Note 4 — SUNDAY READINGS.

“Old Man of Cromagnon.” “In the Reliquiæ Aquitanicæ, by Messrs. Lartet and Christy, there is a full account of the archæology of the old Stone age, as exhibited in the south of France, especially in the caves in the valley of Cro-Magnon. … Bones of the reindeer are abundant, and the co-existence of man with this animal in latitudes so much lower than its present habitat implies a certain degree of elevation above savages, as not only food, clothing and implements, but materials for ornamentation were obtained from it. The domestic economy of these earlier races is shown by their hearths, boiling stones, rough hammers, and hollow, dish-like pebbles. … M. Pruner-Bey, from the examination of skeletons found in the cave of Cro-Magnon maintains that the crania of the reindeer age belong to a double series, one approaching the Lapp and the other the Finn of the present day. He concludes that they had massive bones, long, flat feet, comparatively short arms and long forearms, with powerful muscles, greatly developed jaws, widely opened nostrils, and were of unbridled passions.”