The collecting of indigenous people did occur up to the turn of the
century. And, yes, some of these specimens are still in spirits in some of
the older museums of the world. I think the US museums disposed of their
holdings long ago. These are not type lots, just voucher specimens, so to
speak. This practice sounds horrid to us now, but philosophies were
different back then . . . thankfully. I would have been pickled long ago
as representative of the German redneck stock.
Kurt
At 04:53 PM 5/13/98 -0400, you wrote:
>Dear Coch-friends,
>
>From some days ago we are arguing about Homo sapiens Linneo. This is a
>difficult discussion, because is about ourselves. the Homo sapiens is only
>species with consciousness.
>
>The mammals into other things, (hair, mamma...) by a special maternal care
>are different from others zoology class (please don't confusse with
>maternal Aves class care). In fact the Homo sapiens is a very dependent
>species of its parents from birth to 15-20 or 23 year old. The work
>developed its hands, and the life in society its conscience. Now the Homo
>sapiens is the only species capable˙of to name to itself and the other
>species. Several race has beem described for our species, but the mixture
>into them disabled to originate differents species.
>
>So is very difficult to encounter a Homo sapiens into a etanol. This will
>be a philosophic problem. How we can to understand that one of us would be
>in etanol ? This is a serious problem. In zoology terms for a valid
>species is necessary that this is deposited in a Museum. Would we to do a
>exemption with us? I think, yes.
>
>"We are the master creation of the nature", but we are no alone, we have
>to distribute this world with our little brothers (fungi, plants,
>animals...). This is the conscience of to be ourselves, Homo sapiens.
>
>Thanks,
>
>
>David Maceira F.
>Malacologist.
>
>Centro Oriental de Ecosistemas y Biodiversidad.BIOECO.
>Museo de Historia Natural "Tomas Romay".
>Enramadas # 601 esq. Barnada.
>Santiago de Cuba. 90100.
>Cuba.
>
>E-mail: [log in to unmask]
>
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