HUMAN APPLICATIONS 



Man as an animal is a product of evo- 

 lution and is subject to its laws as all 

 other animals are. Such a statement, 

 however, does not mean that man with 

 all his complexities is at once under- 

 stood the moment this position is as- 

 sumed. The evolutionary standpoint, 

 like a mountain top, is a commanding 

 situation for a general survey, but it 

 does not do away with the intricacies 

 in the field of vision, it merely brings 

 them into more truthful relations with 

 the whole. 



The derivation of civilized man 

 from a primitive human stock is a 

 subject that has grown so enormously, 

 in the last few decades, that its treat- 

 ment merits a volume. The new in- 

 formation on the subject, that has 

 come to us since Darwin's time, is 



