, 1875-07-31

New 1lnmrslliro tn Dartmouth, endowed with
4h,nhl ar,crut 1hml; Hi,ut" 1tl7ud hnn lltrds
lrlnuh College, soun 10 mauy hy dnnn,1nna
htaMo In l}owdu, c,,loa nj wit, llt, ,0JD ncrnH II
latll whIlu nrafl'iilscs Wc,o Bthtturnd thirk]f
'hrnnglnn1t New Engthnti, will, ln.lI-e.,4.
n'nntH. In k'w furh. 1rthsy1vania, att. NM
,'ernev Colleges md FennHylsania tihisGr4tr
a,n,i heon vol tnntn. Maryland had It's co,unty
aendeu'ieH, and III university mado ~ 1f Wat].
inRton aud ": John'a colleges. Virginia L,f
william aud aluiy. and l1ar.plrp HiInry t;nl,
lcGts. with othor MhnolH. Huuth' Cnrol,Iln m,
MI lhcclltyo Hyalnni ~ eaopts with University
at liz hcaa On bath II which TIN Sta'o wnn *.
ro'ung larEoly =; aud Grorsia lsat. itB co1lnt,
bnscd urnn larEb tl,ta-Rsnlua."
Ontslslo Of Now England n period OF lecllne
In educational nflailn followed Tho Revolution
aud Increased f9r Rcflnsstion Of mnro i; but. aa
We AAro seri', tho EcIlns Of tin Rystem Of cul.
t1tn how scrvatling tIIs United flutes wotc ss,un
nt au early 'lay III tho lliaory u tho Alnelluan
Colonies, md hayn survival nil tho vicittitiult
to Which our country haA hitherto boon tub.
Tested.
THE BIRTHPLACE OF MANKIND.
1t Ia RuppoHcl by gculoststH that ut,dor The
wavos Of tho ftlan 0cenn tlnro slccp, buried
continent. aud TINT Madagascar, Ceylon, a,4l
othcr isla1lls lying to tho northwest, nre il,
A'fHut btI4L1 Ill bllD OF fla
main body. Bti kept their fnccs above tho tea,
Tho mno VI "Lsnuria llas boon giyru
by Prof. Scatcr to tllis vanished
lnnd. anll tho theory l,nd boon projected
md found many supporters, that Ibis wa,
tho birthpfacn Of tho human raco. It has
H,wnrs boon fayorito conjecture that tho crada
Of tha primitive raan MAS lucator in nomo region
within tho troticB where tho climate was sulii.
cently warm tn ndnlil of i,ls liyi,,u In comfort
With little or 10 clothing nnd sIieter, md wheIo
fFnlts, herbs n1lruots auilah!o u his subsistence
grew III spontaneous abundance throughout tie
yrRr, ntnk'g isir struggle for cxistelco all easy
ono fur tho human anilnal to huHtafl1.
Hlleh region must hayo.bacn tho lnHt cont.
mont OF 1.tinuria, anu loro IL admirably
tits tho theories Of scientists to placs
tho flrHt homo OF mankind. Thu
multitude OF rade implements fashioned by tin
hand OF man that lsavo l,con found in Europo In
tile floors Of cayos a i'll tile htrata of syer-yal.
lays givn clcw 10 hin csintoncs and condition
1nany thousands Of years ngo Int he Ind thcn
ADVANCED beyond tho liEat ntago Of narnsisIn,
having already inyeuleti tu1Hu ariH hr which 10
capture anl,ilas and defend hltnAalt Against Lis
enemies. M remains lhyo set been ui-crycytd
that testify to lls lifo Wills he "aH still in i!s
infnncs III ilH Career creature lnora brLth. md
i,nbpcie, aud helpless tl,nn tlls nutiyo ot hru
Ilullana aud tic I,tail1uan II Africa. But hos
tnay 10 account tor 1a lack OF light this ruritd
Of Lis ct,stcnca hy the Hypothesis tlut Iio rus
born and 1asHcd his early years OIL n continent
that lns Since sunk bencat, tIle Hca, cnrrstng
with it nlf traccs Of his ,Irnt rlle snyaRe h,nte
~ LetnEria hecAluo uvercr0Wleu with Tho
multiplying family Vi mankind, Holno Of tho
more otlterprLang vault mnnapr away to other
regions III search If the food that had grown
H:arco In their Ilative home. Aud NO. in 11ruc-
css of tinlo, it wuud como to pnss TINT tho
yatiotH tarta Of tllo world would be peopicl,
anil ont of the differences In tile experlanco OF
tho separate gralli1A OF nonIRdlo meM would bo
developed tho different Eaccs TINT lsnso rlnycd
patt III tho history Of Tho world.
In the nirclrslon OF Ills subject, Prof. Iu11c.
teciAteH ttlat tho geographical distribution IT
tho hHrroatlon tint grenk changes, involving
tho subrleHun OF Hi immense tract Of lind or
cioany-nled cklnin ot islands lying to lilo
a1ru OF tllat raco. iii a royiow Of DR.. ra."i.,la
"Etlinology," Dr. 1s!or aayB Of tho thcory tl4at
I.emuria %nH tho cradle Of ninsind:
snrh continent Dr.. Pcaehul thinks, Ia nn nnthrop
ol0Hlra1 neeeesy fur Australians. CoOlfcH, 1n1Dr,
nn negroes, tu fcArl their present hunu. almost ty.
would be sitstcd III to very zonu Of atthrnI a1os.
II h remarked tllat Ycll clolre ct tho teEiO VI
mans frst Al altcAr4ice would be orthodox than
Mt r%t right for ilrro We arc in tho neigiof-
thp Nlle, EnpllraH, lsKus anl indus ]; and III tbs
gradual anhIntrgencu of Lcnnra wo 500 pitrRs]y
Euni!ished the expulsion from ihraset hItnattt
the Old KrrgrapAofn knew, !n Southeast AsiA, Tl.s,
Dr.. 1cscrl is careful 10 nl1 is ony ~ hypohtsls,
hut It IL Iy nth.ss which msy lead to Gralogci
nyeHtigatinns uf Madagascar, Esy|o, auI Rodriguez,
md st,ul'ngs IN tle lN1iau Uctln III 4ltst ot ths
te4cB uf tho vanished lallI.