The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-01-18

nearly so noticeable as the difference
between apes and the mex. lower order
Of mammalia The distinction between
men and apes, as biped and quadruped,
has long since been set aside, because
as many-of the human race use the foot
as sort OF hand IS there are apes who
walk erect The hinder limbs OF the
gorilla must be recognized as true teet.
though their arrangement Is slightly
different from that OF the foot in man.
For time it was believed that the vo-
cal organs Of the apes were not adapted
60 the emission or artlculate sounds, but
Darwin has shown this to be L mistake,
The embryology Of the two is 50 much
! alike, dentition is so similar, and the
manner Of development. UP TO 3 certain
point, SO nearly related. that the author
declares it to be impossible 70 separate
men and apes by q greater distance than
that OF a single order"
The size aud shape OF the Uranium Ia
different nations are deemed OF very
considerable Importance by physiologists
The characteristic difference between tbs
crania of civilized people and ofsayages
are very well known, out the measure
meuts OF several thousand skulls by
different observers have developed some
very curious results The examination
of the cubical contents OF various skulls
! by filing the cavity with sand or shot,
and then measuring the contents, goes
| TO show that even the broadcast African
skull does not reach the average OF the
! Germans, nor the largest Australian
skull OF the average otthe negroes. An
cient skulls have smaller cublcal con-
tents than those OF modern times, and
the modern Parisians have, on the aver
age, larger skulls than the old Athens
lans.
A curious circumstances in connection
with skull measurements il seen IN the
relative capacities OF the male and fe--
male skull. The former is the larger IN
every nation and people. but as tue ma
ton becomes more civilized The size OF
women's skulls becomes relatively small
Ter anu that OF the men larger. Reck-
oning the male skull to have uniform
capacity OF 900, in negroes the female
skull has capacity OF 98A,in Hindoos Of
932, in Malay Of 924, in Sclavonians of
908, in Irishsof 9l2 in English OF $50. in
Germans af S3S,
Turning to the dimensions ofthe body
we must not expect that they will afford
!, US anv invaaiable marks Of distinction
between the various human families.
Most Of the observations directed 10 this
end were obtained during the late civil
war in the United States. The measures
|, ments extended to 104 ,S41 men. II
Ia
, numbers that growth yisiblv diminished
. in the twentieth year, yet continued
and slowly till the twentY-fourth IN al
, those who were drafted into the military
service in the North American States
, indeed. growth III native American:
does not completely cease Till the Thrift
, eth wear. 1t was also curious fact thai
the inhabitants of the Western States, 81
| kentucky and Tennessee, surpassed tht
/. natives OF the Last and still more the
, Canadians. Scotch, Irish, English ant
, Germans, iii their bodily dimensions. L
is uncertain whether q fuller develop
ment OF tie body By hard work on viz
Gin territa RES NAV be citea a. the cause
/ or the fac4 that it is usually men OF higt
stature and superior physical power wn'
; decide on emigration, while the mor'
weakly prefer TO stay at home, and tha
. this form OF segregation Is reflected il
, this average OF many individual cases
' But rs the native Americans surpass tn
, Scotch. Irish. English and German immi
} grants in bodily dimensions, there ca
= BE no doubt that the descendants Of tn
: European emigrants have perceptibl
j. increased in stature in the United State
: within short period. 1t Is the NOR
r conceivable thai this effect il cause
' bY the change Of locality, a. the abor
3 oiaa1 Inhabitants are also remarkable *
i their size, and Ia them also The arrest
l. growth takes place only in The fhirtie'
% YEAR, 1T least 800 Of the Iroquois WI
were measured, were On the average
n trife ta..ez then the Americans OF u
TO United States il the same recruitir
+ district