The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-02-21

VllG WOODS ana become famous wood
rabbit" the fourth will frequent cliffs,
and the fifth a thicket. Now which
one in the greatstruggle will first yield
to the fell destroyer? the smallest one?
lie may, not because he is the smallest,
but because he happens to comein the
way Of death. The "wood rabbit" will
probably out-liye all the rest, and the
dogs or the hawks will likely first de-
stroy those which remain in the fields,
since they are most early found. And
yet the old wood rabbit" may have
been the runt Of the family.
Again, take the herds of antelope
which wander over Area. Will the
weaker ones be caught and the strong
er ones escape? l honl that this has
but little to do with it; ii is the ante
lope that comes in the way OF the lion,
be he small or great, that first "shuilles
off this mortal coil" Does the tiger
Of the jungles catch the slowest of the
deer, or the smallest Of the monkeys,
or the weakest of the men? No, he
pounces down upon the first one that
comes in his way. Does the jaguar
| fish for minnowes, or sled fish? does
the leopard spring froan his ambush
in tree upon some weak victim that
is unconsciously passing beneath him,
and let the well formed ones go? Does
the hawk search for crippled partlid-
ges, and small squirrels, and does a
large squirrel stand any better chance
for its life, in the battle with the hawk,
than the small one? Does the eagle
attack the weak lambs any oftner than
the strong ones, and can either escape?
Does the condor Of the Andes hunt tor
small llamas? does the owl hunt for
small mice? does the dreadful bearded
yulture OF the Alps swoop down-upon
the weak chamoisY Does the rattle
snake attack the small animals, the
small men. the runts. and let the large
ones 90? Does the boaconstrictor
crush only the bones of the half dead
hart into atoms?
Again. let us suppose that there is a
scarcity OF food and that some of the
beasts OF prev must die. must bid fare.
we'll to the scenes OF earth. SUPPOSE
there are in any region 4 great many
lions and only a small supply Of food
only a { W antelopes. Now according
to this theory, the stronger lions will
get the antelopes and the weaker lion.
: will die. This is what will happen
every starving cuss of them in The
t whole country will be on the lookout
} for antelopes if a strong lion find,
him he gets him. If a weak lion find.
him. he gets him; and if there is an,
fortune fayoring either. it favors tn,
) weak lion, for he is orenearly famish
ed and will make the more desperat,
effort. In fact it is with animals a
win mcn; those which made the hes
citizens in time Of peace. sometime
do least in time of war.
Let me give one more Illustration
a million acorps fall from one oak
: which one will grow into a tee? tn,
one best fitted for it? Bv no means
il will be the one which happens {,
fall in a certain SPOT at a certain time
when the sunshine and the rains mr.,
uropitious and if Won SOW a field will
wheat do the hest stalks get the uour
ishment? # not two thick all groy
nm together. if foo thicl, all are re
tarded tell Won the weak thingl
in This world hold ON To life with
CRASH that is fatal to Mr. Darwin
. theory. A weak woman, almost ski
and bone and certainly not the bes
; fitted in anv wav for battling with In
ius oflife will outlast half the able bodi
cd mon in tine land
Darwin's idea is that nature want
S 10 get rid Of the weaker members Of
race. 1t seems to me she takes the op
posite course, doing all in her power It
save them. Take Tor instance slckl.
lamb, or colt, or child, and see hoy
she nourshes them with sunshine, an,
, good food, trying to WOO them bacl