The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-10-29
SKULL LORE.
Reasons Why sSk uIls Arr Grent story Tellers
TO Those Who Can Interpret Them.
From he I'os'. Erp,,s.

| From he To,' Eryp,s
1t Is not generally known that probably ths|
most complete museum OF human osteolosy is|
| located in Rochester under charge OF ProiI
| Charles II. Ward. who has an international
| reputation as m authority on this question:
Skulls are great story tellers." said Pl ot5
| Ward. For instance. tho original OF this cast
| OF the top of q skull overturned tho theories OF
| half OF Europe. and probably its discovery was
| tho most sensational thing in tho realm OF sci
enco OF the decade. Before this piece OF bone.
| which you can hold in your hand. was discov-
| cred. nothing had been found which tended TO
show that human life existed in tn Q pro gla cal
| period. in tho days OF the cavo bear and
| other ante glacial fossils. Not only does theI
| place whore 1t was found indicate Nil this.
but tho skull comes nearer TO supplying til eI
much -laughed-at missing link than an ything I
ever before discovered. There is no question:
whatever that it Is q portion of n human skull.
but the forehead is lower than that OF any or-(
mally developed skull ever found. and the su.
percilary or super-orbial arch is heavier thnn
ever before seen on human skull. This Is
one OF the most marked points OF distin ion
between the skulls Of a gorilla and Of a man.
You can SEQ what mean from this pio.
turo' continued Prof. Ward. The arch is that
Of the eyebrow. Just over the eye socket. Il
oosT 81 HH n9st intsTest1g things 10 the
North and South America It Is accom- nT Iishe
thrq"sR infancy The elm raw dwei ne ia stsnea
the back Of the head. skulls have been found
divided into two lobos evidently prodTaeG V tss
tns igYh.aS ftp from the back Of the nSsk
in h"so ,n days. the 'h aso nnd
have spread. Tie fad Of hattenine Tho fra"s
Sncee hs nEah Gxnss PfsyaSd am0mg
remains clearly indicate. and this has led to al
pser t t there y some race connection DO;
fm MSia me ancient PefuVians and the Flathead
You You gan see the effect produced by tho
We're this de!ormity produced on the head 81
a, grown man. IT would tie followed by insanity
ally accommodate themsn yes to the new con-
d diiionf PIT should ITdEG mt i would
ieci with skull Of that shape. Here you sc,.
L the skull Of !" Peruvian lady Of high rank.
tho romD with which she was buried She
paid the usual tribute 10 fashion. or her par
ents dld. in hayin.: her skull llattened up to
Here" SAD Prof Ward. is the skull o,
ner M war TnS wH hs nSS eas
IN ak and was eaten on an island in New Iea-
iand several centuries ago at great feast"
- FOR goodness sake. how could YOU find out
simply enough; You can toll it all for
from the place wheret wns found that II wasV
innu lHl where m tsannhnism prevailed, Father
iractar" like this horrid one. where lie victim
was STRUCK with an AK or some similar i'm Ile. l
!nent, Then all have the hole KNOCK cd In mt
tho base OF the skull. evidently with The pur-
pose OF extracting bra n. for tho human brain l
Is considered great delicacy by cnGnibai eli,
cures We know from tie Sharpness ~
th " edges OF tho orntal cavity aui
Utner ln'aiilble Indications that ihis 10 ~
"mmhn,s skull; for an expert cnn always tel
q mao from female skull ut "A glance Lastly,
on Gnn see ty counting for yourroT that tbs
' ehtlilon o. this girls skull Is not completr.
~, ~, nv. Merel9re; TIL Is. as have said. tho
'kuh OF New Ieal and maiden OF / 7 or IL
men hsn acprious instance not long ago OF the
MY IN winch an observer can find a story in u II
y, ~ W. VI. skeleton was sent mo from ~ hospi'al
~ Vienna to be mounted. Tina skull had nutE
zen orened. The man had been tnken IN on N
i me street suddenly and had heen taken 10 tho
iiIsGltni. In n9ishing the skull! / found q Cus}
' LAX u ore which you'd not come ont,
'nrnea me sEu'l and found that the lire wa, 4
POTION OF HE point which projected half AN
Nv Nm III mo skull and which had broken
III 80 snort mat II would have hecn IN poss1
I y Ell, 70 tel OF what the man died unloss tho
rs "a, nhu neen opened as opened il. Here&
F"pe' Tor the wound was mortal" 1HA