The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1900-12-28
The D6hoerat,Star.
GARDEN OF EDEN.
HAS 1T NOW BECOME AMERICAN
PROPERTY.
Chicago Record.

Chicago Record.
Den Hall, g~eologist in the Universi.
ty OF Minnesota, calls attention tc
the fact that the report of DR.. d. f.
Becker, one OF the United States geo,
logists who went with the army to
the Philippine Islands, contains the
geological history OF the archipelago
which leads scientists to believe that
the islands comprise the Garden OF
Eden, the original home of man. and
that the Talago Of today is a direct
defendant from the mag Of Borneo.
mlpway In development between the
ape and the human species.
DR.. Becker reports that during the
tertiary period Of geological history
these islands were in the midst OF
swamps and shallow seats at the very
edge OF the Mediterranean Lake. which
extended westward to the Atlantic
ocean. Later the bottom Of the sea
was lifted above land. The Alps, eau.
casus and Himalaya Mountains now
stand rs the highest points to which
the ancient SEA bottom Of limestone
and shales was lifted. The Philip.
pines we're lifted, too. so that during
the latter tertiary time the Philip.
pine Islands were a part OF the con.
tinent OF Asia and migration OF land
animals and plants took place freely.
linen came u subsistence, which cut
on the migration Of animals TO and
from the islands, and with this sub.
sidence begins Il period OF great vol.
canic activity and huge quantities O!
lava were thrown out and spread over
the land and ocean bottom.
There Is no evidence Of land connec.
t'on between the Philippines and Asia
Ircm that time to the present. There
arc evidence Of constant oscillations,
upliftings and submergences. but no
movements Of sufficient magnitude TO
make dry land across the China Sea.
But the item OF special interest is
the opinion Of the late Prof. Marsh
that one OF the earliest haunts OF the
human species was the Philippine
archipelago, with Borneo and other
southward.lying islands. The great
elevation which lifted the bottom of
the old Mediterranean Sea into noun.
tai0 ranges like the Alps and Hima.
layas and the following submerQcncies
OF the area OF the China Sea beneath
ocean waters had a profound effect
upon the migration Of the human
race. III II should be proved" says
Dr. Hall, that the original home OF
man was, as Marsh seems to suggest.
IN the Philippine Islands, then in
bringing under the flag the original
Garden Of Eden VIC shall secure
treasure beyond financial or POLITICAL
valuation.
O"'y lew years ago in the island
or borneo the the fossil remains were
OF queer creatures believed 10
De midway in degree OF development
between the ape and man. The eli.
matte conditions favoring the de-.
'eIoplnent Of animal forces appear
70 exist there 10 highest perfection.
Inc animals that were associated
Win man In the original Garden of
Eden, as they we're driven in every
direction by the movements OF the ,
ea' and rivers OF Basaot, show some j
divcrgences, as those of India.
NINA and the Philippine Islands are
ompared. 1t Is easy to see how un. S
Ter such intense conditions the neigh.|
'ors OF the original man OF Borneo.
soiated on his own island TO the
orth, could have developed into the
Of today"