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similar to tliat of tlie palseolitliic man, are in tlie habit 
of ornamenting their bone and horn implements in the same 
way, and the style of designs has innch resemblance to that 
of the Dordogne. 
From the cave near Schaffhansen harpoons, and the so- 
called commandostabe, which have been shown by Professor 
Boyd Dawkins to be really arrow straighteners, together 
with needles or bodkins have been found. The drawing of 
the piece of antler, Avith the engraving, Avere lithographed 
by Professor Heim with the greatest care and exactness, 
and every slip of the flint is shown, and measurements of 
the depth of the lines by an instrument specially arranged 
for it are given in the Avork I liaAm referred to. Prof. Heim 
also argues that the preponderance of animals looking to 
the left over those looking to the right indicate a probability 
that the artists dreAv Avith the rio'ht hand. He concludes bA" 
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saying, “ the race of zoo-artists Avere in their talents in 
adA^ance of the means Avhich were at their disposal. In the 
later races — for example the pile dAvellers — the intellectual 
capacity and the resources in the midst of which the men 
greAV up are more nearly balanced.” He also says “ that 
this was a premature attempt of the human genius, and that 
no partial inconsistent cultiA^ation of a single talent can be 
maintained for a long period,” This last remark does not 
seem to be borne out, since the similarity of the Esquimaux 
and paleolithic man is undoubted, and would rather make 
us consider how persistent a Ioav civilization may remain 
when there are feAV extraneous modifying circumstances. 
