The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-01-14
MANKIND IN THE FUTS
POSSIBLE CHANGES IN HIS Fos.
AND HABITS.
he Win Be White and His Avs,.
Size and Weight Greater-Univs
sal Government Predicted.

Here are some Of the most rs-,,-
able prophecies ever Venturef bv
of science. To learned S3vans i'm
various scientific institutions Z b--
lately addressed this question. % --t
ing as far into the future as v5-
minds eye can see, what changes 81,
likely to occur to our brains. bodies s-5
environments"
Man Of the distant future" ss,-
Professor Otis Mason in the Provide
Journal "wiH occupy a belt near h..
equator. The earth is cooling. and o..
a result the EsduimO must leave rE.
polar regions. Later the Yankee r-r..
quit New England. All savage peorI.
viii be eliminated from the earth NJ
entire human race viii be- brunei
The blond people were once bruDat.s-
and became as they are through SOM
process of interbreeding. The errr-
buttons of the brain viii be lareer sr.s
VIII admit a much greater blood f.-
to carry on the commerce of the mind .
Man viii be stronger phySica'lv H,s
hands and feet Will be much smaUs-
LabOr-saving machinery will rafr-.
physical labor. but an Increase Of a+t T
letics viii make the race stronger. mis- T
appearance Of small printing type Mn
leave the eyes much stronger. Tbs
ear can never take the place of the ers
until some ether heavenly body can b.
substituted for the sun. The HAT Min
vanish and the hair viii improve
The home Of this age viii be a great
communal dwelling where all ue7rs
of the same kinship viii live under -bs
same roof-children, parents, grand
parents. uncles. aunts and cousins
Rapid transit viii eliminate skyserar-
ers. increased Standardization of Fa
viii render cooperation more ueczg.
sary. Separate establishments. such
as the corner grocery, viii be cousfF-
cred absurdiuies of bygone days, as win
also the keeping Of servants. Chem.
ically pure drinking water VIII free the
cells of the body from mineral matte
and permit man to live to the age %
Methuselsh. Compressed foods will
never come into use, IF they should
the stomach would atrophy. The death
Of an infant viii be an execution
whereas today One-half Of the human
race never mature. The deadly nil
crOhe will suffer the fate of such dan
gerOus animal pests as have ALREADY
been made extinct. People who spread
disease win be considered as enemfss
to neutrality-suspicious. by severe pl0-
aities. Dress wiz be more perfectly
adapted to comfort, health. Longevity
and beauty. It viii never be deprived
of OrnamentatiOn, and women and men
viii never dress alike"
DR.. Theodore n. Gill. the eminent BIZ
OlOgiSt Of the Smithsonian. said that
the wisdom teeth would disappear. as
would possibly the vermiform appendix
and The little toe. Man himself" said
he lis a striking evidence Of the fact
that he was not specially created. He
is not only like the ape. but bears the
impress Of many inferior stocks. The
appendix. for instance. was inherited
from ancestors to whom it was import
ant, and came to US through the apes
from primitive forms. somewhat Ike
marsupials. It may disappear to q
slight extent. The gray matter of the
brain may increase somewhat I'm bulk
but cerebration is not dependent upon
size of brain Some Of the most intel
lectual have small brains. 1t is pos
Siple that the little toe VIII disappear.
but doubtful. 1t has its use in giving
greater basis TO the foot d0ub.
whether there will be an increase in
stature, especially since in the future
intellectually viii become more and
more predominant over brute force
HYGIENE and sanitary progress VIII
have an appreciable effect upon the av-
erage length Of human life. but Ion-
geVlty dependent upon improved ply
steal conditions cannot be anticiUatei
doubt if the hair viii decrease. The
more civilized have a thicker growth
upon their faces than lower orders Of
men. Undoubtedly there viii be many
changes which cannot be fOretOId"
In the first place. every man viii he
white, said Professor w. j. Niece.
the noted ethtnol0gist, in reply to the
question His average height and
weight viii be decidedly greater His
head viii be larger, absolutely and rel
atiVely. His hands and brain viii De
better c0-Ordinated, and, therefore. b.
viii be a. better mechanician. His Wis
ion viii be stronger. his sense Of smeE
more acute and his hearing and sense
Of taste more delicate. On the whole
the man Of the future viii be stronger
IN relation TO stature and weight He
VIII live under a universal republican
government, but it is doubtful whether
any one administrative head viii be rs-
quired. Disputes between individuals,
corporations or states viii be settled
by courts Of various magnitude. There
VIII be universal language COM
positG Of all present tongues. but. like
the English, a language of vocables and
syntax. Written and spoken Language
will be more similar. Phonetic spelling
VIII effect great economy in both print
ing and writing. The typewriter viii
be in universal use because quicker and
better for the eyes than the old meth
DDS
Fish VIII be relatively more imports
ant as food. Oceans and lakes win be
the main source Of food supply Land
viii be almost entirely occupied for
dwelling and for horticulture and iu-
tensive agriculture. Need of clothing
viii diminish. Control of Temperature
viii be met by other than our present
retail methods. There viii be no =zrl-
Gus exposure to cold In winter men
viii travel in we'll heated vehicles car
rylng them from one warm bUildluG 90
another. OZOne viii be sold at drug
stores, and viii be applied TO Kill bact't
as soon as they appear The earth VIII
ce an endless succession Of suburbs.
Cities viii meanwhile grow less and
lez5 dense. The street block or row VIII
be no more. The home viii De more
individual, each family OccUpyiUE q
separate house to suit its peculiar taste
Transportation viii be chiefly electric
and viii be much more rapid as ID re-
suit Of Strengthening and multiplication
Of tracks Aerial navigation will De
valuable only for sports and anus
ment. 1t viii not be al factor in War-
fare. because they viii be no warfare
Submarine navigation viii be valUla.a
only as q means of escape from storms
Vessels viii he equipped with means 'I
diving and remaining below the sur
face until storms blow over. PeTfe"u1A
of biography viii decrease mail bust
ness. Money will remain d medium OBJ
exchange, but financial transactfaTs
viii be made mostly by negotiable pa
per. for which individuals viii be more
responsible than governments.
Religion viii be more of an indNld-
uaI sentiment There viii be an elm
inatiOn of croeds. As progress Of Ea-
tufe grows more complete, man VIII
rely less and less upon the occult Pun
ishment viii be obsolete. All children
viii receive the foundations of Their
educatiOns in public schools JniFsI-