The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1904-02-05
TIE FIRST Arr
= thropologist rAi,h.-
Western Eurore
Prove Ii syH,,.

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For more thantwocent.,<
have been of differing -
the antecedents Of man = 49,
upon the discovery of the !.
can continent.
Negotiations are mn
tween DR.. Albert 8. A,h,s..
thropologist of New Yorf ~!
liner. the American consul ). I
for the shipment Of foaIls 4.
do much to strengthen :
Is to the first inhabitanta . !.
DR.. Ashmead is Of the opl,ss p
original American did -
Asia, but Travelled across ! p,
(now submerged) that er,.szss
Spain to the Canary Islsndr -
to the West Indies and Sovfl p
This emigration came t. rs
years ago. The glacier per;oS /,
In existence for a long tims -.
to DR.. Ashmead. and m,nv !,
habitants doubtless had nam, :.
ter except in the form q $
came the 'postglacial" 49,
the water began to rise snd
the ice.
1t Is supposed that thcYe -
sands living on top Of the ~
were crowded out by the -
water. Being very iynor,nf e
OF the colony allowed their t1'
burden to think for then n
mead says the reindeer ana a +
would not endure the new -
without a struggle. The &C.
sired ice and snow and the D.
ever in search Of rich pasture p
the reindeer trekked to ~ :
Sweden and the llama and - p
two and three-toed horse stuvI37'
for this continent.
DR.. Ashmead has spent thou1S
dollars to prove this theory -
the original population Of Amolli !
lives at 1893 West Twenty-thz1 =
and possesses q library ant,, q
pamphlets and photographs a. f.
sent years of patient research r
the points upon which D.. -
bases his assertions Is the evI1r
the same diseases existed 4
America that were prevalent q F.
Europe. The images fond
graves of Peru inllra1i
tuberculosis. which was peevl
the Ligiurian peninsula a -
the other hand. he has fca1d r.
cations OF leprosy. as would het>51
were the movement to Till e
from Asia In this connectio1
been upheld by some It u -
men In the United States an1 =
The tiny statues which n I
the graves of some districts =
America form a fascinatin6 =
When q prehistoric man o. -
hat period was buried It ~ r.
TOM to bury with tho body 4 il
tation of it when alive n M
u which the person died NJ +
clearly. besides Other toke1e = 2
he social caste. occupatioa - =
n life A number of these po(l1tl
licate that the disease q ~ e
It one time . scourge Of uuGl
'ope, was prevalent in Soul A.
Z the nose or mouth q the ~
l6ected 1t was usual In thooo
mt OF the offending menk1f
images show the horrible -
uch operations.
In all the cases examined T.
10 images representing IL m
on the hands and foek
he hands are represented = -
ect. This. in the opinion q 4
mead. destroys the theory a a.
from Asia
II Mr.. Berliner succeeds u -
be essential fossils and tie -
nd about TenerifIe. Dr.. Aahm1
egard his theory as fairly ~ 3
lete. The last remaining -
{ the arm of land which In peQ1
ays stretched across the ocean = I
osed to be what are nov tke c.
Glands.
Led by the llamas and hce&
riginal Americans made tlrls
cross what il now the Atlantlc =
nd finally made their home -
merica. This region At that -
le most favorable in climate, r.
ack animals found good feedInG
. by little the races became CO.
: died away. but nearly N - =
ken Of their occupation.
The red Indian was one g.
ibes. which did not yield - 60
le civilization Of the time8 -
drifted to the nogt1Nl
therefore,. when Columbus CO.
~ = people who were descen4|o1
IL those of the stcne -
q can be called such. Dr.. 49,
Allies that this new theory wlM g
uch discussion. but after . ~
'ntroversy with Prof. VlrcnnNs
srlin. he rather enjoys such -
arms on this topic
He II confident that the proGz
eeas0 indicates . movement fro4
Pc to America. In 1876 Dr. L.
- = surgeon In the service g
'panese government and then Z
'portunity to study Asiafic a.
lis experience. he says. places D.