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construction, form, and substantially the same size 

 that every other such eye has ; and performs the same 

 functions. So all human eyes occupy the same rela- 

 tive position in the face. We are, therefore, compelled 

 to believe that human eyes are not produced by ac- 

 cident nor by chance; but they develop and grow by 

 force of a universal law ; or that they are made by the 

 Creator. 



But the almost universal belief is that " heredity' 

 or "nature" causes the child's eyes to grow, as those 

 of the parents grew. 



A cause is described as: "An antecedent, upon 

 which an effect follows according to the law of na- 

 ture." (Cent. Die. 1, p. 868.) 



Ordinarily, the word "cause' is understood to 

 mean a force or agency which produces a given effect 

 or result, which could not happen without that force 

 or agency. Such a force or agency is termed an effi- 

 cient cause. (Cent. Die. 3, p. 1849.) 



It would be absurd to suppose that the eyes of 

 the father and mother cause or produce the eyes of 

 the child. It follows that there is no causative relation 

 between the eyes of the parents and those of the 

 child. The most that could be said in this direction is 

 that the same force or agency which produced the 

 eyes of the parents, namely: the Creator, also caused 

 and produced those of the child. 



The fact that the father and mother have eyes is 

 no reason why the child should have them ; for the 

 forces and motions which made the eyes of the parents 

 ceased to exist long before the formation of the germ- 

 cell from which the child is produced. 



