New-York tribune., 1877-08-10


thought. but unfortunately they belonged 10 chirnpan
zecs; while other skulls with low crowns ard scarcely
any forehead. once held the brains Of some Indian
chief South sea Islander. In ths display oi ANTONY
woman holds the place Of honor; the finest OF the
skeletons OF the human race being that caeu by tHc
dsrcspcctful attendants Of the Museum, the "Chcafo
Girl" Her figure was tan and admirably proportional
bat the spccia interest which attaches 10 her skeleton ia
that possessed extra pair OF ribs, OF raihcr io
lets attached 70 the seventh ccrvical vcitchfa Ordinary
mortls not thus provided with spare Hoi perhaps
Adam I'm his younger days. The "Chcaso Glr might
have az adept iu dancing for in boh feet tAe Done
the inside Of the elevation OF the nseH when III OF
duIy skeletons is q single bone with her Is OF two
pecos doubtless giving additional cNhiity. Compared
this young lady. the bones OF chnaInan %i years
Of agcl standing alongside. snow 1eehei H"n''
From the wckuown custom OF the ChMo'c
Of carrying the corpses Of their deceased couu'
tlymen back 10 the homes Of their ancestors
slcletons Of that race are among tie most
dGcult to obtain; but the Museum is rich in As'ate
bones ana has o. tie finest collections OF Chlhe-e
and japanese skulls in The world. II seems TO he inc
general rule with the specimens throughout the Museum
each Of them is peculiar or hard 10 match hru
many of them consequently Of high value There
j., keen competition among collectors Of such TaIl-
ties rs there among The mauacs who spend thcr loi-
upon old books auuQuated eapots TIE cnlos-
ilcs shown in the specimens OF specimens Sc
loccd from among the vastly larger numbers OF each
c.
rooms in the Museum, arranged so as IL be acces-
sibe 10 students There are four times as many
SIX, e,ous hand displayed n the cases. ior 'He
use OF students and for various comparisons Is Wu'"
mere convenient to have The bones separate 'hah
mounted as skeletons. Every known species oi some Oh
the rarer groups Is here represented. Among them are
the auihropod apes. oranss eofilas and chimpanzees
old and young, and cacn sex; and numerous braun
casts, we'll as SKULLS tta WI. ai'ld iood ioi 'ho"t'
not TO the auatomist only but also 10 iho lh'l'l
OIlcr museums consider themselves ehie"e" ~ S''Eo
skeleton or even skull oil gorilla ana it" "It =" I"'
innate; here there 're 'tli dozen skeletons {" ''' 'h'
NAL aua also Of Is skulls; The o;hcr nah-Ae apes
more fully represented Bul II Is 'lHe To hOc'
the systematic angmcnt Of thc astrological spec-
Mons in this room; II is as follows:
Pumatcs rcta ng nr iAl,,e>S ai % l,.s VIZ. 1,rs efr
also .,, s, l.ofter wolverine vaIts. seat Ct.
insulttc.: o'ldcl mo- 1lt'''. tlisu it "o ,
Sl'. .,r 30. i,,I,oa, yls or 6llo,l ~. nnal. such
tlc tar ii'"c ro, and complete .rcs G" tuc eqmnc
E,P: a. & @ ,,I & iI.ii," he elr3laut and he
other Tie lyiax or couev.
A"'tu'9, . s.'' "' '"''''' '-"'''''' '' w
Cetaccan~ and srcnans such as ie whale poip'se dol
pm g a.-,I Inc ,,-.l.ll, ai sotl aptest.r
N.rsuria and Monotr1ata suci as the opossum, Kan
Hao eGA % pan % % tIs Inst including r,e
ostrich, enl rhel, cas- arg aat aptrIyx
t.epH's; cioc@l','s. llhii'.', 'Ish'5, % tu''''s'
IIlc,-suryiyoi, forms, the garpke. ama,
surgeon ais" ''o s''"'A @ ''''' "n- i''o'o VI nv" '
mus %! series oI existing "hi"i@''' no-' :" INV "a
"''' -"o'S "'I"s "''o '' ~ -' -
something VI 'ne I',',o"'''i' " s'."0'"'' az ~ '
rom "2H 10 l""'' Az guar ''o'e VI '"0 ''''" '"
uI'u.'' 10 ma 'i''' sti'''' ANA ''''''i i'''' iva ~
oeoH sUi'cu 90 oD'"iN 'A' i''io' ''l'' ' 'i |
intervals IA-sc specimens are i'cul'"9 'S4''oiO ~
investigators WHO arc Tracing 'e o'-'' % ''''H' - '
nal lie Win tLs Flc"' Inc ease "l piill'o' co""'
series OF prenatal skeletons OF The human species "H'"
have already occupied popular designation III u' Ill.,
scum as the Infant Glass ana il gene raj luc younger
forms Of animals have been literally provided as 'se
throw great hight on the theory on descent from ahceh
types. The series OF tie existing horse FANNY is llN
presented; tiS is also uc OF the Ihocefos "h" o "'u'
.s s .sa ss . .ssss c ,s s sss ] s,.4 aaasa %