were
nou1rei by bis Satanic b'saue.s eith a smile .
The msn entered every business in which others .
failed, but prosr erei tried every conceivable /
means Ct wasting money, bu, there was rot the .
slightest sign Of the devil yieIl- Az last, as
last resort, when the years 1f grace hsi almost .