The wageworker., 1909-02-13

prominence An English bi-
ographer closes his record of
the famous scientists life with these
words: "a marvellously patient and
successful revolutionizer of thought;
noble and beloved man"
Simplicity, kindness, geniality,
modesty, courage, were distinguishing
traits of Darwin. Arrogance and pre-
tense had no place in his makeup.
He loved truth for truths sake, and
was willing to search for it tirelessly.
Although he held at the time high
rank as geologist and biologist, it was
not until the publication of 'On the
Origin of Species by Means of Natural
Selection, or the Preservation of Fa-
vored Races in the Struggle for Life,
his theories began to make great stir
in the world. In the retirement and
quiet of his country home in the vii
| lage of Down, Kent, he had for years
been making patient, laborious study
of the mystery of species, and in the
| work put forth at the age of SO he
propounded theory of biological evo-
| luton, what is known as the Darwin
| ian theory In evidence of his gen
| erosity and nodesty, attention should
| be called to the attitude taken by him
| regarding an essay written by the nat
uralist, Mr.. Alfred Russell Wallace, in
February, 1885, in which Mr. Wallace
put forth the same theory as that he
himself had arrived at; "the two men
having, independently and unknown to
| each other, conceived the same very
ingenious theory Darwin was strong
| T1y tDx Wi h,,JJ
the memoir he had ready on the sub
ject. yield priority and all honors to
Wallace; but the matter was settled
by laying before the Linnean society
| selections from the papers of both
men. Darwin's paper was read in July,
1858, his great work appeared in the
fall of the following year.
| AS is well known, Darwin's evolu-
tionary theories were regarded as
very revolutionary, and violent attacks
were made on views and author, espe-
cially by the orthodox and religious
| journals. Denunciation, satire and
ridicule were employed to express the
judgment of reviewers, but the one
who had caused all the agitation Sc
renely kept to his way, not answering
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additions to his work. second edi.
ton of the "Origin of Species ap
| peared six weeks after the first, a
! third came out a little more than a
year after the second By the time
of the sixth edition, 1872, Darwin was
able to declare that almost every
naturalist of the day admitted the
great principle of evolution.
In 1.-The Descent of Man" he came
out openly with what had been i'm
piled in the Origin of Species" be
lief in the evolution of man from ami
NAL ancestors; "after discussing the
steps in the genealogy of man, he
comes to the conclusion that from the
old-world monkeys, at remote period
proceeded man, the wonder and glory
of the universe
His first botanical book, "On the
Various Contrivances by Which Or
chids Are Fertilized by Insects, was
brought out in 1862, and pronounced
''the most mastery treatise on an.
branch of vegetable physiology tina
had ever appeared This was followed
by THE Movement and Habits o.
Climbing Plants later by work OF
THE Variation of Animals and Plant.
| Under Domestication." 'The EXPIRES
sion of the Emotions in Man and Ami
mails" appeared in 1872. The work OF
"Insectivorous Plants was published
in 1875, this followed by The Effects