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Letter 407 name, he said you were the most likely man to give me 

 information. 



Are there any traces of other muscles ? It seems 

 strange if there are none. Do you know how the muscles 

 are in this part in the anthropoid apes ? The muscles of 

 the ear in man may, I suppose, in most cases be considered 

 as rudimentary ; and so they seem to be in the anthropoids ; 

 at least, I am assured in the Zoological Gardens they do not 

 erect their ears. I gather there are a good many muscles in 

 various parts of the body which are in this same state : could 

 you specify any of the best cases ? The mammae in man 

 are rudimentary. Are there any other glands or other organs 

 which you can think of? I know I have no right whatever 

 to ask all these questions, and can only say that I should be 

 grateful for any information. If you tell me anything about 

 the os coccyx or other structures, I hope that you will 

 permit me to quote the statement on your authority, as that 

 would add so greatly to its value. 



Pray excuse me for troubling you, and do not hurry 

 yourself in the least in answering me. 



I do not know whether you would care to possess a copy, 

 but I told my publisher to send you a copy of the new 

 edition of the Origin last month. 



Letter 408 To W - Turner. 



Down, Feb. ist [1867]. 



I thank you cordially for all your full information, and 

 I regret much that I have given you such great trouble at a 

 period when your time is so much occupied. But the facts 

 were so valuable to me that I cannot pretend that I am sorry 

 that I did trouble you ; and I am the less so, as from what 

 you say I hope you may be induced some time to write a full 

 account of all rudimentary structures in Man : it would be a 

 very curious and interesting memoir. I shall at present give 

 only a brief abstract of the chief facts which you have so very 

 kindly communicated to me, and will not touch on some of 

 the doubtful points. I have received far more information 

 than I ventured to anticipate. There is one point which has 

 occurred to me, but I suspect there is nothing in it. If, 

 however, there should be, perhaps you will let me have a brief 

 note from you ; and if I do not hear I will understand there 



