210 MR STARK ON THE SUPPOSED PROGRESS OF HUMAN SOCIETY, &c. 



NOTE. Since the preceding remarks were submitted to the Society, a Memoir, by M. J. J. VIREY, 

 entitled " Des Causes Physiologiques de la Sociabilite chez Animaux, et de la Civilization dans 1'Homme," 

 has been read before the Royal Academy of Medicine at Paris. An abstract of this paper is given in 

 the " Bulletin de 1' Academic Royale de Medecine" for February last. M. VIREY, in this memoir, fol- 

 lows the classical theory of the gradual progress of society from the savage state to civilized life ; asserts 

 intellectual superiority to be the universal cause of subordination ; and, with regard to the domestic ani- 

 mals, endeavours to shew that debility of constitution is the physiological cause of their submission to 

 man. As none of the considerations adverted to by this gentleman affect the statements I have sub- 

 mitted to the Royal Society, I have not considered it necessary to notice them further. 



