The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1874-12-10
The Anti-Monopo1ist.

Switzerland; go far toward proving the
identity Of man with the quaternary,
or mastadon period, but the discover
les on the Missouri river amount almost
to demonstration. On the river Tat
the animal was found deeply imbedded
in clay in a position which showed that
he had sunk in the soft earth. He |
might have been forced into this treach-
erous ground by sudden fright con-
trived by the natives. At al events
the huge beast sank, unable to extrl-
cate himself, but this infantile race OF
men had no weapons for his destruc-
ton except fire, and this was kindled
about the creatures head, as the cal
cined bones and charcoal still bear wit
! ness. AS further proof that the
beast was pursued, broken stone
arrowhead was found in contact with
the large bone of the thigh. Here we
appear to witness the whole conflict;
the animal inca utiously ventures on
the confines of a marshy jungle IS
goaded onward by the stings of flying
darts, sinks in the soft earth, and IS
finally destroyed by fire.
So much hinges upon this class OF
proofs in establishing the early exist
+ ence of man that ] feel justified in
citing still another instance. A skele-
. ton was taken out in Missouri from IN
: derneath twenty feet of alluvial drift:
When excavating the fossil, unusual
care was taken to mark all the sur
roundings. Many of the rudest
arrow-heads, of the earliest stone period
0 were found, one of which was beneath
$ the large femur bone. In the absence
!, of any proof to the contrary we arr
q certainly justified in concluding tina
;. the stone arrow head lay on the groune
n before the animal fell, and therefore
the man who manufactured OF VIII
4 used the stone weapon existed befor'
4 the animal persisted.
el This series of proofs is furnished t
b show that man existed before the pre-
o sent climatic conditions were estab
i. lished, when the earth was inhabite
h by boreaa animals only, in compan
v with the horse and man. The Abb
r Bourgeois thinks he has discovere
le vestiges of human existence in the tel
it tiary period, but what his proofs are
lie have not as yet had an opportunity
le examine.
e. These two preliminary points are
At that propose to present for your col
" sideration this evening. On the sui
h iect Of the mental condition of primev
We man in his natural state have e.
amined voluminous arguments, an
ne though readily admit the doctrine
-. degradation, or degeneracy from hig
Nv er to lower level exhibits lor
Is. series Of facts not easily answered
h. set aside, yet the doctrine is not
,s. harmony with we'll known laws throue
a which other sciences are made compr
h. hensible, while the theory Of progre
,re sion is in full natural accord and wor
m. ing with all the other laws controllil
ok our planetary system.
wn Through all the terrible social rev,
ri. sions of historic time, no branch OF t
N. Aryan or Semitic families has degener
,tb ted from civilization into savagery.
Ids people may for time have lost mu
no.. and sunk into semi-barbarism,b but 81
ma they retained sufficient Of the arts
cd higher life to make the difference
ct tween them and the original sava
DIV immeasurablc.
wv I'VE should add that the Doctor us
tn the material of the Academy, ste
re implements, sketches, &C., &C.. to ill
m trate his arguments, etc.