, 1876-02-07


Prof. Cunning delivered yestcrIay eyonlng, In
tho Tllrd Unitarian Church. curnor OF aluuroo
and Latin stroets, tue Third OF hia seres OF lect-
uEcs on Geology. Following ia full abstract:
Man, Is to bis body, tho speaker said, ,is M aa-
tmal, and the task which Bclonco has placed bo-
fore horseif il to account for bis origin. She
has searched the animal Kingdom for the neRr.
osk Of bis relative aud has found 1t in tho gorl-
Ia Of Africa. A fine ssoloton Of this animal,
from tho anatomical collection OF DR.. Boyd,
had boon pacod On the platform,
aud tho speaker drow from 1t restoration Of
the animal. Drawing man from ono Of tho
lowest human races,-tlo Austraiiau,-ho col,-
pared mRu With gorilla, going through tile anat-
omy Of the mind rs we'll as body. 1t waa n.ado
TO appear that tho lowest racos Of mon approach
skeleton recently sont froul Africa to DR.. Boyd,
OF Chicago, wsa nho1n to approach ypry uear to
that OF gorilla. ln gorilla tho 'hnnd ID
lon9o. than 10 man. III thss negro tho hand
polyic bonca arc loug and nsxrIy straight on tho
anterior margin, aud but slightly cuppcd.
III this negro the p0lyic bonca wero long, but
| slightly crppcd and ncarly straight ou tito unto.
rior margin. III gorilla the nasal boueB AEo
uoarly oblitoratod. In this negro lhey were near
ly obliteyatcd,
But there are structural differences no! triling
In character between mAtl aud tho anllllal which
AupEphGuBH I1lu knN l6A$6ats LII hUF1tlk tQDEb
| aro tlirteon dorsai yertcbrp. In man thora Hre
tWeiyH. Uut DR.. Roselberg Las lately found in
humau eHbryua rib rlldlmbIta on tho &hirtuenth
vs,t0bEn. III the growth of the ombryo We may
trace the path uyor WHICH creation has moved.
| An embryo structure reIreaents whss was ouco
III adult structure. Tho primitive man had
| thittoeu uoraal Sortolrn.
l'Ls conclusion rcachod by Tho npeakcs was
| tint no tlntlnct order rKn be founded tor man
Ia ,sl Oil nuaton,y. Bu. Vt nature III man has
boon mot lnant, but fixed, wo hayu TAKEN ~ step
toHasd Il solution Of tho problem OF his oFigri.
! llc1o ~ array OF faets was pFuaeMtel to Hnuw
uore anlmsl.liko than nov. Tho apoaker
| dwelt eapeeslly OIL t4o ninuLl-bulldbrs and
urow 4 fcw skalls fonald iu the noiEh-
bosAooA Ut ChicaEo. tbs uout4.bullAur
| OF ,nonkoy. u!s most sxllont loAtuse waa tho
| Jaw. Ilo waw llcEoo blso.. In CrAlsKi str uct-
uts aud capaetty l,o WAS balux the lowezt Dig.
ger" tile lohes. lluttontot tue lowest Ausira.
| Ian.
The European Of tue reindeer" period was
ahuwn t0 have uIul = hrlto-Iiko hava 10. As wu
pruss ouf way backward, the lines botween man
aud animal ase founu 10 coulurge. Whore
1 would they peetf
Que OF the chief crohtive centrcs was the Far
Nest Of Alne.lca Standing Oh tho parchsd and
barron clay ot Wyoming, stAnAiuE over tho
! gurAerad dead of Guls gone BY, tie inan of
science, the law Wlnder, will feel ~ tho patriarch
Of oid tho law-gtsor, wheu lie uusanlAIel hIa
foet. for the grouud on wnlch hs stood was
| holy ground"
Entombed tn tho Eoccne Eocas sra tho rnina OF
Que Of thB oArIIost ulAulu.ala. Tue speaker
made sketch Of tha ANIMAL. aud t14cal a sories
| leading from 1t 10 tho Oh. smother
| to tho tlScT. another ~ tho horso,
apottlur leAdlng tron 4 etill 0ldur
| apec1es to tba oposaum, and another leading
from the saulo speclss to the ape. Tho Eelat,on
man auxtalns 10 that history III full OF ylKu-
cxnco. Tho ordsF to shIcl Ae baIuugs developed
nelthes in ahn d!rect!ou of speod nur light, nor.
Y ~ tie ru1nsuant. IN poweu Of dlyesttou. lilo
rcta.aA ths olh-fAAli1nsa toot, the ou-lashionud
toutL. thu old-iashoned digestive syatun. His
hUdy has not doscoulud from that of an Rps,
bur ffuln III earlier aud more primitive body.
lilo IL Akin to al below him. UAn he look up
sud o!slna kiudle4 NTH auKht Aboyo him?
Onca yoss tho holls chine lnerr.lY over sIg
tho illuminated eAtth because men helioye tAat
! Loo yotrp ago there came into ths world be-