, 1875-12-13

Prof. ". D., Cunning. who Ii known to most Of
our readers by Ills papers IN tic Popular Science
Monthly, loct,rcd Saturday ovcninG bcforu tho
Philosophical Btciesy Oh "The pellgrce Of Man.
Tho Problem III $ho Light Of Iate Discoveries"
The speaker began by refcrring to the genfi
of l1intloo fable, tho Soora and tha Asaoors who
cllurned tho sen for tho Amroota the myatory
OF life. Tho fabuliat, ho mid wrote for our
own times. Tho 6oors and AHaoors aro not
ecnll, hut mon, md they cturn the sen OF
thought for tho An,roota. We aro not all Soora,
md oil Of In arc not AHHooru. This Ia well, for
ih tho :fablc both cnBaos were ncceaaary
fnr TIM churn,ng, Soors to throw
tho ehurning ataN from QUO ghoro, and
AeHoorB 10 throw it back from
tho other. It Is well il wo stand On different
e,lorah Of the sea OF thought, else Tonight no
cturninG woro possible. May tho Wisdom OF tho
fahlcl geoil guido us that iu our toll tho sea bo
not whipped with frotll ouiy
II ia our boon, the spcaker said, to grapplo
with tho highest problem which ayor engaged
tho brainB Of men. lie drew tho hoad OF
Eorila, aud by itB gido Tho hasd OF ono Of tho
lowest racoA Of men, South Coast Australian,
and compared t!o,n tlTst by tnontal traits aud
nptitudcs. Completing the drawing Of gorilla.
lio compared thom noxt by anatomical structure
we AlV Al{llEhcuJ al oHGA WAN luiIICo6Gu, DT
the all-pervading similjtudo. lone for bono,
1nuHclo for MUSCLE, tho resemblance is 30
great that Iinnnua was led to look
ut tho fcet for differences which would allow
him to place man In 4 distinct order from tho
ape. Dut mai, tho speaker showed. az 10 ha
foot IL only an animal, AMI an otd-fashtonad
animal at that. HIS badge OF rauk il not OIL lta
foot.
Va t,1rn to tho hand, and lud that tin tlngora
ilaSo tho freedom ulnch the toea have uos.
finger, aud Att1o finger havo aoparato murcoa,
t!exors, aud extonsorH, Al thoy hayo In man. In
all tho apes the ring-hngor. which is most I'M
poteut IN man. III jmpotent. In lover anima!s
aro. specialized for tho fngoss Of man aud ape,
and give each f!ngos its Freedom Of
Independent motion, appoar Ms parts Of
romm,.nia muscle. 1hrse facts
arc meaningless unfcss We aasuno TINT the ha'na
OF man and tho hand Of tho gorilla nro out
gtowtls OF ono common paw wloss toos we1o
commanded by communlB musclo.
Drivon from tho hand and tho font, certaln
nnatom,ata alhd enlon refuge III tho esr. Wo
differ from 1hs are moro w'dcty ~ our casa, than
In our feet. by drawing nulahor Of cars tho
speaker showed tiiH member ia tho most irregu-
lar aud variable Of ullQur features. One of his
drawings. that of ,an Indian OF Bonth America,
1ihplayed all car teaohlng down to tho shoulder.
Tho OreKoncs aro remnants Of IN old race,
rAco allied to the 1neas. who are known to hsvo
boon dstinRutAlled by largo cars. Mans first
pocket waA LIS Gar. There IL stage OF sAyAge
Ifo when all tho posseasionA OF o man are
carried In his cars. The ears OF
our aucosto.s wero propes.v-llolders. Ii our car
docs not st4lld up al near tle top OF lie head a.
the ear OF RI aso, ages Vt wo'ELt-carryinG le
between it aud tho ape car. Thu human car
Hooms to car,y. al The scstigc OF a point, tho
femutucence OF An &nimal form. Nuns badge
Of rank ta not Oh hlB car.
For WiHor was Richard Owen whon h0 altempt-
cd 10 base man's ktngslip on hs brain. Tho
speaker dtoW three hollow spheres cutting into
each oshsr, and erased tho entsrlng sagMents.
Erasing portion OF tho periphery Ut Tue third
HphoEo. 10 drew It out ulo tube, a1s1 sud thlt
we hha this Arst draft Of brain. Drawing asl-
olhoE line aronnd tha. hb formed little
bud over the sMrl sphere. q Iitto
mound osos the second. and from TIC first,
roanhtng do~nward and forward, another little bud
supporting o knob. We had reached tho brain
Of fish. The bud ovsr the third sphere OK
yesicle IL tho corstellum. TAe mound oyor the
second IL tue seat OF vlaon. The bud fruul the
llfpt lol,Ia tho lob0s OF smell ~ = ttuwor-salh
holds tho flower, From this, as ground pat-
tetn, As drew . eaTiea Of brains cuttu,natiflR in
tho bsain uf msll. Tho tdoa involved III the fsh-
braiu lad reached its Utmost uufoldmont, Tue
bud from tho hrHt yestcle can bo carried inward
no hiRlar and backward no farther. lp man t
is rtagel aud uoHy0lutet 4otn0 Of thought lu
the fish At IL . mete support to the
-shs distance ia thu vhols hruaIth
OF the column of vertebrate life. but That dis
| tance IL btdged by avory grade OF colnectlnX
| fur1us. Tbs Question Ut BreAtest tuameAt IL
| whether the Heriea breaks abruptly betWoeu apo
| and man. tacoat dissoctious have shown that
all the furrpWe ADD rpdYes Which &ss eunstant In
| lnan, -NAcA Appear al oEesy man Of opory