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The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-02-21

Judge from the skeletons; or. rather,
from what is said about them. Four
Of the upper bones of the arm, hu.
merus, were secured in good state OF
preservation, and had the peculiar
perforation Of the lower end, found
only in the gorilla and in the lowest
order Of the human family. This pc
culiar formation consists Of perfora-
ton at the lower end Of the numerous
about one-eighth Of an inch in diane
ter, and is not found in the anatomy
Of any civilized race of the Indian
tribes Of the present age. In the tor
Of the mound from which these re-
mains were taken, at depth Of two
feet, the skeleton Of an Indian was
removed. but the numerous showed
no perforation, andin fact, the con
formation would not admit Of its being
found. the bone being as thick at that
particular point as it is in the humer
GUS Of civilized man.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-02-21
SINGULAR RtMalNs.

The archaeological Society of Tilwau-
kee, has opened twelve mounds found
around koshkonoug lake, near viii
ton. Wis. Pottery in large quantities
was obtained. ard the psychologists
saw it is unlike that of the Indians and
mound builders. But perhaps the
most interesting feature Of the discov-
cry is a tablet inscribed with charac-
ters, the like Of which has never been
seen. Prof. Mitchell Of Milwaukee
thinks he can detect in them traces Of
Sanscrit, but he cannot master their
meaning. They will be sent to the
British Museum The mounds were
each seventy feet in diameter The
top sod in all the mounds were similar
to that found in the yicidity. but the
remaining layers were very different
from those usually found in that re.
zion. and had been brought there by
artificial means beyond shadow Of
doubt, and probably taken from the
lake shore. as muscle shells were
found from below the natural layer Of
soil clear down to the bottom. The
skeletons were found resting upon tht
yellow sand ten feet below the sur
face. The table. was found nndeT
meath one Of the skeletons and wa.
| well preserved 1t is believed thai
from this discovery something vii
be learned Of the race that first PEG
pled this continent
Darwin win be rejOiced to lear
that the writer's Or this archaic San
scrit form the s'missing link. Il ~
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-02-21
SCtENcE+

1857 III. w. B.says: In discussion
relating to the safety Of lightning
rods. it was claimed that no rod, that
is considered good conductor, could
detract the thunderbolt from its
course, even if it did fall within the
space equal to that of a circle des-
cribed with the height Of the rod as
radius, and that the rod might pos
sibly save the house if the bolt
happened to strike the rod; it was
ssheaded' toward certain point it
would go there, regardless Of all rods.
conductor, ETC., even if the said point
was within IA inch froma rod. |
claimed that the rod protected space
equal to the circle, with the hight Of
the rod as radius, and that if a bolt
was coming towards any point within
this circle it would be changed from
its course and conducted down the rod.
A. It is generally estimated that a
properly constructed lightning rod
protects an area whose radius is
double the height Of the rod extern
ding above the structure. This rule
is not now, however, considered very
reliable, by reason Of the extensive
use of gas and water pipes in dwell.
ings. When electricity finds several
paths it will prefer the best, it is
true; but some portion will also pass
along the poorer conductors. 1t is q
good plan to connect all pipes and
metal work of any extent in the
building with the rod. The rod offer:
most efficient protection to building:
by discharging silently the accumula
ted electricity at the earth surface
thus, in great measure, preventin:
the possibility of a descriptive dis
charge from the clouds.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-02-21

