The suburban citizen., 1901-10-05
THE MAN OF THE FUTURE
EVOLUTION TO PRODUCE A cREA.
TURE OF HIGHER ORDER.

Mind and Body, and old Only at a
Hundred-Future Men WIN BE Taller
The eye OF future men will have
greater range Of vision, but will be
less acute. In other words, it VIII be
less of a telescope and more of PAN
oramic camera. The average white
gunner is a better marksman to-day
than the Indian, who has carried
gun all his life, because the formers
eye judges distance, space relations
force OF wind, etc. all at the same
time. Any well-trained Papago In
dian can trail better than any white
man 1 know Of; can see much moro
acutely than l can certain things to
which he is accustomed. But l can
see twenty times as many things as
he sees in passing over the same
ground.
Future man will see colors not now
perceptible to us-colors above the vio-
let and below the red. He will per-
ceive more tluts, shades and tones of
all colors He will hear higher and
lower pitches OF sound than we can
hear. But, just as in memory and in
seeing, he will be less acute-will not
be able to hear sounds as far off.
The sense of smell will lose in acute
ness, but gain in range. The savage
to-day can perceive a particular odor
further than enlightened man, but the
latter can perceive much wider range
of perfumes Of flowers, or aromas Of
coffees or teas, for instance.
The sense of feeling win grow more
delicate. Future man will suffer more
than we do from heat and cold when
exposed to it, but his greater sensitive
ness in detecting coming changes Of
temperature will enable him to better
protect himself against their effects.
He will be much more sensitive in dis
eliminating rough or smooth, moist or
dry, soft or hard surfaces.
The more highly man becomes de.
veloped, the more pain he will suffer
from a given shock. This rule will ap-
ply so long as every other condition re-
main equal. But every other condi-
tion will not remain equal. With his
increase Of refinement and sensibility,
the greater the number OF degrees be-
tween extreme pain and extreme
pleasure future man will be able to
perceive. But, just as in the case Of
temperature. he will know better how
to protect himself from extremes Of
pain in such manner that his sum of
pleasures viii constantly increase and
his sum Of pains constantly diminish.
Future man will have no new sense
No, the greater delicacy and refine
ment Of his senses will not make him
more sensual, in the narrow meaning
of the word. He will appreciate his
senses better than we do ours, will
educate and enjoy them more
The face Of future man viii be much
more expressive and more completely
under control than the face Of present
man. While there will be this great
increase in the mobility Of facial ex-
preston, man will learn better how
to regulate the focus of his counte-
nance according to the idea he wishes
to convey. The countenances of saw.
ages fail to bespeak their emotions.
Take series of our Indian portraits,
which we are collecting in this bureau
to represent all Of the American abor-
iglnal tribes, and note what utter lack
of thought or emotion the great major
ity Of faces convey. Thus 1t has be-
come common for romantic writers to
speak Of the Indian as stole, whereas,
as a matter Of fact, his face simply
fails to depict the changing phases Of
his mind.
As far as complexion and eyes are
concerned / believe that ultra blond
ness and ultra-brunetteness will con-
stantly diminish. But uniformity in
color Of eyes and hair will never be
reached
The teeth and hair Of future man
will be superior to ours. Compare
the teeth Of the citizens Of our great
cities with those of the Indians. The
lives Of savages are shortened by their
early decay Of teeth. Future mans
teeth will become improved because
he will take care of them. The same
is true Of the hair There was more
badness in the days Of nightcaps than
there is now.
The pessimistlc biologists prophesy
that future man win be physical
weakling, whose head will greatly
overbalance his body, but they are
wrong. The head cannot lead the
race, because, in the first place. the
brain cannot develop without the
hands keeping up with it. 1t is the
hand which does. Edison cannot think
machines into existence; he must
make them with his hands. The chest
is increasing in size in about the same
ratio as is the head. Furthermore, the
lower extremities are compelled to
keep up with the upper. Compare the
limbs of savage man with those of his
enlightened brother, and you will find
the lower leg of the former to be much
the smaller. Most artists fail utterly
in their attempts to depict the anatomy
of Greek art. But the legs Of the av-
erage man OF to-day are better than