Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-04-17
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ssrnE FOSSIL nE1EArlss on NEN AID ANrgALs."
Last sganinw, Han. o. Chauncey Burn. e New
Jorsey, doliweradn &aaoatihc Lecture on The above
subisos, IN the aKAnd dining hall of The Clayton
By placing the alning tables back against the
walls, and putting small speaking stand at the
head Of che room. The chairs were arranged
along the room, in semi-circulax rows, and these
aIrangsments converted the grand dining room
into excellent lecture hall It is In fact, most
admirably adapted for this purpose. lts acoustic
properties are really excellent, and tor sotentahc
Lectures, or other enfeEtainmants Of q high char
acted, which DO net gsnetally draw large andien-
ces it is far more suitable than the Opera House,
which is TOO large ana expensive or the Iustituta
Halt, where speakers alwaya complain Of great
difleulty in making thnmaalve8 heard.
Mr.. Burr said IN his last lecture be had prov
cd that there had been no change in the types Of
men and animals 1og che last i've thousand years,
as isishuwh By The paintings OF then existing hu-
mana and animals fuundpn The walls Of ancient
Egypt. This is positive proof of The peEmanence
OF species, while the fossil remains dicoversd,
shown that the intellectual capacities oe men were
the same then, az now. This he regarded &c 3
c0mplete reputation Of the DArwinlan ~ Ty, end
the fossil remains Of men and apes and ANIMALS,
show that they bore no more rosemblance to each
other them than they do now.
Mr. Burr then explained, at length from geolog-
iCal standpoint the formation of the crust Of tho
earth. which is composed Of numerous strata,
formed BY the dccaying rernains of different cas-
ses Of animal life, which sucessively lived aud
passed out Of existence. The world, at its fonna-
tonwas entirely unIlt for the existance ofman and
20 1t was filed with animals fitted Tor existence at
that stare OF tts formation. This class passed
away, forming stratum on the surface Of tho
earth only TO be followed by Others until at last,
the accumulated animal strata rendered the
earth fitting abode for man. These strata can
sim be examinad, aud show the formation OF dlf
ferent species Of animals to be as perfect at the
period Of extinction, at the time of formation.
Tho question IL Ofeen ralsed when did man
come upon the world. Thls the scientific man
does not pretend to say, but he can point 70 the
stratum of the earth's crust, which was formed
at the Grst appearance Of man.
The lecturer, in an interesting manner, then
pursued his theme, showing the progress Of these
many and various strata, and proving concluslvely
that they were of animal formation by the fossil
remains which are discovered all over the earth,
of animals now totally extinct. He explained
the different climates and characteristics existing
at the different periods, and said that the revolu
tlon is still going on, and that the present race
will go the way of all previous races Of animals
and form additional stTatum of the earth's crust
The subject was fully and thoroughly explained
In an interesting manner, and at its close Mr.
Burr was warmly thanked aud congratulated By
many OF those present
The naxt lecture of the course will be delivered
on Friday evening, at the same place. Subject =
q The Methods OF God Ia Nature"