Show FINDING OF MAN WITH NO APPENDIX MA Y BE YI Y I TO SCIENTIFIC QUESTION CHICAGO Feb 8 S A CAP AP A man without an appendix has been found by Dr W. W A. A Newman Borland Dorland widely known kno Chicago physician the Gorgas Memorial Institute announced announced announced an an- today The institute institute- believes the discovery discovery ery cry Is important In Its bearing upon the question whether the appendix performs any useful function withIn with with- In the ln the body Dr Dorland thinks the appendix would not be present so persistently if It It did not have a Job Complete absence of or the appendIx appendix appen appen- dix Is rare In man he explained but it is common In such animals ls as the d dog g or cat The persistence of the appendix in man although varying from a half halt inch to nine Inches in length and and though vary varying varyIng vary vary- ing in farm and structure is a strong argument for Its functional Importance Biology informs us that parts of the body which no longer are aref f I t. t I J 1 required cease to be produced I Thick hair covered the bodies of ot our ancestors the pre men If It persists after birth It it- itis is I called Atavism and it is possible that a similar reversion to type may explain that presence of the ap appendix ap- ap hendix providing it has no tune tune- tl don tion n. n The of ot presence Atavistic traits Is believed by some scientists to indicate a certain degree of de de- de- de But Bul there are certain body parts like the little finger and little toe which are passing awa away and these vestiges are not signs of ot degeneracy They are the result of or orthe the Influence of environments The presence of of- the tle appendix cannot therefore be regarded as a sign of degeneracy It may be a a. a passing pas part exactly like the little finger Dr Dr- Dorland Is a professor In the Post Graduate Medical college and the Chicago Medical school and Is the author of ot many books on medical med med- ical leal subjects l |