The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1881-01-06
A RAID ON THE DARwINIANs.


EDITORS GAZETTE: We come once more
this time to answer our own question.
as We are not willing to accept the erro-
neous theory presented by Mr.. R. and
Inquirer"
Long-tailcd bi ds use their tails to guide
them through the air by kind of steerage
When birds with long legs take to flight.
they throw their legs bhind. and these
serve the same our. 'Ose as a tail.
My two friends of the Darwinian school
did not touch the ,cti. bat occupied over
a column in ling ha,c they came in pos
session of those long legs and short tails.
when one line is sufficient - God created
them so.
Lest some unwary school boy or girl
should be poisoned BY the absurd idea Of
Evolution, we will quote u paragraph
from Darwin himself:
Would it he too bold to imagine that.
in the great length of time since tine earth
began to exist. perhaps millions of ages
before the comm, ncrment of the history
of mankind, would it bc ton bold to inn
agine that all warm -bloOded animals have
arisen from one living filam"nt. which
the first Great Cause cndued with ami
malitv, with the power Of acquiring new
parts. attended with new prop"nsiiies,
directed by irritations. sensations, voli-
tions. and associations. and TINS possess
ing the faculty Of continuing. to Improve
by it's own inherent activity, and of deliv-
ering down these improvements by gen
Grafton to its posterity, world without
end?"
1t is plainly to be seen from this para.
graph that Darwin doubted his own pet
theory The same doubt is found in the
writings of all the advocates of evolution.
who have q reputation for learning.
1t must be remembered that fowls,
quadrupesls and mankind all belong to
the warm bluo'ied animals. Now how
many of our boys and girls are willing ia
reject the account of creation given in
the Bible. and believe that they. in com.
mon with the monkey, the hog. the skunk.
the woodpccker. etc.. sprung from the
same original parcnts
If this theory Of Mr.. R.. Enquirer
and Darwin be true, then the men of to-
day must be superior, physically and men
tally, to the men of century ago; and
very superior, physically and mentally. ia
the men of ancient Greece and Rome.
But history will not bear US out in such q
. cOncl,lsiOn.
In some countries the boys learn the
trade or profession of their father. and
so on. generation after generation. II
this theory be true. what physical giant.
the mechanics aud farmers of those coun
tries must be; and what dwarfs, the mel
of sedentary habits.
We might give thousand and one ex
amples. illustrating the absurdity of the
theory; but It is ',too thin" to occupy
! space in discussing. hateR
We would ask the boys Of Redwood, II
they think there is any danger Of the pos
terity of Messrs. Dunnington, Powell
Wallin and Bunce being dwarfs on &C
count Of the physical inactivity Of said
gentlemenl ]Ga s
Iprcsented the question concerning th,
long-lcgged and short-tailed birds par
ticnlarly for the benefit Of the boys and
girls. BY being close observers Of Ma
ture you may learn many interesting and
profitable lessons. that you may not 9th
srwise learn for years, II ever. But whel
! you see something peculiar about ami
mails or fowls. look for better reason fol
that peculiarlty than that of evolution.
Like Darwin. lee make some pretsnsionl
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