New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-11-08
Tie LECTTRE-ROOM.
no. MORSE ON zOOLOGY

PROF. MORSE ON ZOOLOGY.
The first of a course of popular lectures on
Dl0iogy by Prof E. s. Morse Of Harvard University
delivered before large audience last night, at the han
Of the Brooklyn Young Mems Christian Association.
The lecturer began by speaking of the "feow feeling"
which must have with zoology as oOntrasted
with the other physical sciences. He then spoke Of the
rarity Of the types the animal kingdom
with the vast number Of lis species. few leading
;s5tssist 2 Was tG sb e and The RseSPi
essentially the originals, much from finding bit
Of charback the could readily infer what
The dimensions and nature OF the chair He then spoke Of
the azOc upt OF the American continent Ofthe probable
sponge fossils in this Of the is0ra, animals with
distinct organs, but having power of digestion, OF
MOTION and Of shell formation. The spontaneous genera
ton Of these insisted upon by some scientists.
Originally II believed that spontaneous generation
vas extensive. but 1t shown that this at
least confined to the lowest types Of e and even here
II was doubtful. The appearance Of such eXistences in
water which had been exposed 10 intense heat, which
would to prove IL, was nevertheless confined to
water into which animal vegetable matter had been
introduced, 50 that the theory very doubtful He
next dWelt varieties Of Hydra with their some
what marked and yet very simple organs,
and detailed several marvellous experiments with the
little creatures. Turning next to sponges, he argued
from their peculiar smell when burned, and the glu
tuous matter found IN them when first brought up from
The animal life within them supported by an inflow
OF water at tie smaller openings, which passed out &C
The larger ones when hau htntc theT sues hte eIe
waited tie WaIer supplying oxygen an nutritious mat
ter l1en loyHed interesting Ismdlh5 On CoIdis anu
coral Islands, "hlch agreed very c-oee Win Iue idt
popular tIeatses upon me sn5eCt le ceu.Ilue4 WIN
dlscureiOn ON JeIyhsh Inc lecture was pTolueeiy
Illustrated By blackboard sketches
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