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THE SCIENTIST. 
tiire. In the erect position Ave have 
the greatest instability, with the greatest 
ability fur adjustment to meet force from 
any given direction. In the voluntary 
muscles, we have the working parts of 
locomotion, in the hivoluntary muscles 
the working parts of the fuel renewal, 
blast and ash disposal apparatus, 
in the nervous system, the regulating 
governing, and protective apparatus, as 
also the observing and recording appara- 
tus. While are the glandular tissues the 
active agents in modifying the food pro- 
ducts, effete, and protective materials. 
In the study of man in motion we have 
every phase of pure mechanics. In the 
curves, described by the center of gravity 
all the problems of the movement of a 
point. Motion of the surface of a fluid 
of a rigid solid, of a pair of pieces, of 
train of pieces, motion of sets of two or 
more connected pieces. 
In tlie held of applied mechanism we 
encounter every phase cf balanced forces 
deflecting forces, and variation of velo- 
city. 
Now as to the purpose of the machine. 
We find the human mecliaiiism serving 
every phase of working machines, while 
the recording and observing apparatus 
serves for adjustment not only to the 
present environment, but looks into the 
future welfare of the individual and his 
offspring. If intellegence is indesti-ucti- 
ble and measured by adaptibilty, then 
the wonderful adaptibility of the human 
organism must be the be^t evidence of 
the superiority of man over all animal 
forms. 
Prof. Garner has been conducting 
some interesting studies in the language 
of the apes at the National Zoological 
Gardens at Washington. By using the 
phonograph he has succeeded in deter- 
mining the sounds used by the apes sig- 
nifying thirst, hunger, danger and the 
like at almost a dozen different expres- 
sions among themselves, all being nearly 
exclusive vowel formations. 
Exhibit of the Kansas €i1y Academy 
of Scii'nce, a1 the Kansas City 
Inter- State Fair, Oct. 
3rd to 11th. 
The exhibit made by the members of the 
Academy of Science at the fair, was one 
that did credit to the Academy, as well as 
forming one of the most atii-active exhibits 
tliere. 
Of the many thousands of people that at- 
tended the fair, we noticed only a few who 
were not interested in the Natural History 
department, nearly all seemt d to have de- 
voted more or less time to some branch oi 
science. A'ou could soon tell their hobby, 
for as soon as they discovered the .specimens 
illustrating ir, there they stopped and de^. 
voted their entire time to the study of them. 
We noticed individuals who spent houis in 
study and saw , these persons return 
with, their friends and show them all the raie 
specimens they had discovered. 
We were often surprised at the knowledge 
displayed by the scholars of our public 
schools, the names and habits of the birds, as 
well as those of the insects seemed to be as 
fresh in their mind as their last lesson in history 
and as the cases were examined exclamations 
of surprise and delight always announced 
the discovery of some new form, or some 
old familiar onf^, There were a few from 
the rural districts who had evidently come, 
in to see the fair, and from the remarks they 
made we learned that all people do not see 
just the same. The Nantihis received many 
names and each name referred to some ob- 
ject to be found on the farm, one called it a 
petrified rams horn, another the tail of a big 
petrified Lizard, while one youth with a 
downy moustache told his girl it was a pul- 
verized rattle snake; evidently he mean|. 
petrified. 
The Crinoids were wonderful and many 
thought they were carved, while others 
thought they were petrified spiders. 
Most of the collection was arranged in 
glass cases as can be seen by the accompanying 
