The Red Cloud chief., 1878-11-01
THE WORLD or SCIENCE.
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Sir &. Wyville Thomson believes thai
there In now sufficient data collected "a
warrant the assertion that the average
depth Of the ocean In a little over 1905
fAthoms, and that the depth nowhcr,
exceeds 5000 fathOms. II Ii rare Ia
find depths greater than 1000 fathoms.
Ind they appear Ia hc pits In the nigh.
borhood Of volcanic islands; but there
are submarine valleys Of considerable
extent, In general parallel to the axes
II the continents, where the sounding
line reaches 5000 fathoms.
Animal 1nseuI1wemrc.
Mr.. George j.. Romanes lecturcd rc.
Gently In the Exhibition Palace. Dublin.
on .'Animal Intelligence" His con.
illusions may thus be summed up;
Animal intelligence H., so far M II
goes. indentical with human intclli-
geuce. the only difference being that
animal intelligence Is unable 10 clabor-
xte that class Of abstract ideas the form
alton Of which depends on the faculty
of speech. In idiots. no says. we have
n natural experiment performed for us,
in which the development Of the human
mind IL always At some particular stage,
while the body Ii allowed to continue
It's growth. An inclined plane Of human
intelligence can thus Se obtained by
arranging idiots In u descending grade;
and comparing this plano with that Of
animal intelligence. IL Ii found that II
runs ~suggestively parallel. Man, accord.
ing 70 Mr.. Romancs, differs from the
lower animals In being able to speak.
Man. according 70 Mr.. Huxley. Is dis
tinctively = boot-wearing animal. So.
sfter all, there Ii somewhat Of q differ.
ence, psychologically and physiology.
eally, between man and the brutes.
The Land OF M1dlan.
Capt X. +. Burton. In . number III
papers, has been impxrtlng 10 the mem.
bess Of the British Association n great
deal Of Information about INDIAN.
CLEANED during his late explorations.
He has much faith In the future prosper
ity Of that land. through the Develop
ment Of the rich mineral rcs ourccs of u
region 800 miles In length and of equal
depth.
Both Egypt and Midian passed
throuh primitive stages Of civilization
like other countries, and Of this there
Wa abundant evidence In the flint and
other early implements discovered. He
described an interesting specimen Of
the Art Of the ancient connterfeitcrs--a
tetradrachmon. found near tho chief
city 0f indian. II had the impression
Il the owl and the flower. but instead
II being made Of silver. II had only n
coating Of that metal over copper.
The tribes now inhSbiting INDIAN are
mixed and comparatively modern they
press the heads Of children after birth.
Seven days after the birth Of u boy u
feast II given. but no subj rejoicing Is
manifested In the case Of a girl. Tat
tooing II customary. Longevity II rare.
because Of the incessant fatigue Of their
mode Of life, the want Of sufficient nOur-
ishment, and their aversion to clcanli-
ness. Although they will make grca.
sacrifices for each other. they arc
sisuic,ous. p%ugnacious, and revengciul.
They do not fast ~ required BY the
Koran. because they may BIZ said to
fast all the rear round. Their quarrel.
zone disposition does not arise from
i~Lt0xicatiOn. because they have M
liquors to drink. Those who live ON
the coast fish for pearl and black coral.
Az among all primitive peoples. murder
in considered \ private, not u public,
wrong, and the price Of n mans blood
- about ssO0. They have no litera-