The times., 1899-12-24
MANKIND IN TIE FUTURE
Remarkable Prophecies Made By
Several Scientific Experts.
Possible Changes in Form and Habits
-Savages to BE Eliminated and
the Entire Human Family to BE
Brunette--NO Wars in the Coming
UtOpfap Ages.

Here are some of the most remarkable
prophecies ever yentured by men of science.
To learned savants in our various scien-
tifc institutions I have lately addressed
this question: Looking as far into the
future as your minds eye can see, what
changes are likely to occur TO our brains,
bodies and environments?"
Man of the distant future, says Prof.
Otis Mason, will occupy a belt near the
equator. The earth is cooling, and as
result the Eskimo must leave the polar
regions. Later, the Yankee must quit
New England. All savage peoples will be
eliminated from the earth. The entire hu-
man race viii be brunette. The blonde
people were once brunettes and became as
they are through some process of inter
breeding. The convolutions of the brain
Will be larger and viii admit a much
greater blood flow TO carry on the com
merce Of the mind Nan will be str2nger
physically His hands and feet Will be
much smaller. Labor saving machinery
Will reduce physical labor, but an increase
of athletics will make the race stronger.
Disappearance of small printing type will
leave the eyes much stronger. The ear can
never take the place of the eye until some
other heavenly body can be substituted
for the sun. The hat will vanish and the
hair Will improve.
The home of this age will be a great
communal dwelling, where all people OF
the same kinship viii live under the same
Toof-children, parents, grandparents.
uncles, aunts, and cousins. Rapid transit
will eliminate skyscTapers, increased arti-
flcialization of life win render cooperation
more necessary. Separate establishments,
such as the corner grocery, Will be COnsid-
cred absUrdities of bygone days, as wi also
the keeping of servants. Chemically pure
drinking water viii free the cells of the
body from mineral matter and permit man
to live to the age of Methuselah, Com
pressed foods will never come into use. II
they should the stomach would atrophy
The death of an infant will be an eXcep-
tion, whereas today one-half Of the human
race never mature. The deadly miCrobe
will suffer the fate OF such dangerous ami
NAL pests as have already been made eN-
tinct. People who spread disease viii be
considered as enemies 10 mankind-punish-
able by severe penalties. Dress viii he
more perfectly adapted to comfort, health
longevity, and beauty. It Will never be de
priyed OF ornamentatiOn. and women and
men viii never dress alike"
DR.. Theodore n Gill, the eminent biolo-
glst of the Smithsonian, said that the wis
dom teeth would disappear, as would pos
sibly the vermifOrm appendix and the little
toe. Man himself ~ said he, is a striking
evidence of the fact that he was not spe-
cially created. He is not only like the
ape but bears the impress of many in
ferior stocks. The appendix, for instance,
was inherited from ancestors to whom il
was important. and came TO US through The
apes from primitive forms, somewhat like
marsupals 1t may disappear to a slight
extent The grey matter of the brain may
increase somewhat in bulk, but erebTation
is not dependent upon size of brain. Some
of the most intellectual have small brains.
II is possible that the little toe viii dis
appear. but doubtful Ii has its use in
giving greater basis 10 the foot. ! doubt
whether there will be an Increase in stature
especially since in the future intellectually
will become more and more predominant
over brute force. Hygienic and sanitary
progress Will have an appreciable effect
upon the average length of human life but
longevity dependent upon improved physical
conditions cannot be anticipated. | doubt
If the hair viii decrease. The more civ
ilized have a thicker growth upon their
faces than lower orders of men. Undoubt-
edly there will be many changes which
cannot be foretold."
I'm the first place every man will be
white, said Prof. w J MCGEE, the noted
ethnologist, in reply to the question. His
average height and weight will De decidedly
greater. His head will be larger, absolutely
and relatively His hands and brain will
be better co-ordinated, and, therefore ne
will be q better mechanician. His vision
will be stronger, his sense of smell more
acute and his hearing and sense OF taste
more delicate On the whole, the man OF
the future will be stronger in relation to
stature and weight. He will live under
universal republican Government but it Ia
doubtful whether any one administrative
head will be required. Disputes between
individuals. corporations, or States, viii
be settled by courts of various magnitudes.
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