, 1875-12-13

tIll1H HIi1e maj! HhH- -Gttn t. ttIH n1rEHGaWtH
tnifur. IN Dwon'a failure tn c.t,hliBh su nrttrf
u nfchencepIlalato4. fuI Tho lat RttpmEi tp
fonml IN anatun,cal structure A distinct Dsdrr
fnr man.
H'1ch thot In msn. md a',c', tha ,usn-hks A. n.
II nhtitre IL inh.l has MT hrnu ,.ueut. kHt xrtt
Thu Gloso relationship l,stwccn man al ~ q
Will rans for nothing. Hat il rnAn i,nr ne,t hneu
hAct btk tlnent, mud If uo fn,l n,Idencn ti,tt
tio cscatirn furcea avo carried lin forward III
linra divergent fluF tlInBs 0f tho hI,e then Tho
facts vott9al cotrtrhi'I til to nsscrt nna common
nilcaAsry for tnnil snt1 1lls f,,rens ,lnrhbor,
Tho speaker rroacnoh hero nn array Of facts.
accompanied ly cl,alk tlcncaLin1r, Which wrn:
tu nhnw Tint men IN t,t,nny,l at,'F approaches!
ncarcr the ape t1lan 'u does tn-l.y.. 1n tti4
s'lI fon,d d S ia5s;v In ''a'''' ws."ns," a
mound, and fr'n1 tl's skull Ii. drew ro.sor,-
by tetrontn% forehead and advancing n.ontl.
by an are-i!Ea l'attnhihg ot tho tibia aud thu
htH-liKa sIape ati 1',Attun OF tho Ernas foras!en
81 tue skull. Tho must INFECT saTaan u toda?
molnd-huil,trr dill fhn cvtcncc tho srca*rr
Aall IN c0mpeta that nnn, at.oH ngG. VIII iliU.s
no like III io1ily Btturture t!,ail ho IN ii,x. and
That naturs III llfnl lIas mt hcc .ri ! 4 1n":.
aud han ca bis body "tong rntE1 dsvr'Ecnt
from that Of the npn.
Lato d.scoyrr;eH Ill Tho Far Wo It l,ayo matlo It
pnaslb1o for rcioilco to trn"nrfo n Hhrn,elIt .:
lint path Nn are indc',tetl ycry largely to
I'r,f. GuEo for tho material No arc aLo1.
t., ,sc. in the 1oesA Ut Now ,toxtco, tho
s},naku aaai. WI find the rcTans Of III nul-
nal which lived near the ''awn nf vertebrate
1fo. Datlfnof1on was QUO oE the narlcHt 1laiit-
n,nls. ~ tho sl,JHt nGncnnt I,hrts uf ali an;-
nal ara tho fnnt mi tcsth. tho speaker world
ask lilo aUdirnco 10 follow l,Iin through few
ctlalk dpilneationa. lIe tketehtd plau VI Bath
mo1on'h font. which nlownl that Tho ancient
oeaat Ind slow ard awkward Enit. It had n HliT
asRle.1ont, Rltnrt hool.hnne, short md HAT
aEtrasaluF, tive toes, oacli with n ittIo trnwu1-
shaped llnof. In the successive rDck forna-
tiohs We fni Succession Ut fornlA leading
fran Eatlfnolon t. tho Illuminating ux. another
and nlother to tho clawe1 tiger. Tho
teeth tell tho sasno story ns Tin foot.
1!so ,sareaker Dire. tbs primitive form
Of t!ia lin, t1osi,: s Il was ,,, eyl'ndsr
ratlt-berculatod toosh We find IN Bticccaslvo rock
boaa at1lcs OF notification leallng to 1i1e OK
tont'I, the tscr-tooth. md Tho iorua-.ooth:
lfic relation which mar, sl1Btnlhs to thiH history
% tho primitive type, Tho two bones Of tho
lover 4egsnout of lilo limb remain in relations
almost tho sauo as i, 13ati.moton. In our {, o.
We aro primitive. Wo n.e plantigraie. Wo
mud neither hoor. nor ciaws, but nails, halfway
betwccLt- In our teeth wo aro primitive. Wo
hayo tho oId-fanhioncd qnndrntll letcn-
lnted nolar modified but lttlc; onr
speed OF fight. onr toet', have not been mo,t-
beasts. From I,athmodon thu creative forces
novel forward along QUO line, developing an
apparatus in toes anl teosh for tho dostrnction
Of life; along nnotIlcr l,uo developing feet and
limbs for raplh motlpn over tho ground nlosy:
anotlor limo developing tho complicated di.
gestivo syatem OF thu rln,inent. Tho order -
which no belong developed mono Of thono
things. Tho nnunl in us III old-fns'lioned.