the termination Of the spine, called
scientifically the Oscocyr. There is
difference Of Opininn upon these mat
ters. The surface Of the figure is like
that Of concrete pavement, but the
grains are larger.
The scientific men of this city who
have inspected the igure, are reluc-
tant to give opinions about 1t. They
all appear, however, to be very mucn
interested in it. On Friday night.
Mr.. Wilson Mcdonald, the we'll
known sculptor, made measurement OF
the figure. Yesterday he Inspected It
again and verified his figures. He is
emphatic in asserting that the ana
tomical proportions of the figure are
perfect. At first he thought that the
wrists and hands were out of proper
ton. but his observations yesterday
convinced him that they are not.
From the top of the Uranium to line
over where the os palbis ought to be. is
exactly one-half the length of the
figure. This. Mr.. Mcdonald says.
accords with the principle of art ex-
pressed in the best specimens OF Greek
statuary. The head is perfectly pro-
portioned. From the summit to the
centre Of the chin the distance is the
same on both sides. The poses Of the
bones are correct, and in several places
the stretch Of the tendons- those OF
the knees, for instances accurately
portrayed. The only defect in the
anatomy of the figure is in the por-
trayal of some of the bones OF the LETT
ankle in too low position. This
gives the foot s'splay' appearance.
A living person having such a foot
would probably find it more burden
lsome than useful. Outside of the
pose of figure, if it be considered an
artificial production, it has no artistic
excellence. The muscles are repro
duced in very few instances. The
biceps OF the right arm are expressed,
but those of the left arm are not. The
pectoral muscles are not marked out
/ prominently. If the figure is modified
| after a once living animal, that
animal had weak lungs, and probably
died of consumption. Notwithstanding
J that it's petrifed corpse was found in
the healthful region of Colorado.
! Mr.. Mcdonald, who is an enthusiasts
: tic Darwinite, considers that the
! figure is either the petrifaction of ar
t animal partaking of the qualities Of
/ both man and monkey, or thu
5 representation of such an animal
. made thousands Of years ago. II
either case, it is, he says, aproof O
! the Darwinian theory. He intends
: to write full description Of thu
I figure for the information Of the grea
i English naturalist.--N. Y.Himes.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-02-21
HISTORICAL FAMiNES.

In addition to the devastating famine
which has REQUIRED thrice within the
last twelve years in British India,
there have been several others. The
most destructive Of these was in Ill,
when nearly the whole population Of
large district in Bengal was swept
away. In Europe numerous instances
are on record. III Rome, B. G. 436 it
was so great that thousands OF people
threw themselves into the Tiber.
Again, A. d. ~, there was like
visitation in the Eternal City.
attended by plague. In Italy. A. D..
$50, in the last days OF the Empire.
parents ate their children. Europe,
A. D. 1915 was devastated hya great
famine. The British Islands did not
cscapes In England, A. d. 272. the
people had to eat the bark Of trees.
Thousands were starved to death in
Scotland, A. d. 500. and 10000 thus
persisted in England four years latter.
There was a famine in England from
the year 054 to 957. In England and
France a famine led to pestllentla
fever, which lasted from 1893 to 1875
and there was so deplorable vista
ton Of this sort in England in l30;
that the people devoured the flesh O
horses, dogs, cats, and vermin; in l43s
they were reduced by the same cause
to eat bread that was made Of ferl
roots. There were three grea
famines in the last century. IRELAND
has particularly suffered in thi
respect, from the failure Of the potat'
crop in the years l8l4,l8l6. 1922. 1881
and most of all in l846. Parliamen
tary grants to the amount of $50. 900,
900 were voted by Parliament in lS4
to relieve the sufferings Of the 1risl
from famine and fever.
During the seige Of Paris. from tn
18th of September, 1870, to the Goth Q
January, 1871, there was terrible
famine in the French capital, which
continued in a mitigated form fiv
weeks later; but this was rather cause'
by the ferocity Of '.men arrayed TO
mutual slaughter than by the visi
tation Of God. We have to than
Divine Providence that as yet ther
has been nothing like faminein tn
United States. We have deficien
harvests, followed by some increas
in the price Of food, but nothing tina
even exaggeration could call famine
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-02-21
THE EFFECT OF DIET ON LIQUOR
DRINKING.

