The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1873-03-27
Tho DarWlnian Theory Anti.
Clpatod.

Tho development theory ..is much
older than Darwin. NJ. Lavour. a
frenchman, brings before tho public
queer monogram;written two yeNs
before Plymouth rock was pressed
with Pilgrim test, which announces
II; and asserts that man developed
from the ape, but explains ths cause
and delineates the process of dsvel.
opment The curious document mar.
rates dialogue between st. Dom.
lnick, Canon OF Osma, in 1912, and a
flea tpulex). 1t seems that the latter
had tried to draw blood from the
Saints nose, but there was ncne
there and he tumbIed discounted
and exhausted upon the book tn,
holy man was reading. The saint at
once slammed it together, expecting
to make an end OF the annoying in.
truder, but, instead Of that, Pulex
entered into conversation with the
canon. He claimed to be tho father
OF fieas, and that his tatc would be
shared with all the fsas. At first
the canon was skeptloal, aud then hs
s%a5 sri CHA -r1ee ..l.- v-.-- ..--a....
But the little prisoner assured him
that without Heas man would gradu-
ally return to the baboon state Of
his original barbarism." Like his
spiritual children OF later day. Do
ninlck was Mortified at the idea that
man was ever monkey. but only
tor the fleas,' Insisted Pulex, 'mau
would be monkey still, and with.
out us man would relapse oncS moro
into monksydnm.' He protsssed to
have learned all about the genesis Of
man from "ths records OF tho Dead
sea apes" Tho dialogue which en-
sued deserves reading at this remote
day as curious bit OF nonsense,
foreshadowing the solemn dsduo.
items of Darwin:
Pul-The heas Though carnivsrons
are net ungratsful, like the lyons
They cultivate the soil that feeds
them Therefore one tribe which is
indigenous to the apes, never bito
like tho vampyers, without pam but
always take care that itching should
follew their puncturs.
Dom-Ttlou fool Callsat thou
that b-nrfttlng the race Of apes!
Pul-Of course, for then the apes
must scratch.
Dom.-Wha.. then, but to irritats
their tempsrs and bring them al the
nearer to perditien
Pal.--No, but TO make them anna.
ble By making them soclabls. For
they found that when two Or three
were gathered together scratching
proceeded raore expeditiously, and
two or three could not be gathered
together, nor associate upon terms
without some oil those mutual for
bearances and self repressions which
are summed up under the term am.
liability.
Dom.-Grantsd. But none the
less monkeys they, for all their grim
ning and chattsriug.
Pull, Aye, but with the maltlpli.
cation of the means Of scratching
came loss OF hair.
Dom.-So tho poor apes must
shlver in tho night wind 10 accom-.
modats the ravenous feas.
Pul.--No; but the loss of hair
constrained the apes to cast abeut tor
shelter, aud made them build huts.
Dom.-Is there more Of this para.
dox, Pulex?
Pul.--There are none. The apes
had to go abroad from their huts in
pursuit Of fosd. Tho sense Of cold
constrained them to seek clothing
To obtained clothing it was nsccsssa.
ry t. have the skins OF ANIMALS. But
the pursuit Of animals could NJ: be
successfully carried on without wsap.
onS the slaughter Of animals tended
toward flesh. eating; 30 came war,
tribal unions, government, taxes, CIV
ilizatien--all the result of q daa.bite!
So that man may bo asid to bs the
fnai cause of fleas.
The Island OF Barba does is more
thicklv settled than China. with her
3OO,0O0,00O. With 4 superficial area
Of only about 166 square miles, with
out any large towns, without manu-
factures OF any description, a purely
agricultural colony, she actually sup.
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