MAN AND APES. 



Again, the doctrine of evolution as applied 

 to organic life — the doctrine, that is, which 

 teaches that the various new species of 

 animals and plants have manifested them- 

 selves through a jmrely natural process of 

 hereditary succession — is widely spoken of hy 

 the term " Darwinism." Yet this doctrine is 

 far older than Mr. Darwin, and is held by 

 many who deem that which is truly " Dar- 

 winism ' (namely, a belief in the origin of 

 species by natural selection) to be a crude 

 and utterly untenable hypothesis. 



We find yet another and parallel example 

 of popular misapprehension in the opinion 

 widely prevalent respecting one species of 

 those animals — the apes — which most nearly 

 resemble us in bodily structure. 



The species referred to is the much-talked- 

 of Gorilla, and the popular misapprehension 

 concerning it is twofold; first as to its dis- 

 covery, and secondly as to its nature. 



The Gorilla is very generally supposed to 

 have been first discovered and made known 



