The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-05-30


In . recently written and published
book. Prof Alexander Winchsll. al
the Univsrsity of Niesssaa, ::clsarIy
demonstrates thss there wese human
beings on the earth bsfors Adam. o.
course there is nothing novel IL such q
thesis. nor does Prof Winchell 70 pre-
tend. Thst the humsn racs did not
begin with Adam has bsen proved be-
yond q persdvsntnre for some time.
But the difference betwees Prot Win.
chell and most of these who have written
Of late years on the subject is. that the
latter ienors ansaltcGssher. .ainsaie
ing that the Book Of GShe6s caSnof 3
accepted = sishaf hissSxisll or sdlsss
''fic truth. but Is the product Of the in-
vention Of the writer. Our author. ON
the contrary, believes in the Book
Of Genesis, but maintains that Gensus
has be, mistranslated into English,
and misunderstood; thst the popular
understanding Sf~hat Gsssels says ,s
far .stray: that sucS peSson = Adam
has. indeed. existed, but that the Bible
declares him to be representative Of
the Mediterranean race only. and sim
ply the remotest ancestor to whom the
Jews sonlds tfaes Sbeh Ss5bnt; that
Genesis does sot sdelars tbae ali msn.
kind save Noah aud his sons we're de-
streyed BY aood. and that from the
latter are descended oil the human
beings that have lived since his time;
that Genesis does not afford ground for
supposing the world not to BE- much
older ,hsn 600 lear; ;andh fisS, ct
ths dossfine u EFs.dspilS inn = -
tirely eonsiste6t,1 1ith alfths prieciu1ss
Of fundamental Cbristtaaiiy, tt ID
OF She coneppsnee d ProadsAiti /.
with Genesis IL no more original with
Prof Winchell than the doctrine Of
Preadamitism. nor does he claim it %
to be. In some OF the steps only by
which he arrives at tbess conclusions
does be differ FROM previous writers,
over mspyof whom. slsd. hes hap. ~
great advantages of = sJe6nsoueh Sksdy
Of erytbing in the modern science
that can bear on the theme, its lucid
exposition and the orderly arrange
ment Of bis arguments.
To give even summary Of these
argumeats would b simposA1bl6 swith
the, space ct our dispceGl. Ne must b
csntent with i1enti5ning Few of the
positions taken by Prof. Winchell.
He divides the human race into
three races, the White Race, including
the blondes aud brunettAs; the Brown
Race. coupising the AelsysO Olqsee,
Japanese. Polynsfaaa Amereed IL
disns aud others. and the Black Race,
including tho Negroes. Hottsntots. Pc.
pusns aud Australians. Thst the
Brown Race constituted . Widespread
population in Aisle and Europe ct the
time Of the Dispersion of the postsrity
Of Noah Prof. Winchsll establishes
beyond reasonable cavil. The BLACK
Race he maintains. are not only pre-
noachites but ireeds 0jtss. 10 tASslast
point much space 10 devoted. and the
absurdity Of the thssry thst the negro
r.ce is descsadsus ffSoa HA1. 0nS of
the sons Of Noah - clearly shown. The
actuai puHrsieures pf the ps9rT oa
Egyptian nfIAonhrarntAt n whick itAs esey
taiu we're in existence 500 years. after
the time liked fos ths Delugs BY thso-
logians, are exactly like the negroes Of
our time, And yet ve - asspss9
had seqaiTtd IN thsss cn6faste
which separate him % widely fron the
white fsce. or hoe. N16pf3 M
two racss diiIa. phtsia6lly - 1satak
ly.a Prof Winetsll ,s0due6e -eheudS1f
psoef.; Ard he poialediy sae.sss
..Is is credible that - s1os1edlste
postsrity Of Noah split nhfppsiy into -
broad flivssgsnee. and have renainsd
suchaneed ever si1eef DID ishey
breathe different cir, drink Dieaas
watar. and subsist on di3eseas food 7
There ID 40 eod to possible eonjectures.
Rsstisg on scientific groands. - muss
pros01 % 1 ab6plbtei lipSS 6( tlst
ihe Negro typs dittYtsd cohpiStely
from the Noshio in SOC. yeass."s,
Bat Prod WineheA Aess Aot coolDs
himssM % psovieg ths, fusa1sleqgal
ti6Isreucs betWssu negfoee ~ tAlAo
nen. r. oAssGeaaaehaptse1 - sbowing
The inssriority ~ tb6 p4Ste ncp . ~
white ssca O anatoMa1DI rD1y6oao0k-
cal. physical snd hiseosicst SsU1a1s.
Az t6s salts tinA ~ d., not 1say ~
unity Of msskind. 4 eheis = peD-
found Yelstionship ruiz thfoogA he
coussitutioa of I'll ~ saees. and tA6y
49,, ..s = 49,. = - tss <sss -
says Prof Wipchsif, yess net white
men. Yos Vhat io10f tAsy tsss enact
u As. = nes Sra0afp1 lsala1a sl1diee
tiuus voiss tD4ks Ausog11innU ottsiAE
ths Asnsesk appep Mn uatsl
nen. anA sflaf ake0 - 0a11O1B1o ao1
negroes. From 49, asek stfini<lvb
Sscss have dsscso1ed in - elaRle q
aeos sAs Whit lnesAI - - -
viss. tAinks th6 ISof1aGsr. Nfo0 ~ =
aaAsnpt to eeas s,txos ui1h ieasssl0 y
She ~ sad iss beoseeue 81 tAe etpm9
Whess id ~ m 80 live I TAak
again, cannot b told With pgoe111eu.
That 4 wus nok In Ne 0ardsa & -,