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admitting some similarities. The monkey was “origi
nated” but never “ordained,” and he is not destined
soon to take his place in polite society. We do not
believe that he was (or is), the father of man, but
should such be the case his monkeyship has something
to which he can “point with pride.” Mentally there
is a gulf that will never be spanned.
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THE MONKEY FAMILY
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and the chimpanzee have but eight. The chimpanzee
has thirteen pairs of ribs, while man and the orang
outang have but twelve. While in the particulars
mentioned, together with the general resemblance,
there are many marked differences in shape and propor
tion; among the many dissimilarities to be noted the
feet probably show more divergance than any other part
of the ape anatomy. The man-like ape, as well as all
monkeys, have feet formed a great deal like hands,
with large opposable thumbs fitted to grasp the branches
of trees but ill-formed for walkiug, while their so-called
hands have small and weak thumbs, but long and
powerful fingers.
There is a ludicrous resemblance to man in these
higher apes, and in a less degree in the entire monkey
tribe. The face and features, the motions, attitudes
and gestures often afford us a strange caricature of
human kind. The face is often wonderfully human,
although the absence of protuberant nose give it a curi
ously infantile aspect. Monkeys, and more especially
the anthropoid apes, resemble us the most closely in
the hand and arm. The small thumb is weaker than
that of mankind and it is not at all well adapted for
the innumerable tasks performed by the hands of man.
The monkey grasps a thing after the manner of a baby
before it has acquired a proper cammand of its hand.
While on the topic of monkey ‘‘thumbs” it may be
noted that there are two groups of monkeys, one in
Africa and the other in South America, possessed of
no thumbs at all. It is said that they do not appear
to be in any way inferior to other groups of monkeys
possessing thumbs. Cuvier, the great French natural
ist, named the whole group of monkeys Quadrumana,
or four-handed animals, because in addition to the two
hands of their fore limbs they possessed hands where
they should have feet.
Many of us have seen monkeys on the streets and
show places dressed like human beings and walking
erect. In every case they have been, with considerable
trouble, taught to walk erect after the manner of man.
Naturally they never walk in an erect posture, but al
ways as quadrupeds. We have tried to point out some
of the striking differences in ape and man, even while
SIN AS SELF-MURDER
In mental attainments mankind has not advanced so
greatly during the recent past as many of us may fan
cy. Just recently we read an article, couched in
language more or less "out of tune” with present-day
expressions, but nevertheless putting the thought
across with astonishing accuracy. We refer to a brief
article under the above head which was penned by
Richard Baxter, an Englishman who lived from 1615 to
1691, as follows:
“Use sin as it will use you; spare it not, for it will
not spare you; it is your murderer, and the murderer
of the world; use it, therefore, as a murderer should
be used. Kill it before it kills you; and though it
kills your bodies, it shall not be able to kill your souls;
and though it bring you to your grave, as it did your
head, it shall not be able to keep you there.”
Is the above quotation not true in its summing up
of the deadly powers of sin? Here is something for all
to ponder—sober thought is in order.
CHAPEL
The order of the chapel exercises differed from the
usual plan last Sunday evening. Assistant Superin
tendent Mote was in charge and he introduced Rev.
R. T. Cookingham of Pendleton, Or., as the speaker
of the evening. Rev. Mr. Cookingham was for a num
ber of years a missionary in the Klamath country be
fore going to Pendleton and he is well known by many
of our students, from both Klamath and Pendleton.
The reverend gentleman has the honor of having been
sheriff of Umatilla county for four years, and the dis
tinction of being the only minister of the gospel ever
elected to the office of sheriff in the State of Oregon.
He gave a good talk on the necessities of a good edu
cation for young people; he touched strongly on the
moral and spiritual side of life; and he introduced a
five-reel picture portraying the evils of the saloon
prior to the enactment of the Volstead Act enforcing
prohibition. He was given splendid attention by all
present and we thank him most heartily for his visit
and talk.
Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Mason visited friends in Portland
last Saturday.