The Leavenworth weekly times., 1877-11-22
THAT GIANT AGAIN.
What Prof. Taylor Has 90 Say About
Him in TAI, sGpOr, Of the Eaamina-
tion winch Took Flnce in -. 10.
sepsas

BRIDGEroRT, CT, Nov. 9th, IST1.
Agreeably 10 request, proceeded To 81. Jo-
phi, Mo-, for the purpose of making scieE-
tific examination of Tie Colorado stone man.
The examination was as eshaustiNe as cir
eumstanres and my ability would permit,
and | beg leave 10 submit the following
port:
In making my examination. the first point
of enquiry was to its c.emical and physI-
cal structure. Having obtained portion OF
the material, l at once submitted II to a
chemical examination ana found II COM
pos Il of carbonate of lime, silicate of lime
aid iron. Its outer surface has corded
appearance of a uniform buff color and an
ai.iorphuu> foTma ion Ia the depih Of about
one inch The interior Is rrystdiiae TO the
center cavity in which We're found perfect
crystals OF c.ilciIe. IL order 10 ascertain Its
Internal structure / availed myself Of every
source of ia form ,tIon barring on the subject.
The figure was broken across the shoulder
and ualoi tunaie v for this examination had
been again firmly ft>ten, together. ques-
tioGcd separately those VINO saw IL apart,
and all :i,, reed in their description OF il.
That lis formation was a SUCCESSION OF layers
%. rings conforming with the contour OF the
body, the out ,ide of Which beng OF a light
hun, changing gradually To amber and ter
minaiIng IN a back cal bonacious matter. oc-
cupying about one quarter OF the interior o;
the b ,dy. THESE statements subsequent bor-
ms, fuIIy curruborated. From the evidence of
Us ext ruai and internal structure decided
II couli not have zen cut from block oi
like mai. rial. for had such been the case
some 81 the colors would have cropped out in
the cx.remities W which Is not so, rs gave this
polut a most critical examination Thus i
conclu led that the subject could not be the
work Of art. and III not this how was II
formed: Tue most plausible lhepry with me
,yals thai the su,1eci was OF Geode iJrniation,
that the cavity or mould was made IN the
plastic clay the materiGl in which the figure
was imi,,lided, and that II deca.yed leaving
facsimile OF il>eii thai lime held In >oiu ION
hy access of caTEonic gcid filling the cavity,
Capitalization took place commencing on
the outside forming nwartly Thereby forcing
its impurities OF foreign matter 10 center: !:
hence this variety OF color terminating
in its black carbonacious center.
The next question was, What was
iu. subject wirich iorIaed the mould: di-
rect, 4 iny aiient tion Ia It's physiological sfruc-
tur4 Her. WAS sadiy disappointed, the
c,rr.ded surface had in measure obliteraied
th,. finer muscular formation which are 80
Important in making critical anatomical
examinalien: Ihe ,eaisrss & are , Q, a deeiI, ,,,
forehead with an enormous pts;erior crani-
um. The right arm II bent-the hand lying
ON the breast-a position whicn wonid natur-
project. By passing my hand under the
shoulder found il IN that position. An ex-
am nation of the hand showed THAT the met
acarpal bones Ihe benes telweeE the wrist
and rinsersi and the LhaiaEs.s ,HnSer bones
With. their processes were all true To nature.
The sight prominence Of the lilac. and pro-
ee.. of the femur (thigh bone were such
that they could only be detected by Iaol
carefully passing the hand over them. The
next po.ni of interest was the hieeps flexor
muscie the mus lie that bends the isy :; lin.
knee. and its relation TO the POSITION of the
leg which was straight. the appearance of
the muscle was as though II rested on a DAT
surface. with it, internal pouioa. as il were.
partially rcld-t.. the naieils tknets-pan,) the
:asIiao.er process pertaining TO the ankie,l
ps,;ois and m etstaFs homes We're prominent,
hut the plaIanges OF the four smaller toes
W, ne lon.pr while the great Toe WAS shorter
and had ,h- appearance OF thumb or o; thr
toe of the Giyriiia- 1h. ief; leg Is bent and
the f.exor muscle is rounded as IL in action
Tne lsft hand rests ON the leg. the thumo
turned inwari 81 thar the radial bone IL
prominent and IN It's nstursl position. The
y,.,,.. ,ra Is a. .etIdsd about iva inches and
N llG .tis.nayi,,g we'll Il fined tall. II wss
a-yrI-tl hy IN. that this vas the oscoccyx
prni. s-tec by the snrinkagc Of the muscl =.
W,.r. fhta 81 IL w.,l.d nave had n nat ArroS
SHAPED for N. whereas il is rount about one
inch in dia meter with y contcal termination.
i have L ler-fore argued from tie APPEAR
aue<. Of its Day u str tslEe ~ taere te>rb d
that therU are points waicii no sculptor would
hnve oonc .ivrd, while there ere others he
cu1Id no9 have exrouted, 10 matter how
tkoeoa1S hibkn0Utedvs Of anaseonieal ssxuek-
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