New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-19
Date
Witness

Witness-----
In 1890 following the example of NE Frhch
Societe Mutuelie d Autopsie the American Annrop'-
metric Society was formed IN Philadelphia. s,i
Professor Wilder was member Of the Plo.caaoi
Committee The articles Of Incorporation o, ~
Philadelphia society required that ali brains sad
be disposed Of az ths headquarters Of the "den
From the first Professor Wilder Vas not Il SNs
with this restriction and IA December o. lsi ~
signed. giving among others az reason io' -
resignation: My own circumstances an pans -
Investigation would preciud" any sucn a'N'r 90
operation as might naturally b. exp '.ei WI
a locIl or university organization foT tn il'reaT
and dissemination OF important ait ',,.'HH'' "'''
edge respecting the BRAN. r'rna i. e', . -.
on account Of that love iiff -'i 'i''-, ~ -.
asnes in fond yearnins ana IN "-ntr Ii ,rS.s "a,
Ilg!ous sentiment against muiAtliS ihat "n ~ -,
once the temple OF til HOY 'no- . ,,-..
restricted In its examinations of me hrah alnss !.
entirely to criminals ana insane p.o.r ~ t,,In IA.
life the world knew not ning lhe 'pIn'n '' n..,s
ISOLATION wishes to widen our in' III hr,,ns prs-
and convince them mat 70 nav me- ,,.,"i -
served and studied IS an ho1or 10 %" -. -.
II pontedly asks Who can 50 .I,n ~ yam.
suits that might have been ATTAINED RON e. 80.
ina atoms OF the brains Of soldiers Hkr 'a'i re
nan and sheridan. OF preachers H' ne M ,o,ss'r
and Howard Crosby, and nAiur'lsts III Ir'ss-
GRAY and Jeffer!es Wynan; %; a"kTrS IN nus, ,nrst
Ccnkling and Benjamin Butler ho~ ".s en-.
science wal, for general sentiment s'ich ss = -
bodied in the declaration OF an rnihsin' u =, hs
that science is as welcome 10 h's .s' n, benz
old hat and that he wishes h hal teN % - "A.
The An1.rican Anthropometric society al fn ~.
delpha has the brain OF Joseph Lsls, ~ IT'S
president. and the brain 81 ''eoIfT ~ Iotn Mar
torian OF Greece, mas Deem "VS''''f' ~
The great need OF average brains has been n,,r
IMPRESSED upon Professor Wilder pi in's "a a.o,.
he saws: Another matter has mpi.sS,i nv n..J i
and more during the last year Ham'N , ns ~ 9or.
a issural standard based ul"n IN. in,silgen,
parson OF large numbers OF a'riatt ,bs mi.
educated and moral individuals. eN.',iS , nd re-
nent as well a The immoral. me ishoF'N' '' -
II is understood tina, in all case- even Wei ~
has h.an the manifest desire ~ tn ~, ~ so--,
brain should be gwen 20 me 'o,iig IT,, - ne ssf-
wer, ~ the b.1uest such desires x the .'s -.
b.. respected At the present unN IT., ,,oN ,-g.,s 70
who are willing TO devote their thNk'h- 'e-,,.e!
the services OF their successors ny ... In sors
from the ranks OF the Corneli hiNes~.H an!
way: they. the test tt9ts OF a. m. pro.
pr. servatiOr graduates, meinu"rs % 1Ssrs are
ent reaching body or former professors ss-
some Others: among these are Dto'Iti a.. .iss, %,
orphans who have no near relatives VINO ''~s"
SIZE Of the brain. to be- ar indication o, Ia sS:s.
must be aided by Other St'riDuigs ,,,nf"n 70 ,vo
hrairs Obtained by him in 1891. one rom az ,,ri.
ana writer the other from an ignorant giacn sls,
tor There was hut niue i.ne'. nc ,uyer's bias
ws,phed rs grammes ,iS 20 ounces ne Jalh ssyr
$50 grammos (44e ounces). Inc Jahiton 80 N.
and strong the lawyer spare thoush aVS,' a. ,.os
iawvsr MAS under thirty years OF age. me la"''
VIZ I'm ~, me brain OF the baboon that died N =. -.
rar,ral park menagerle has contributed is nv
hedesnis,i quota TO science, since H. at.
has 20 an extent caused science 10 quarry ~" We.
,nent that the human brain y relatively "a" .hl,h
than that OF any animal larger tnai' Sas, a,e q
tho csrebrum Is fssured. ms Dauvvn In kssp-
tuberculosis. and his age was unkhV"l' IA Ri,
erS thought him TO b, about SEVEN N'a' y,VnSvnls,s
ss ,os,-mortem examiners stated mat ihcyynRKo n
gentition Indicated about two years ne g.l .ri
the baboon weighed 0'Ss Sr"innrs y, ,b h,boca e
thus only $50 times n heavy as tlr ,,eg
/ healthy human beings the rauo = H'o"