ro,,glt aud irregular. When Canoya wished L,
model a ll,ulau foo. 10 e1auaited tho feet Ut
moro than hundred wnnlcn boforo lla found .
beautiful too: II hc hal wialod to mniol a
tIEor's foot, l,o would laye found q beautiful
tlxer-toe Oh tic ilrst tiger that raHsed lufnre
his oyo. II wc walk through n,uaeunl OF anat-
pmy nn1 contrast tho axeieton OF 1nnn wlttl
that Of MI ounce, tiEor, or au ni,o VIC will Ia
impressed with tho tlpgAiulinesa Of foru and
rouEhnGss OF finish in some parta OF tho human,
az compared with tho animal, frnmo. Tho Cro-
attvo Power Which wrought with such procih1oIl
in tho nDinat 7aitercd in tho nnitnai-mRn. Hin
frame tell. him that tho body il lis, not him.
bony architecture. As u brast hc III u failure.
Let oIr aiins be no1sr go low, We cannot rrA,s-
form ourselves into good beasta. Weston and
Ufchty can't *aik ~ wo}l an camels, Or mako
land; AL ohatrepesous huatatsd can't 10
wlfo can't 10 as frivolous AZ butterfly a gour.
,nand caa's be W gluttonoAA as Il fish n,tl The
prxe-ightor who wears tho bolt vii! lavo to uu-
buckle aud deliver up to tia first 1asnantan
devil lIo socB Gagged Ia u,onagerle. A animals
we arc sad falluro.
s1lpposo wa wthdraw from tho competition.
Long ago soM,e.hspE did withdraw from, tho
competition. Tho speaker imagined HOMO kin
trcd Of l]athmodon. when hard pressed by \ foe,
Saying to iLsslf, AT, now, ran with Ill my
might will put my postorIt5 IN tho way Of run
ming fnster than eau run. Tina still ankle
joint Of 1nina by eons'nwoa Ae1tnE .nay bccou,o
more ho1'ble. This clumsy fuot Of n.iuo may,
by continued running, be fashioned IN my DOS
tority for speed. II run, looking far down tho
agea. seo my postorty Ia hotacs OF swift
run, but turn and bite, and Lear with my trowol.
shaped hoofs. Fight begots tghtlug.. These
teoth Of mine may in tin,o DO modlhed into
iesh.tcaFing sabres. These toofs Of tnine may
iu my postorlty DO modified into murdarous ro-
trac.ile claws. II ilght, looking down tho ages
l Hcs my ros!erlsy in tho etouchng tiger a.M in
that troacbcraus assasaiu. tho lion.
"supposo neitl!et run nor tight. 1uppoao I
y. M cepp s1ppos9 es ~ aspp. psy tho 10y asSs p
Why, taeu. nsturo viii take INC At MY word. II
l mlmlo death. will have no share in tho
worlds lte-progrosH. ofy posscrity will
Iss'a t1s. .sv s a"' cunpsr e. 'sDs'"s :ps .scs
"a low-bred, lying opossunA. suppose neilHor
run NOR bite nor mimic tho donl. Hlppoao
climb tsee. Whist then? II ( climb anil cir-
cua,vont my couAtnt who wanls to cat NO. my
will not caro specially for my foot. A little nodI-
!ication will adapt them for climbing. And atc
will not care specially for my teeth. a worry littlo
ehauHo viii adapt them for isu!t.eating. My
loot aud tooth will remain through coming ngoa
worry much as they aro row. Bus tho cunning
which drove mo up = trcc, nature Will
build On tint, She will build OIL Tho brain,
And tho fo1e'isnb becoming tho sorva't
Of tho brAin she Will build on that. and work
1t into ait arm. II tako to climbing ,truos.
sec in shc oncoming ages my poHterlt{ iu tho
cunning ape. Aud far on Ia tho unfolding IRONS
! seo. Of erect form and loruly mien nla1 i'm
pesial bfasu. mai: Tho ape ls not h.s fashas.
Ills lines dlvergod from that OF tha apo IoLg
before he wts fnan aud APE waa apo"
These tn'aginlugs, The speakur said. did not
express tho full truth. Tlloro WAS no provision
Ia .i}athtnoaon Or its kintllcd. Was there rre-
slaion Anywhoro DID life moye dorm atong
those disorgens patLa without euidance2 Could
naturo, dominated by no furco gayo llunsor,
work paw into a hand? q Jaw into chin
sngur talo love royongo into pity7 Whence
caMo that something IN man which IL not IN
sor,1lAs In babyhooa man mud gorilla aro
iIear together. bAt every day hftar birth they
grow apart. Tue. skull Of tho gorilla Rrowu