Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1892-12-01
Written ~ ne Bsdcon'
4 Leaf From Natural History 7
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| The negro is a semi-noctnrnal
animal and belongs to The genus
homo. The color Of bis skin is
generally dark, bnt sometimes he i
met with having i liberal admix-
| tire Of Caucasian Blood, when Bis
color partakea u i brighter nue.;
and Invariably he il 4 superior be-
ing to his shady brother, which i
manifested BY his haughty dcVnean-
or and airy carriage, as II endea-
Yoring to tread the asr lie would
undoubtedly ay II he had wings.
a little promotion o. notoriety has
the same effect OH one of the full
blood, His hair resembles wool
and his eyes emit q phcsphorescent
spark at night, 1t which time he
frequently makes cxcursions in
quest Of 'coons, 'possums, pigs.
lambs, chickens. melons. turuipas
potatoes, eggs, etc. Ele frequently
infesia the public highwnys ii the
neighborhood 81 store, where there
arc no police regulations, and makes
night hideoas with his diabolical
jargon and gesticuIasions When
on a marauding expedition he IL
generally accompanied BY \ dog
that il taught III bark only Ak coons
aud 'possuma. bat il equally ~
serviceable Tor other purposes Of q
lcss dennabie nature.
Ia the Transition Period CD there
seems @ 10 have been evolved two
species, Viz the Congo snd The
tiuinea- both 81 them belonged
to the class 81 climbers. which II
apparent Cd from lha stumps Or
dew claws and elaw toes Sat remain
ing at,sched 70 bis No il foot.
Ills feet, in both speeches. moving
al right angles 70 his Inc u travel
ID also couilrmatory ID u his tofm
~ class, The Congo has thnliaine
81 his mouth, toakp end lipa the
color b Bic exterior skin, white
those 81 Che Guinea are rcd. The
Congo being knock kaeed, had un
doabtcdIy % 4 dew claw attached
70 the base 81 his great toe. This
Guinea being boW-legged. had q
claw.soe attached b Iii hsel, both
al which arrangements were admi,
rabig adapted u tle purpose y
climbing, which sngecst Hat biz
food was frnit aud BIRDS eggs, fos
which he has . penchml iondnpss
II tho present dsg i'hq canvass
pad under theinstep. ID protect his
fcet from the rougtnesA 3 he bark
when climbing, common q The fall
blood 81 both specie generally
takes the arch form on tie oig.side
il the cross The projecting ridge
At the back Of the head d The full
breeds. which either entirely disap,
psars Of is reduced u d mere knob
in the cross, has led sanel u anp
pose Tint il the earlier stages " BIS
existence supported hook, similAr
70 the horn 81 al ibex Ny which be-
could hang the back If his kead
over a limb and rest securely from
the excursions Of wild beasts Of
prey. That theory, however, be-
comes uutenable whou u il taken
into consideration TIE danger be
would encounter 10 THE stability of
his neck. especially ii winay wealth.
cr. Another theory bit equally
as fnllacions. is that ihe projecting
ridge was the fesals 81 COMMISSIONS
engendered BY cracking cocoanuts,
which has q plausible aspect when
tho hardness of his skull II taken
into consideration. lhp true ID
theory il, the ridge supported q W
soI-shaped attachment FOE the pur-
pose Of protecting his back from The
weather, Of which be has an ex.
treme aversion at the present time,
especially when employed IN thy
field Why his nose Is tIat has nev'
er been asoortnined, but III the rosl
II frequently resembles the Romat
or Grecian type. Aside from BIZ
normal contortions Of anatomy ant
corresponding characteristics, b
.emits an odor Ambiguous in flavor
to the essence 81 poIecat. WheE
persuaded To cleanliness, which i
an exceptional occurrence, bis odol
becomes less rank but partakes 8