Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-06-22
an beings with various caudal append

man beings with various caudal append
ages.
Granting that the evolutionists are right
in their theory that the occurrence of the
tail in man is a reversion to our lower an
cestors, such an unwieldy Inheritance can
not be laid to the door of father ape
Grandfather monkey must be to blame.
This was well set forth by DR.. Theodore
Gill, the noted biologist, in the course of
conversation with the writer.
Mans Natural Tendency.
ut is curious" said he, that the tail
should be so generally associated with the
ape. The fact is that the larger apes have
even less of a tail than man, and If We
ranked ourselves by the tail alone we would
have to take a place second to that of the
apes. who would enjoy the first. We have
four caudal vertebrae. The corresponding
Vertebrae of the apes are broader and less
defined as tail pieces than those of men,.
Besides the tail, other remains of our
lower ancestors have been noted by biol
ogists. The pointed ears or turned down
tip of the ears of many men are supposed
to be inheritances from forefathers to whose
portraits. if adjoining our ancestral halls,
we would not point with the gusto of pride.
like significance is given to the ear which
can be wagged. There are certain people.
known to the medical world, who have this
power. According to the Memories of the
Able de Marbles, the Regent Crassot could
easily move his ears.
Ability to shift the scalp, after the fash
ion of the horse when he rids himself of
flies, is another Subnormality which is said
to be an Inheritance from arboreal an
cestor. In the loose scalps Of certain small
headed idiots has been noted the same sort
Of furrowing seen when dog pricks his
ears. This is regarded as a turning back
to brute ancestors. The turning of the feet
inward, as in the apes, is another or these
signs by which we may distinguish the re-
mote ancestor, as also the extraordinary
ability of some people to move their big
toes. The Aetas, often referred to as the
missing links of the Philippines. are re-
ported to climb trees feet uppermost, grasp
ing the branches with their toes. Signiti-
canoe is also given by evolutionists to the
projection of the big toe at an angle from
the side of the foot, a popularity of some
human creatures
The so-called missing link is often de-
picted by journalistic artists as adorned
by tail. But biologists agree that he, like
his near relative, the ape, had no such eX-
tension to his posteror architecture Never
thelesS it is to be feared that homo eau
datus" in so far as he is present among US,
will continue to disguise his supplementary
and abnormal adornment for fear of suf-
fering ostracism at the hands .of that eX-
elusive aristocracy which prides itself upon
al least long and Interrupted line of pure
ly human ancestry commencing in Eden.
1t is unfortunate that p I. Barnum never
successfully entrapped one of these tailed
men believed to be so widely distributed
about the earth If still plying the StEX IN
the houseboat made famous by kendrick
Bangs and if still in touch with affairs OF
mundane interest. he doubtless will suffer
remorse upon hearing of Prof. Harrisons
discovery that such a species is common,
even in our civilized and enlightened midst.
But whatever disadvantages and embar-
easements homo cauGatus' may suffer,
We. in these glorious summer days, when
all nature is up and doing. may envy those
of his species who are able to protect them
selves from our kinsmen the fly and mos
quito. after the fashion of our faithful
cousins, the horse and COW.