A Story Outline of Evolution 



ment to a higher plane In the kingdom of hfe. And thus 

 Nature developed these delicate organs as the necessity 

 arose. 



Those who have hunted with hounds know the unbelieva- 

 ble degree of the delicate development of the sense of smell 

 among the lower animals. The wolf and wolverine possess 

 a sense of smell unsurpassed in the animal kingdom. They 

 both possess a vengeance and a desire to destroy. They both 

 can detect the scent of man or anything he has touched for 

 days after he has passed by. All big game hunters must stalk 

 the animals they desire to approach with the wind blowing 

 in their faces lest the scent of their bodies will betray their 

 presence while yet, in some Instances, a mile distant from 

 their intended prey. This delicate sense of smell is still 

 retained by the gorillas and other great apes. It is only 

 reasonable to suppose that early man and his ancestors pos- 

 sessed this same delicate sense of smell as a protection and as 

 a means of escaping his enemies. But since Man has become 

 the dominant creature of the world and is able to protect 

 himself against the animals that fear him, he has lost much 

 of his delicate sense of smell through non-use of the nerves 

 of smell. 



Comparative Anatomy has shown that, In many Instances, 

 there is a reversion to certain phases of ancestral types. 

 Men are living today with thick coats of hair or manes run- 

 ning down their backs which are a recurrence of this char- 

 acteristic of their hairy ancestors. The hair on the outer 

 arm from the wrist to the elbow points toward the elbow, 

 while the hair on the inner arm points toward the wrist. The 

 same Is true In all the great apes but not In the lower animals. 



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