124 THE HISTORY OF CREATION. 



embryology and pal£eontology — in the doctrine of the 

 geographical and topographical distribution of organisms, 

 etc., constitutes an irrefutable testimony to the truth of the 

 Theory of Descent. 



In my General Morphology, especially in the sixth book 

 (in the General Phylogeny), I have minutely refuted Agassiz's 

 "Essay on Classification" in all essential points. The 

 twenty-fourth chapter I have devoted to a very detailed and 

 strictly scientific discussion of that section which Agassiz 

 himself considers the most important (the groups or cate- 

 gories of systematic zoology and botany), and have shown 

 that this part of his work is purely chimerical, without any 

 trace of real foundation. Agassiz takes good care not to 

 venture anywhere to touch upon my refutation, because, 

 forsooth, he is not in a position to produce anything 

 substantial against it. He fights not with arguments, but 

 with phrases. However, such opposition will not delay 

 the complete victory of the Theory of Development^ but 

 only accelerate it. 