Charles Napier, an English scientific
man, has been testing the truth Of
Iiebig's theory that liqnor drinking
is compatible with animal food but
not with farinaceous diet. The ex-
pertinent was tried upon p liquor
drinking persons with results substan-
tiating the Liebig theory. Among the
most striking instances of reform
brought about by change Of diet was
that of gentleman of go who had
been addicted to incorporate habits
for IS years; his Outbursts averaged
one week. His constitution was SO
shattered that he had great difficulty
in insnring his life. After an attack
of deliriuM tremens, which nearly
| ended fatally. he was persuaded to
| enter upon farinaceOus diet, which
we are assured, cured him cOmpltely
in seven months. He seems to have
been very thin at the beginning Of
the experiment, but by the close of
the period named had gained twenty
eight pounds being then of about the
normal weight for person Of his
height.
Among the articles Of food which
are specified by Napier rs pre-eminent
for antagOnism to alcohol are macarO-
nj, haricot beans, dried peas, and lem
ills, all of which should be well boiled
and favored with plenty Of butter or
olive oil. The various garden vegeta-
hles are said to be helpful, but q diet
mainly composed Of them would not
resist the tendency to intemperance
SO effectually rs one of macaroni and
farinaceOns food.
i From this point Of view, highly
glutinous bean would be of great util-
ity. but it should not he sour. such
acidity being calculated to foster the
habit Of alcoholic drinking. a like
remark may be applied to the use Of
salted food.
Ii we inquire the cause Of a vegeta
! rian $ alleged disinclination to alcohol
, ic liquors we find that the carbonace
Gus starch contained i'm the macaroni
beans. or oleaginons aliment appears
, to render unnecessary, and therefore
repnlsive. carbon in An alcoholic
form.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-02-21
W1r AND HuMoR.

DIR. Holland is writing an essay on
"Why DO Negro Babies Have Bow
Legs =
Who was it that declared that the
beginning and ending Of a chickens
life was a Ratchet!
An old negro cook says: ''Sass is
powerful good in everything but
children. Dey needs some oder kind
Of dressin.
Minister-"Don't you know it's
wicked to catch fish on the Sabbath I"
Small boy mot having had bite all
morning)-"W Who's catching fish,
Darwin can point with pride ut the
London gorilla. It is the only animal
not man that smokes and drinks.
There by hangs tail.
Dom Piatt says that "a true inter-
viewer is q man who puts his own
views in the mouth Of the interviewed
and trusts to God and good luck to
escape death.
A London firm adyertises to tell. for
seven shillings, all about your cOat-Of-
arms. and how to blend the arms Of 4
husband and wife. Just as If they
didn't know how.
Richard Grant White admits that IL
the people who live Mt 1.-THE place in
Illinois absnrdly named Cairo choose
to call it Cay-eye-rO they have per-
feet right to do So,
Tommy--Gie us a bite oyer apple
Billy.
Future Diplomatist--Can do that,
Tommy. Don't yer SEE this ere ap-
pies only puddin apple and !
wouldn't like to give friend bite
Of apuddin apple.
There was once farmer on Long
Island. who was about as mean AZ
mean could be.
| He was rich. for mean people almost
always get rich, and he scrnpled at
| nothing that would add dollar To
his pile.
Not far from him lived shiftless
sort of 4 negro who loved to steal bet
ter than to work, and the farmer said
to him once:
..Clem, will give you fifty cents q
bushel for all the potatoes yon will
bring me, and don't care where you
get them.
Glen jumped at the chance, but
asked him where he could get them.
Il don't care where. OF course you
will steal EN-, but that's none Of my
business.
The bargain was struck, and every,
night for week Glenn would drive 70
the farmers house with load Of
potatoes, carry them into the cellar,
and receive his pay for them.
II At length tSD auEG1 him NwhCrn he
got them.
| '.Stole them. boss! - replied the
darkey, with grin.
where did you steal 'em Glenn =
i ''Oh! mp in your side-hill lot y
replied the negro, while grin took
possession Of his face.
II He got away In time to save his
sable beck, but that farmer hasn't
bargained with him since to steal
tanything.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-02-21
ISlT THE MISSING LINK ?

