Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-08-07

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II may not Be- generally kn0wn
that over the civilized world there =
a stronn demand for brains that ars
a little above the average II g4alftEs
not inteIIgence. intellect. O Eezfzl2.
but literally that part Of the hznza
organism which l. contained wltAi1
the skull and II kn0wn as re brain
Scientists Who devote themselves
70 the study OF comparative an1toEsT
have for the most part nothing ee--
ter 10 dissect than the brains - nasi-
pers and lunafics. These. ko~eveT.
leave much TO Be desired. and = = .
the interest Of the human family
that the brains q cultured sd
learned people should Be- placed q
the disposal OF those patient ard ~
borsous men Who are ENGAGED r ne
vastly important work % unraveIlus
the secrets Of the working o. ~
mind.
But Il must not Be supposed fas<
a certain number Of such brains are
not forthcoming Comparatively
speaking. they are few. bur srtlI
more numerous than most people
imagine. In the great ma5orifg -
cases they are bequezthed - taeir
respective owners. On one oceas1on
Sir william Fowler. the famous al
thority on comparative anatomy. -
addressing an audience q cultured
men and women. spoke Of TIE dir
cuIfies he and his fellow workers lad
TO contend with in having little else
than brains OF people Of I0w intellect
10 dissect. and went 50 far ss % ap-
peal 20 the audience 10 help science
in this matter IN tire Oziy possi1is
way.
On the conclusion Of his ADDE'S
several members Of the audience. IN
Guiding a few ladies. promised 20 -
oueath their brains 70 him. and = 3
said. proved as good az their word
More than one man Of great emf
nence has regarded K as something
IN the nature Of duty % do tbs n
the interest OF science Prof Cold
win Smith, for instance. some tire
ago formally wfIled his brains %
Cornell University
Some remarkable brains hare been
sold. not given An Enxlishman who
calls himself Datas has disposed -
his 10 an American university Tor
$4,000. He IS a man of little edH-
cation, and for many years worked
as a coal miner. But he has q mar
vellous memory. especially Tor dates.
and Is now earning a handsome IL
come on the music hall stage. Any
member OF the audience mag ask BIN
the date OF some occurrence and f.
answered instantly. II IS considered
that his brain must show some very
unusual development. and there vas
not a little bidding f0-secure + After
| death.
II stands to reason that the brain
Of a man OF intellect offers q maeh
richer field for observation than t1e
brain Of a pauper or some other HI
| man derelict. The brains Of great
men vary very much. more. n fact.
| than do those of nonenfifies- r. =
/ found that men o. encyclopedias
mind have large and heavy brains
| Gladstone had 70 wear very Big
hat-with an enormous bed q gray
| matter and numerous couv0lutt0nss
on the other hand. men whose gsni1s
Is concentrated upon one line q
thought are OF small BRAIN and coz
sequently have a small head
Newton, Byron. and Cromwell Be-
Ionged TO this class. and each had =
| small head. Yet many people mag
Inc that this IS a sign 81 small men
tai capacity. A visitor Who va
| shown the skull Of Cromwell vas 50
| disappointed at fits size that the care
taker Of the relic endeavored 70 con
sole him BY saying thar this was ne
skull OF the great R0uadheae when
he was a boy. Prof. Sgmes-Tbo1D-
son told this anecdofe IN a recent lee
ture, and he also mentioned tra'
| Newton was 50 small when born nat
he could put inside q quart pot