The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1875-09-29

many generat1OnS, CO%etner WITH the ad'
vantage which parallel position of the
feet may have conferred in the struggle
for existence, may have led to its bcco,n-
ing permanent characteristic of the red
Indian, while the advantage which the
outward direction of the feet may have
given the old Saxon by a1fording a frmer
support in hand-to-hand struggle, may
have led to it's pcrmanence in the success
sors Of those who possessed this peculiar
ity, and by its means enabled them to
overcome their opponents. l cannot be
quite sure about the ancient Egyptians
If remember rightly, the Farnese Her.
cules has toes pointing considerably out.
ward, while Mercury generally has his
feet more or less parallel. This would in
dictate that the Greeks associated the for
mer position with strength and frmness,
and the latter with feetness. As feet
ness will also aid the North American In
dams in the struggle for existence, it is
possible chat it's association with a paral
ell foot may have something to do with
the peculiar formation of his ankle.joint.
This, however, leads to the question
which do not think has ever yet been
taken up-in what way does the posses
sion of a certain weapon and the use of
particular methods of warfare influence
the conformation Of the body9 Have the
descendants of the Teuton tribes toes
which point outwards because their fore
fathers used clubs, axes. and targets, and
have the red Indians Of the present day
parallel feet because their forefathers
used arrows and keen tomahawks and
trusted to agility rather than to brazen
studs and thick bull-hide for escape from
the blows Of their adyersaries
THE STORY OF 4 sPARR0W.
A writer in the London Sciemce Gossip
relates a remarkable story of his exper-
fence with a founding sparrow. Three
years ago young sparrow fell at his feet
upon the pavement from house-roof.
He carried it home, when servant girl
took it in charge and swathed and tend
erly nursed and fed It, administering to
it sopped bread from her own mouth.
The bantling took to it's foster mother and
to its diet, and grew to full stature. 1t
was finally, with disirc to give it liber-
ty, placed in the garden, where it remain
ed until another sparrow, apparently of
it's own age, made love to it, and finally
enticed it away to more natural condi-
ton Of sparrow life, but not SO far away
as that it forgot its early friends, whom
it often visited, and continued to recog-
nize with signs OF affection. If the nurse
was in the garden the grateful little crea-
ture would fly to her, perch upon her
head or shoulder, and retain it's position
when she was walking, gathering flowers,
OF the like; and it was perfectly at home
with all the household. A pane of glass
in the kitchen window was fitted with
hinge. for the admission of the interes-
ting pet, which did not fail, at breakfast,
dinner or supper time. to make it's appear
ance, and tap at the window with its beak
until it was opened for it's entry, when it
would fly to its loved and faithful nurse
and partake of its usual feed from her
mouth. This happy intercourse has been
continued for three or fonr years, during
which the sparrow has raised three Or
four broods, on which occasions food has
been left for it upon the window, so as to
be at all times accessible for supplies to
the rising generation. On one Of these
occasions the number Of it's visits to the
food was no less than 237 in one day.