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Show THE BEACH Thr man behind the pyster, who opens clams and oystera is practicing prac-ticing the oldesl craft in the human world, thni's the conclusion of Professor Thdmas Cherry, of the 1 Diversity Di-versity of Melbourne. No need to wonder .it the courage t thr firsl man to rat an byster raw. Hi- 1 i I that he lure he In-i-anie a man. It was gathering, gather-ing, opening and eating oysters thai the monkey-like animal, from j :tvhi' h humans evoke. ib'vclopn I a brain and became intelligent..) Prbfessoi Cherrj finds many reasons for thinking th.it thr evolution evolu-tion of man took pla e on the ocean beach If man had developed "in the forest his ages-long struggle with mosquitoes and other forest .inserts would have made him immune t" malaria, dysentery and other Idlied diseasi - 1, Evolution on the beach would explain man 3 loss ol a hairy coat. ' The bare skin dries more quickly, and under seashore conditions is '.less affected by the heat ur culd The ocean beach is little frequented l large and ilaugerous animals. That would explain man's failure to develop great teeth. Jwif't legs, or other organs of deft use 01 attack Earliest man living on the beach, developed fresh powers ol observation and imitation in the search for shell fish, 1 rabs and turtle eggs. This development has giv.iter survival value for him ar ji t thau leiiiji hi'iMut: "t .-auinr teeth says Professor Cherry Eg-i To sit on the beach and watch the waves has a peculiar fas(dna- jjion for most men. So wonder, if that w as the habit of their ancestors j through the long ages in which they were developing into men who later would learn to walk on their hind legs, carrj umbrellas and H tvear derby hats |