Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1908-06-27
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PhrenoIoey Not Scientific.

washington, In an interview says CQdL
all Of the widespread notions about the
condguration Of the human skull re-
vealing character are delusiOn and a
snare He admits that the early pio-
neers in this cult did a little useful
work by stimulating research in the To-
calization of brain functions, resulting
! in the discovery that certain parts Of
+ the brain controlled definite groups Of
muscles But all the rest he insists has
no basis in fact. No amount Of study
; by scientists has been able to isolate
our mental functions in the brain ex-
cept that hearing and seeing occupy
not clearly circumscribed areas Of the
brain and that there is definite lobe
concerned with speech. The so called
bumps on the head have nothing
whatever to do with mentality or with
any function of the BRAIN" Nor does
high head indicate great mental Ca
pacity. It may be due to racial type or
to handling after birth. Even the re-
treating forehead and receding chin, so
called, are wholly discredited by Pro-
fessor Hrdlicka as signs Of mental in
capacity. In many cases this kind Of
forehead is the result of undue devel-
Opment of the bony ridges over the
eyebrows, while prominent teeth have
much to do with the appearance Of the
chin. The notifications Of the nose are
merely hereditary notifications run
ming in families and races" In conclu-
sion it is asserted that "the only in
dexes to be found in the head and face
of man are the size Of the brain, the
behavior Of the eyes and the action Of
the muscles which contribute to facial
expression"
Fail to Sink the Florida.
Continuing the naval science expert
ments with the old monitor Florida as
the object of attack in the presence Of
three cabinet officers and many naval
officers, Whitehead torpedo was fired
into the vessel near Norfolk, Va. The
torpedo, containing 22O pounds of gun
cotton, hit the Florida amidships and
caused her to reel, while water spout
ed up around her high in the air from
the force of the explosion. Fragments
Of steel torn from the side of the YES
sci were hurled far around, some fall
ing half mile distant Commander
Quinby and thirty other officers, in
Guiding Rear Admiral Capps, chief
constructor Of the navy, were aboard
the Florida when the explosion &C.
Cured, and Immediately ssthereafter
Secretary Taft, Secretary Metcalf and
Postmaster General Meyer Joined them
to witness the inspection. 1t had been
expected by some that the monitor
would sink, and boats were at hand
for the rescue of those on board, but
the Florida was able to be towed back
to the navy yard to be placed in dry.
dock for repairs. There it was found
that the plates Of the vessels side had
been driven in about five feet and torn
apart several feet. A number of the
bulkheads were damaged. Fifteen
men could get through the hole at once,
from sinking. Admiral Capps denies
the first report that pumps were used
to keep the vessel af1oat after the shot.
He admits that some of our battle
ships could not withstand such a blow
EneIand's Record BattIeship.
Having already outclassed all exist
ing battleshfps and battleship plans
by the construction of the st. Vincent.
which will be launched in October,
1909. it is now reported that England
will break this record by laying in
September next the keel for a still lar
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1920 tons and will cost $9,5OO,OOO,
while the later model will be Of $1,000
tons and will cost 81, 100000 The lat
ter will be equipped with gas engines
and will consequently have no tunnels.
Snow Falls at the Equator.
The exploring expedition of Duke
Adolf Frederick of Germany in the
volcanic region of German East Africa
was overtaken by a remarkable and
hitherto unheard Of disaster, half his
men being frozen to death by a terrific
snowstorm, which stopped their prog
ress in the crater Of Branca, about
ninety miles south of the equator. The
report, which has just reached Berlin.
was dated March 5, and the storm oc-
Cured on Feb. q.
Marconi System improved.
In an interview at his London Office
Signor Marconi told of two new and
improvements to his wire.
less system on which he has been work
ing and which are nearly ready for
general application in the transatlantic
service. One is duplex arrangement
whereby messages may be sent both
ways at once without confusion, and
the other is device for enabling a
snip in fog to determine the exact ,
location in distance and direction of
another ship or of the wireless station
on shore. The latter improvement is
hailed with great satisfaction by the
coast liners and the traffic in the ST.
Lawrence river. where fog hinders
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