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X. 



What is the office of the nerves ? Name the senses What i the 

 consequence of the injury or destruction of any of the nerves going to 

 the organs of sense ? What animals possess any of the senses in a 

 higher degree of perfection than Man ? 



(P. 27.) How do the skeletons or internal organs of other animals of 

 the class Mammalia compare with those of Man ? Describe deviations 

 that occur. 



Upon what is the division of the class Mammalia into Orders ground- 

 ed ? Name the orders of this class. Describe the Bimana ; (P 28.) the 

 Quadrumana ; the Garni vora ; the Rodentia ; the Edentata ; 

 the Rum inantia j the Pachydermata ; the Cetacea ; the Marsu- 

 pialia. 



(P. 29.) What distinguishes Man from all the other animals of this 

 class ? What peculiar conformation of the hand ? Name other dis- 

 tinguishing peculiarities. 



How many, and what, are the distinct races of mankind ? Describe 

 the Caucasian race ; its origin. What nations, ancient and modern, 

 of this race ? How have they been distinguished ? (P. 30.) Describe 

 the Mongolian race ; its origin ; the nations ; peculiarities ; 

 their history. (P. 32.) The African race ; personal characteristics j 



intellectual ; social. The American race ; character and local- 

 ities. The Malay. Nations. 



Describe the advantages, possessed by Man as an animal, which 

 give him the superiority and dominion over the whole animal king- 

 dom. What is the difference between instinct and reason ? 



(P. 33.) Enumerate some of the circumstances which mark the 

 course and progress of human improvement. J 



(P. 34.) What is the Second Order of the class Mammalia ? What 

 are the characteristics ? Mention different species. Describe the Ape ; 



the Monkey ; the Baboon ; the Sapajou ; the Ourang-outang ; 



the Chimpanze; the Pongo; the Papion a perruque; the 

 Howler Monkey. 



(P. 36.) Name the Tfdrd Order. What are the characteristics ? What 

 is the first tribe of this order ? Give an account of them. Relate the 

 experiment How do they pass the winter ? Describe the Vampyre 

 Bat ; the Spectre Bat. 



(P. 38.) What is the second tribe of this order ? What is the mean- 

 ing of insectivorous f What are the most noticeable animals of this 

 class ? Describe the Hedgehog ; the Mole. 



(P. 39.) Describe the third tribe. Specify the peculiarities of differ- 

 ent examples. Mention the most important animals of this tribe. De- 

 scribe the Dog; the animals of the Cat kind; the Lion; his 

 native state and character; the Royal Tiger. 



(P. 41.) What are the characteristics of the fourth tribe ? What re- 



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