New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-06-21
BEGINNING or 4 NEW RACE.

Readers Of The Tribune cannot have forgotten
Professor Bas'on, Of Boston, who during the past
dozen years, has put forward 80 many curious
and interesting scientific theories. Not the least
valuable OF these was his daring article in which
he sought Ia show that, in the OF a few
thousand years. elephants will have learned TO
swing from limbs Of trees by their tails as
monkeys do now. The Professor is a strong be-
lever in evolution and holds that there is no such
thing stagnation in species Progress is every
where, and it is unfortunate that the Professor
conld not secure sufficient money 10 head an en-
petition TO Africa 10 prove his theory that even
now certain varieties OF elephants inhabting
regions where monkeys are very numerous. oc-
casionally wrap their tails around low branches
Of trees and attempt 10 raise themselves and swing
as they have seen their smian friends do. Dis
appointed In his African trip, the Professor turned
his attention to n study OF man and now puts
forth the theory that in course OF time strictly
nocturnal race Of men will be evolved which will
have strong antipatby TO daylight. and will
habitnally carry on all OF its operations Of life
by night and sleep during the day
Professor Balston pre,ends to find the founda-
ton or starting point for nocturnal man in the
present morning newspaper man. who does not
stir abroad till late in the day and promptly
rctres to his fiat at the approach of the morning
light. The newspaper man certainly fulfls the
conditions Of the nocturnal man. but will hiS
nocturnal habits be produced in his offspring and
finally crystalline into instinct? The Pro-
fessor believes that they will At present the
morning newspaper man does not differ materially
from other cultured and intelligent men, except
that his brain is more highly developed and ne
has lofty, distinguished bearing seldom observed
in ftnrg Ila IL.
but he readily, the occasion Of falling heir to
large fortune, for instance. changes these habits
and conforms TO the usual working hours OF
other men. But in time the Professor contends
all Of this will become changed aud the future
newspaper man, even though he leave the pro-
fession to sink into the presidency of a sugar
trust. or to go down into Congress. will still
continue 10 hunt, as il were, by night.
For proof Of his interesting theory the Professor
fortunately does not this time have to 90 to
Africa. He has for some weeks been visiting in
the family Of wellknown Boston morning news
paper man and observing baby belonging TO the
journalist with scientific accuracy The child is
about four months old, and the Professor finds
the nocturnal habit, inherited from his father,
strongly developed The father always sleeps
most OF the day, not usually stirring abroad, un-
less disturbed, till or s o'clock in the after.
noon. From that time till or o'clock in the
morning he is busily engaged in moulding pubic
opinion and directing the affairs OF this and
foreign countries At the first approach Of light
in the east he retires to his lair and makes no
further disturbance until the day is well spent
Now the Professor finds that the child has almost
exactly the same general habits az the father and
the inference that they inherited seems reason
able. 1t is seldom that anything is heard from
the infant during the day, but sooner does
night approach than he begins the most astonish-
ing demonstration which the Professor has ever
witnessed kicking, crying, yelling and otherwise
asserting himself. This he keeps up until the
Boston morning papers have gone TO press, when
he hsc0mes calm and sleeps till late in the after