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

nearly SO noticeable as the difference
between apes and the next 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 a sort OF hand as 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
to the emission of articulate sounds, but
Darwin has shown this to be mistake,
The embryology Of the two is SO much
alike, dentition is so similar, and the
manner Of development, up to a certain
point, SO nearly related, that the author
declares it to be impossible to separate
men and apes by a greater distance than
that OF single order"
"The size and shape Of the Uranium In
different nations are deemed OF very
considerable Importance by physiologists
The characteristic difference between the
crania of civilized people and ofsavages
are very well known, but the measure
ments 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 broadest African
skull does not reach the average OF the
Germans, nor the largest Australian
skull OF the average OF the negroes. An-
cient skulls have smaller cubical con-
tents than those Of modern times, and
the modern Parisians have, on the aver
age, larger skulls than the old Athens
ians.
A curious circumstances in connection
with skull measurements is seen in the
relative capacities of the male and te-
male SKULL The former is the larger in
every nation and people. but as the ma
ton becomes more civilized the size OF
,women's skulls becomes relatively small
Ter and that Of the men larger. Reck-
oning the male skull to have uniform
capacity OF 900, in negroes the female
skull has capacity OF 984.in Hindoos Of
932, in Malay Of 924, in Sclavonians of
908, in IrishIof 912 in English Of $50. in
! Germans af S38,
! Turning to the dimensions ofthe body
we must not expect that they will afford
{. us any invasiabie marks OF distinction
J between the various human families.
, Most OF the observations directed TO this
. end were obtained during the late civil
| war in the United States. The measures
, ments extended to 104,S41 men. 1t
first became evident from these large
, numbers that growth visiblv diminished
, in the twentieth year, yet continued
. and slowly till the tweDty-fourth in all
] those who were drafted into the military
j service In the North American States
) indeed, growth in native Americans
: does not completely cease till the thirti>
, eth year. 1t was also curious fact tina,
the Inhabitants of the Western States, a.
| Kentucky and Tennessee, surpassed the
: natives Of the East and still more the
} Canadians, Scotch, Irish, English and
, Germans, iii their bodily dimensions. Il
J ia uncertain whether a fuller develop
nent OF tie body by hard work on vir.
| gin territories may be cited as the cause
4 or the facs that 1t is usually mem OF higt
! stature and superior physical power whe
0 decide on emigration, while the more
i weakly prefer to stay at home, and tha
Q this form OF segregation Is reflected il
p this average Of many individual cases
! But as the native Americans surpass tn
9 Scotch. Irish. English and German immi
D grants in bodily dimensions, there cal
: be no doubt that the descendants of tht
i European emigrants have perceptibl
j, increased in stature In the United State
! within a short period. It is the NOR
r conceivable that this effect is causes
: by the change Of locality, az the abor'
D Iginal inhabitants are also remarkable ft
Il their size, and in them also the arrest
l. growth takes place only in the thirties
10 YEAR, ct least 500 Of the Iroquois WI
were measured. we're on the average
,r tribe tal.ar then the Americans OF u
to United States in the same recrnitir
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