The sun., 1918-07-28
Fighters Possess the
Mark, as Witness
the Scotch, Irish and
Our Mountaineers-
Notable Examples

biographers are now inclined to go back
to the Norwich branches-that Abraham
Lincoln came Tall, ungainly, loose JOINT
ed, he was far from pleasing to the eye.
The bust of him made by Volk, of which
there is copy in bronze in the Metro
politan Museum of Art, is faithful like
ness. A glance at the profile reveals
the large Adams apple, which was char
acteristic of him in the earlier periods OF
his life, before he concealed it by beard
and high collar.
William NJ. Evarts. Rufus Choate, the
late Joseph II. Choate in his younger
DAYS, scores of men who have achieved
distinction in the United States, had large
larnvxes Some of the European savants
have discoursed on the relation of the
brain to the larnyx, and they indicate
that the large vocal apparatus usually
goes with strong mental qualities.
As speech is one of the highest attri-
butes of man, it also implies thought.
There are those who speak first and
think afterward, yet as a general thing
it may be accepted that the growth OF
articulate speech means increasing intel
lectual development.
Woman Attains Growth Early.
Does a woman have brain inferior
to that of man because her share in the
loot of Eden's tree is less nOticeablef
The average woman attains her growth at
Is or II. The boy at II is finding him
self. just as only little while before he
got the proper compass of his voice. He
is supposed to develop more in mental
powers as time passes, and his Adams
apple mounts in his gorge. But woman.
why it is said that she often remains
static.
Not until recently al least had she been
forging ahead in the realm of pure in
teilect. And strangely enough. hard study
has its effect upon the muscles and the
fibres Of the neck. 1t may be that the
mysterious thyroid gland, which is not far
from the cartilage of that name, is
affected by the work of the brain The
overworked student in the girls college is
likely to develop tendency TO overdevel-
opment which may be connected with
faults in the secretions of the thyroid
gland.
And how often do we see women brain
workers with necks which are long and
graceful, but with distinct anterior
curve! George Sand, George Eliot, Mrs.
Browning and many other women of UNI
usual brain power have had larger vocal
apparatus than their less endowed sisters.
Sailors Always Look Well.
Whether or not the Adams apple is so
distinctively American as many persons
believe, it is not Incompatible with all
ideals of manly beauty in this country,
as it is with that of feminine pulchritude.
We see hundreds of sailors on the streets
these days, with their low necked garb,
and most of them have the thyroid ear
tilage highly developed. With the SOL
dlers the feature cannot be observed SO
closely, but walk through the wards OF
a military hospital where collars are dis
carded will reveal the presence of the
martial larynx.
Although the camera man often CLOSES
over the Adams apple, or at least takes
off the bloom, some illustrators, such az
Howard Chandler Christy, Clarence I'm
derwood and James Montgomery F1agg,
do not hesitate to show the easement of
speech in all its strength. Mr. Under
wood on the cover of recent magazine
depicts young nurse III white minister
ing to a stalwart youth in khaki His
face is upturned and the artist has
modelled the neck in much detail. The
thyroid cartilage has full play, and it may
be seen distinctly outlined beneath the
clear skin
Those who have followed the develop
ment of the American soldiers and sailors,
and have come to recognize in them high
type of American manhood, have OBJ
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