Man, though a member of the animal kingdom, is so superior and
distinctive that he must be set entirely apart for special
consideration. The branches of knowledge or science, concerning his
nature, origin and development are of the highest importance to us
because of their relation to our very selves as part of the great
family of Mankind. Strictly speaking, there can be but one science
of man--_Anthropology_--but the various parts of this _supreme_
science have received various district names. (1) Man as an _animal_
belongs to _Biology_ and _Zoology_; (2) his _structure_ and
_functions_ belong to _Anatomy_ and _Physiology_; (3) his _mind_
falls under _Psychology_; (4) the facts and theories as to his
_speech_ and _language_ come under _Philology_; (5) the study of the
various _races_, their origin, physical and mental differences,
migrations, and geographical distribution, falls under _Ethnology_;
and (6) _human culture_, or civilization, which includes government,
social institutions, customs and usages, traditions, folklore,
religion, etc., belong to _Sociology_. In a certain sense,
Anthropology also includes _History_, which is the record of the
_doings_ of _civilized_ man in the order in which they occurred; but
this branch of knowledge is so vast in itself that it is usually
assigned a province of its own.