Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-03-31
CANINE CRANlOLOGY.
CIVILIZED LIFE EXPANDS a DOGS
BRAIN AND NARROWS HIS JAW.
kuII Of an E,quim,u bog - Egyptian
Munrm,rd DHs-Fug aud BuiI Dog
I""hims at the Crsniums
The Newfoundland.
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Alas, p."r log aid Mr Freleric A
Llca> the o.trnluSI>J. a he gael upon II
Aul which he hal raasn from a long collin
Ike box that hni Jp,, teen opened IN his
( work room at tue National museum.
What Is At" "A ket tn- rap,rter. who had
enetrate to the cavern Of the . ,serIs treas
. lres IN search ol news
1t il the ,kull ~ ON E.Iu mnu dog-an
/ r.. QuImau ~Ieig" i -. ~ai Mr. Lucas. put
M down the h,saoh,I AMI ghastly object.
This -kull bears uu' the ~trrIe> ut the rough
reatment which these dog receive. See
/ here pointing t. a spot 'ver tus eye whore
, portion uf tn, bon. hr b,-u tor oxen Oft
. 1t took heavy blow .D.ip that; and look a.
ihis log, saul the b 'mau. taking several
/ Dng bone, from the nuN and deftly putt ng
Jnsm together. You that leg was
,roken nn wa, never allowed to heal prop
.rIy. That dog hal to Imp along very
painfully after ha VA. injured. See how
-hI- JOINT waS i~furn.l AMI how it must
iave crraArd he continued. working one
. 4 the bones against tn other ike pump
ranile D. ,how the defect IN the Jplnt
Talking Of dog. leEan the reporter
prospecting lur lr4i to something inter
Z sting
Il will ,nrw You I'm tn AZ am doing
with dogs -aIl Mr.. Lucas taking up the
theme.
! 1T i, hardly more than u begnuing now
a mere ketch. but y.u can get the idea
rom It, AMI tie O~teuiggIst shut Ip HI,
/ work room and lnd tie way to the hall IN
/ the mu-eUm buil Ing gwen up o. the de-
/ partneut II .nPratIve anatomy The
! luge frnm.- II - at whale, w-rs suspended
/ from tn ceiling and ,eemei to be SWIM
uug in the AR overhead, skeleton mon
/ Neys luoksi cum.caIly uu, Of case; the bouy
! remains uf an:riIi;.yIan monster, reared
| their lofty crauum- high toward the roof;
/ IN fact. the whole vertebrate creation
| seemed to have sep. Ell ut Of II, km u
/ it awhile M It, bone. D,igmg under the
uugo ,kri"t Of the giant Sloth Mr.. Lucas
stopped IN front of case in which were
. ,iI,playet a series Of skulls arranged IN rows
/ conveniently for purpo-eS Of comparison.
LunhIN" At THE SKULLS.
/ The lats.l ~hpwrt that the two skulls in
the upper row be gaming ON tine right wer"
/ tn -. OF Indian dog; u-Nt TO them was that
/ Of an Egyptian mImH!Iel log. and then IN
order the skulls of Newloun Land uf a
/ common 4 <. a halrl',- Chinese dog. Law
crack et'er. "a SAINT H,rnari "a bulldog
.
was a ,er,es II -kutl> % wild dog, wolves,
coyotes and foxes.
This cries vii >huw,' said Mir Luca'
''the effect uf DOM NtIrarlnu-the develop.
ment Of the erauIum unter domest!catlOr.
The skull OF the Indian dog there, you sac,
| differs very little from that u the wolf he
/ low 1t Nnu 80 It has very little tpTeheai
and "A very long jaw. A. yOug along now
he cnntmIel, "Y1u lin the facial angle IN
crea,e-, the forehead l. developed at the e1-
penss Of the jaw, which become, shorter
This collection SIve> merely an outline.
There are many intermediate step. Dog,
ars CIas,ifie int, ma>t.tfs. hounds, spaniels
and wolf dogs Tne wolf do =, such rs
those" continued Mr. Lucas, pointing to the
Indian dogs and tine Egyptian dogs, are
nearest the original etock In fact. it i
very diff .ult sometimes 70 distinguish the
skull OF n wo,f fr un that II an Indian do :.
Ee-, the teeth are the same. ami YOU will
rtIce all along the line there Is a similarity
III the teeth.
When you reach the pug at the end. the
teeth are crowded ami the Incrsors lap over
Then the teeth %. tns pu. are not 50 Iarg-
AMI strong IL ha. bean rIIse IN soft fopi
AMI has not ma t. reni or tear its prey.
As YOU 20 up the ~cale the Intelligence Of
,he dog, increase, and as you 20 down
'o"arl i"e ""i. The animals increase IN
brute tero'Ity. 1e' the Dun dog has "A high
forehead observed Mr.. Lucas IN reply to a
remark OF tae reporter expressing surprise
that an animal which Nervei In literature aS
atyps OF orHte teroc'ty Si"uii stani 80 we'll
IN the scale "i crahiaI development 1t has
a hIgn i"rshead AMI Will become very much
attachei u rs mater 1t Is renowned for
us courage an viii ny at the head ami
hahS On Any log may De taught To at
tack man.
INDIAN AND EGYPTIAN Dogs.
"The Indians are said to cross their dog,
with wolv Vs. continued the bone man
One pecUIlrty Of Indian dogs is that