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DaYWtn's Letters.

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U,.w.I, L,own that rb.r,es Darwin and
Mr. A r wallace simultaneo,.lv discoy-
.,ad ana formulated the theory set forth
IN the .Odein of species.. The fact ia less
f.niliar n 4 h. . fact that Mr., Wallace
VA. the Arst publicly to moot the question
vbether. from the general theory. q par
tiouIar deduction could be drawn with
reoard 10 man. Al all events. he WAS the
Art to discuss the evolution of man in any
detail from the viewpoint of natural selec-
tion. namely, IN q paper published in the
Anshyopolosicol Rs,iev and journal OF the
Anthropolooical Society, MAY. 1894. The
author sent q COPY OF the paper TO Darwin;
and the deep interest with which the latter
read It 10 manifest, We are told, from the
continuous pencil marks along the margins
Of the pages. What he thought Of it is shown
In . letter written to Wallace on May 2s,
1884! We condense parts of 1t:
-Ths great leading idea fin Wallace g pa per
on mani b quite new to me-viz, that dur
ins late ages the mind would have been
modified moro than the body; yet had got
a. far a 70 80 with you that the struggle
between the races Of man depended en-.
tirely on intellectual and moral qualities.
Tho latter part OF the paper can designate
only a. xrand and most eloquently done.
I am not surs that I 10 with YOU ON all minor
points. When reading Sir q. Grey's ac-
counts Of the constant battles OF Aust ra-
liam savsses, I remember thinking that
natural aelection would come In. and like
visa vith the Eaouima,x. with whom the
Art of Ashtn1 and mana ring canoes ia said
to ba henaditarv rather diYer ON the
rank. under a olassiacatory point OF view,
vhich vou sssipn Ia man. 7 do not think anv
char.ctar .,mnlv IN excess ought ever to
hs used for tho hipher aivisiona. Ants
vo,,ld not IN .enarstad from other nv.
rs,onkarous inseots bovever hirh the
inettncts Of thu one. and however low the
in.tincts ~ tho other. Mr., Wallace had
vr,tt.r m NAV 10 tn Darwin. Il vas led
IN The s,b,ect nv the necessitv of explain
IN. the wat mental and cranial differences
betveen man and the apes, combined with
.,,cb ANAL structural differences In other
parts Of the bodv-and also by an endeavor
to Account for the diversity Of human races.
combined With mans almost perfect sta-
bility Of form during ali historical epochs.
Da~in nov replies. with respect 10
the di1ar,noe. Of raee. a conjecture has oc-
c,,yr,d IN ma that much NAV be dine To the
oorrslation Of complexion land. conse.
o,,sntIv. hair With constitution. Assume
thst a duaky Individual best e,cared mi
ssma ana vou viii readily zee what I mean.
e.ocndlv. I sn.n.ct that a .ort NJ sexual
..lection has b,en the nnost noverful means
of ohansinr the relations Of man. I can
shov thst the dtnerent races have a widely
difrerent standard OF beauty. Amone
savssss the most powerful men will have
The piok Of the women, and they will gen.
ersliy lssvs the most descendants. Our
a1.koorsnv n handsomer fmore hideo,a
sooordMs "a a Chinese or nesro) than IN,
miadle Gassss. from having the pick Of tho
vomsn. ~. oh. What a schems IA nrimo.
s,niture for destroyins natural .electionl"
In bis. snsver 70 the letter above con-
a.n.sd NJ. wallace vrita.. I'm NV naner
"A 1,..n 7 .imad .olalv A. shovIng ,hat