, 1880-03-27

liytlt,H IEe phpoF gave Tise ~ It1kHt3.Wss
olt that the evidence afforded Of tho prAcllcnll /
identity, ns regards vegetation, nt sotnt md
electric light besides tic probability that Il
would bo turned to lm,netiintH nccatiiit BY
for the scie,ii|c 6f tic ,iilar!ico
exertcu by Hight, aH compared with othor
agencies, IN promoting tiie formation ot tllo
Actiye principles or must valuable cnilstlta-
cNona bnrls, tho GLUTEN Of wheat, mil 30 forth.
before concluding ills obseryRtioias,. DR.; Si.-
rlens plnced pnt of budding tulips III the
fuii brightness Of M electric lamp III tic
inectinE,r,oo and " nlot ttnG3y Sa lt'tcs
T. EXTINCT RACES.
At q recent meeting OF the London An
tbropological Institute DR.. Emil 1foltb dclive
cred M address IN the Central South Afrlcnu
tribes from tllo South Cohst to tho ZainbesE.
DR.. uolub Ind found along the South Const
traccs Of tribes. which to not now exist,
heaps OF burnt bones OF wild animals mono
OF domestic mllt,als, and broken shells.
Other tribes once belonged to tho regions
between tho Ltmpopo and tho Zanlbcsl, and
here were found ruins nf towns, general ly III
the Vicinity of nll',es, especially gold mines.
THE houses were of Store, u'l the top Of
Mountains pqt tot'or Milo, 9,n ny Gee ~,
..,,fro1s Hus ~ s''' ~ vsnrs So,n,, If lid
ruIns were formed of blocks OF granlt
III the sl,apo of bricks. Tho tops Of
"1enings In lie walls. The remains probn-
cient El,pire of MUnopotnpa, mentioned by
the Dutch and Portuguese traders III existing
200 years ago. WHEN 2 e9n'itry Is st,aslaelea 70,
Is t9 eu5,o' ti,o ,,,on :" ~ a, ~ ciir,' rsrs
a 'onata lin hitter m WARRIORS t}f tlIu vic.
torious tribe; III this way wlDIp trlbes have
CEASED to exist ~ Soutl. Africa; ETefi siilee .ts
LvngstoMes tilnG p9%"l, psa, ',oM ,ono ~ IT. ~,
3tSa,;HS, el,o;oop W hns @ hen nimiost aSer,na,cti,
iIl Dr, iIolub tdiviicd tic living trlbys into
three ecs,-the nasll'nsn, Thy nottS,,. tn.
Ssl.a Stos n1d tta tho buss a1tns S AID l0 ts bant
famiiy. md between the Bushinen nlltk
tha isHrots, but not butwecn thu 1lUttentpts
and tho Dalitus. The Bnslllnen nre rapi.lly
Eatj5u, TGey use stoIlu weapons md poi
Of Very simple construction compared with
those Il, i,so among ths !latlyca Of M North an \!
yidci into tiireo tribes,-tilo rual l]uttci,tots,
fhc Griauns. md lie K0ra1lns. No Soutii
Africun tribe las iakel, SO eagerly to tho
Vices Df civilization ns the 11ottuntot race.
Of Tia Wiiitc nan, but tho ifottentot a,,opts
nniv hts Vices. drunkenness IL tho chief
cn,;sa of their Gyiug out. Tlluy do not seen,
to llnye nny religion, but ktntl Of free
% aid visibie % SIN of Which Is tl,rco cuts OH tic
nhaat a tin m,a,e 3v}th nunrntrinto ceremony.
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1erps1, srEps TN CIVILIZATION.
Mems llist speps ~ G.' 'ha' .ats .,fr..s "as ~ ~
traced almost directly IN taelf ehots u
cloti1e themselves; md their first ess1ys ~
the materials which Nature has furnished
; then, In ,,se for dress, On tho banks OF tllt
Wnito Milo aro tribes who content them
nelyes with glmplt>nprons Of lcnyes, or less
ami STR Snuuei Baker noticed that gren
advance lii general civilization liud takcI
place when, after ilavlnE .speha ',ra'Ia assefa 2,
months a'l1qnK peopeH pa ~ ,a nls . m,ne, ,ys. -.
Gnuu Ern,o,ts yoSi,nmsa nmt ~ t1,a },ark ri fIn
frre' syfcl, thoy ind TO propnye by soaking
and bcatlMg with q nlallet Thrift seel,!et
70 follow naturally upon lne aeql'!lslLi0l H. ILi
Gl th2 tas M TIT Gloa1nnss ~ sr,,r auT 'o scn
EHpe " oS nnr1;'sitt tsn ~ aro to11 Win
sppyk sa;I fynkca WIZ f na,ts In M % eurtuiii M,,u,
r ~ - tha trc"a Il, I'Is .n,,nu M !, troyjstui
for r Tic Il W. %ants 81 lie lei fsmlly Te as in prSa
Reg; kisaS Ww aoosU nn,mnc Io ,v{ti, tEn,r in;,,
pnIa,S a,Iaa ot rasg Mgm ~ anai ieaves. mi oimv
es sa y, u tg gsNfs Nsar1sp W ~ Eay Inulanti. vii
Meir g cioaks ata ks of % lho leaves ~ Of an agayolk
amt I'LL 4hom Haa ono uo1 ~ hu ~ mn.ar,,n,
os orrv oeG ,ana xin servss n Il the AN so,Il rs
N tha,n XVII, as tia a.treo 4, te peo,le of UI
votn et from IN Tic te bsrE Of y wticli tiley prepar
ne tapa by s.akE a Dea.g os mnoy =, !tH
ltate an0tel VI ~ .si,, - ~ ~
avn imvemtn M M en,1less Timber Of tleslgl
man, many tft q tie@ q a considerable narit~Popu
lar Science MonAtH
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