From June 25, 1925:
STRANGE AND CURIOUS Peculiarities That Will Astonish Almost Anyone.
Three thousand years from now man may have hoofs, says Prof. Conrad Tharaldsen, of the zoology department of Northwestern University. He will probably have a huge dome of a head, a spindling body, dumpy legs, and feet something like those of a horse. As a result of inaction and little need of muscular strength man’s arms and legs are already beginning to dwindle in size, says the professor. Mechanical inventions are rapidly doing away with the need for muscle, he says, and lack of use is causing the muscular portions of the body to degenerate. But man’s ever-growing brain will need more room. As a consequence his skull will get bigger and bigger until it resembles a dome.
A little research has revealed that after leaving Northwestern, Prof. Tharaldsen went on to hold the position of Professor of Anatomy at New York Medical College, and was active in professional societies for many years; he also enjoyed gardening. Hopefully his arms and legs had not yet dwindled down to the point of impeding him too greatly in this pastime. . .