In the reading-room in the second
story Of the Aquarium bnilding, re-
posing within cushioned box whose
sides are dropped, is figure OF some
thing that has the physical character
istics Of man and anthrOpoid cnriOusly
blended. Whether it is piece OF
statuary. or the petrefaction Of a type
Of animal organization that existed
thousands Of years ago is not yet set
tied by scientists. The only, thing
with reference to the figure that most
nearly approaches acceptance As q
fact by many learned men in this city
is. that it is not the image Of any
human being that ever trOd the earth,
either in prehistoric or a more
T, modern period. The head has some OF
the features Of humanity. but more OF
the gorilla. Its back portion. or Oc.
cipital region, is enormously devel.
opcd. The brow is broad but low and
slopes suddenly. 1t appears as II the
hair must have covered the head
entirely. and have mingled without
distinction with the eyebrows. The
cheek bonesare prominent, even more
50 than those Of the Indian, but the
lower jaws are not projecting ike
those Of the gorilla. Although the
figure is seven feet six inches in
height it il very slender. and the hips
are narrower than the shoulders. In
these respects it is said to be similar
| to the anthropoid race, rs ii is deyelo-
ned in this hemisphere, although no
| type so large as this figure has ever
been found i'm America. The arms
| and legs are very long. and the toes
were, or apparently were. prehensile,
except the representative Of ths great
toe. which. to penetrate bull. II
really q small toe or thumb. The toes
are absent from the right foot and
seem to have been worn of by attri'
ton. The fingers on each hand are
very long, and perfect in shape and
number. The pose Of the figure l.
easy and natural. and il the figure Ii
an artificial production, the artificer
must have been close observer, and
had more perfect knowledge Of this
play Of the bones and muscles thar
most sculptors Of the past and present
The hody lies upon the right side. tint
head is turned gracefully to the left
The left hand and wrist lie upon thu
! left thigh. The right hand iscr0oked
at the elbow. the forearm rests upoI
and across the chest, the tips Of th'
fingers falling .. the top Of the lef
) set Of pectosal muscles The left foo
being slightly drawn mp, exposes tn
most wondeFful feature Of the figure
! This il either ) tail, or the representa-
tiOn Of IN abnormal develOpement .
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-02-21
LITERARY
4 College "Hazing."

auths Com panion.
1t was Il dreary December afternoon In
the town OF Gosport-dreary outside, with
the rain pouring and the wind blowing,
and not particularly cheerful in the school
room Of the select establishment Of DIR.
Palmer, though there was good lire IN
the stove, which the fifteen 'select pupils
sat around, with moody disconsolate
faces.
Two If the largest boys had the warm
corners, OF course. while the ''small fry
sat fnrthe, eff 50 as TO he "out OF the
way" One OF .hc large boys. however
"a Young giant OF nineteen, or perhaps
les,-lay stretched at full length on n
bench AT some distance from the tire. II
was half holiday, but because of the
storm. the boys were confined to the
house. and in the words Of III old soldier
when describing his imprisonment, "suf-
tered tranquility"
If they could have wrest.ed, or made u
noise. 1t would have been more bearable.
Put that relief was forbidden, for the
school-room was directly under Mrs
Palmers room. and she had weak
nerves" There had been a dumb tgh,
or two, hu. in their silent wrestling, j
bench had been overturned, and the boys
were called To order by "A sharp knock on
the floor overhead.
"Iust hear that old cat" growled Per
nv Nugent. one of the large boys; coarse
faced, broad shouidcred, and with q vic
ious look in his impudent black eyes
"She can squall herself when she's angry
but she can'Nstand a sound from anybody
else, I'm not going to stand either hers o
old Nosey's nonsense much longer. Ar
we sugar and salt. that we can't take ou
holiday out Of doors like men, but mus
be pcnned up here because it rainsf In
not put here TO coddie up old Mothe
Palmc-s weak nerves. I'm going out,
The sleepy boz on the bench strenchet
out his long limbs and half-opened eyes
"Wha, noise you're always making
Nursnt," he drawsed Il wish To good
ness You would go. But didn't you hea
the Governor say he had locked the gate
and the boy who climbed over shouit
never return to his sheepfold of CLASSIC
lcarningf But 90, by all means. m
good fellow. Perhaps papa and mamm'
would kill the fatted calf to WELDON
your return. Do go. don't care;
won't hurt my feelings
'sWho ever accused you Of caring 70
anything but your own sclff' grumble
the other, with furious eyes, but . certai
control Of words, for he stood in whols
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-02-21
The Anti-AGonOP01ist

and death. He recovered at last, to find
his mother at bis bedside. The next day
Perry Nugent was expelled from the in
stitution of which he was the disgrace
Young Ellis in few weeks so far recov.
cred from the nervous shock as to be sem
to another school; Tut never again VIA!
hazing tolerated in the Gosport Academy
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-02-21

