San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-06-14
rup MAN OF THE TUrURR
n.av.t,ous From Accomplished fssu
A Forbidding rropheeH
u,,stesnth CenturN

Sinetesnth CentarS
u. man of the future--that mys-
Inc ", being who will look back
sn0 sa the dim gulf of time upon i'm.
sel0 ss, humanity Of the nineteenth
ps"ry with just such kindly and
@%; ;rcredulous soorn as We now con-
1,a'..snd TO bestow upon our club
a 1e;sISng ape-like aneestors-wiil DO a
Hs etSI hairless, slow.limbed ami
;,cspabls OF extended locomotion.
Ss' feet will have no division between
n' . m He will be averse to fight
us and and will maintain his position in
@s' fnremost files of time to come,
.a1.l tv upon the strength of one or two
", H'r~olutions of his brain. This may
..sm to be poor prophecy, but 1t diff
s..s from most prophecies in bsing a
, mare logical deduction from accom-
nlished facts. 49,,
pu The different parts Of the human
..ms as it now exists have been
m urOlved or modified by the action Of
s MS two great great principles that
have %v always regulated the develop.
man usnt of species. Every organ and
Dvsrv ornament that manpossesses has
bssn ACQUIRED by natural or sexual
sleetion, and when either Of the forces
: weakened or removed, or when
he necessity for such organs or or
naments is no longer sufficient 10
,,ounterbalance the loss Of the power
soployed in their production, then
thew commence at once to disappear.
NH, is the case with human teeth.
The ssrly ancestors Of man were fur
nisbed, as the male gorilla is to-day,
with magnificent grinding teeth for
,rnshins hard fruit, and huge CANNES
for fighting other males fap the pos.
session of tho females. 4 trace of
This remains in the more powerful
dentition of tho savage races, who
stand short distance nearer to our
common, ape-like ancestors. OWL
lied human beings on the other hand,
have absolutely no use for canine
teeth, they arc eminently ansuited for
The work they have to perform. This
is sufficiently plain from their decay,
and tho artificial means which have
to be employed in order to retain
them even to maturity. The so-called
wisdom teeth" are even now being
lost. They are the last to appear and
the first to 90, and even while we have
them they are unemployed. The rest
will probably. follow two at a time,
and their places will be supplied no
doubt by q hardening Of the gums,
which can not fail to be incomparably
more convenient and suitable for the
viands of life. Long hair, beard, mus
tsche and whiskers are all sexual or
nsments acquired by man to allure
and charm tho opposite sex, just as
the canine teeth were acquired fight
or similar purpose. But neither Is
the sexual selection so powerful now,
nor are these hairy ornaments so i'm
portant as they used to be. Marriage
is no longer settled by the strength or
magnificent hairiness of the sutton.
Wealth will cover the bald head, in.
tellect is more valued than whiskers,
and the length of the rent.rou coun-
ferbalances the shortness of q beard
A woman, too, who has but o scanty
supply of that ancient pride OF wo'
man"-long hair-can exc it out by
fraud and art, nor need she 60 I'M
welded on that account. Neither mer
nor women, therefore, who harper
to be ill-furpished with hail.. are nov
as formerly, handicapped in the race
of life, and unlikely to leave children
to inherit their defects. On the othe
hand they gain distinct advantage
at the outset inasmuch as no vita
force in their case is wasted IN tn
production of useless ornaments
There is, moreover a mysterious Law
ofcorrelation of growth between tn
hair and teeth. Throughout the AMI
NAL world strong and luxuriant hal
is accompanied by regular and dura
bic teeth; and a hairless breed OF dog
exists which is equally as consplcu
Gus for the absence of its teeth
Hence it mighthave been expected tina
civilization would affect the halr a
well as the teeth, and infallibly TEN
to suppress all hirsute adornments a
not being sufficiently necessary to tn
welfare of the individual to repay tn
cost of their production. Experenec,
confirms this view; for, as the teet
are small, soon lost, and two OF then
at least capricious in appearance
en- boll IL, -, fba Yrfuop OF life