Her PrODnecleS SNAIL Sllll SUIN4sC,
And ever keep her name alive.
Carriages without horses shall go, ~
And accidents fill the world with woe:
Primrose Hill in London shall be,
And in it's centre bishops see.
Around the world thoughts shall fly ~
In the twinkling of an eye.
Water shall vet more wonders do--(3)
How strange yet shall be true.
The world upside down shall be;
And gold found at the root OF tree. (41
Through hills men shall ride,
And no horse or ass be by their side.
Under water men shall walk, (5)
Shall ride, shall sleep and talk;
la the air men shall be seen, t6)
In white, in black, and in green.
A great man shall come and go ~
Three times shall lovely France
Re led to play lovely dance;
Before her people shall be free,
Three Tyrant Rulers shall she see;
Three times the peoples hopeis gone;
Three Rulers in succession see,
Each springing from different dynasty.
Then shall the worser fight be done,
England and France shall be as one
The British Olive next shall Irvine
In marriage with German vine.
Men shall walk over rivers and under rivers.
Iron in the water shall float ~
As easy as a wooden boat.
Gold shall be found, and found
In a land that's not now known. ~
Fire and water shall more wonder do tlO)
England shall at last admit jew, w
The Jew that was held in scorn,
Shall of a Christian be born and born.
house of glass shall come to pass u2)
In England-but alas
War will follow with the work,
In the land OF the Pagan and Turk;
And State and State in fierce strife (i3l
Will seek each others life.
But W hen the North shall divide the South
An Eagle shall build in the Lions Mouth.
Taxes for blood and for war
Will come to every door.
All England sons that pillow the land,
Shall be seen book in hand,
Learning shall so ebb and flow,
The poor shall most wisdom know,
Water shall flow where corn shall grow,
Corn shall grow here waters doth flow.
Houses shaii appear in the wales below,
And covered by hail and snow.
The world then to an end shall come
In Eighteen Hundred and Eighty one.
l. Railroads.
g The telegraph.
g. Columbus crossing the Atlantic.
L. Peru and Mexico.
4. Tunnels.
6. Balloons.
Z. Napoleon
8. Iron ships.
9. California or Australia.
10. Steam.
H. To parliament.
The CRYSTAL nalarP
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-02-21
POETRY
MOTHER SYMPTOMS PROPHECIES.

Have recently been discovered in the Brit
ish museum. written in an old manuscript,
work, A. D. 144s, and portions have been
published in the Globe newspaper OF Febru,
ary 10th, 1877. This wonderful woman lived
till she was an extraordinary age: She died
at Clifton, in Yorkshire, from which IS taken
the following epitaph, copied from stone
monument:
Here lies she who never ly'd,
Whose skill often has been tried;
Her Prophecies shall still survive,
And ever keep her name alive.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-06-13
Eject of Imagination.

To regain or to recover health persons
should be relieved from all anxiety con-
corning diseases. The mind has much
influence over the body. For a person
to think he has disease may produce
that disease. This we see effected
when the mind is intensely concentra-
ted on the diSaSe of another. IL Is
found in the hospitals that physicians
who make speciality Of certain dis
eases are liable to die Of them them
selves: and the mental power is 50 great
that sometimes people die from dis
ease which they only have i'll imagina-
ton. Persons have been known who
have become seasick, III anticipation OF
a voyage, before reaching the vessel.
We have known person TO die from
imagination that he had a cancer IN his
stomach, when he had no cancer nor
any other mortal disease. \ blind
folded man. Slightly pricked in the arm,
has tainted and died from believing
that he was bleeding TO death. Read
inc medical book containing deScrlp-
tiens of certain diseases has often pro-
,luced The symptoms even among young
medical students, while they 1t last got
the disease, unless it was stopped 10y
common-sense treatment. Therefore
well persons, 10 remain well, should be
cheerful and happy; and sick persons
should have their attention drawn as
much as possible from themselves, and
directed on subjects cheerful to con-
Medical Journal.