174 MAN AND APES. 



genera in a single ascending series from the 

 Aye- Aye to man (to say nothing of so ar- 

 ranging the several single genera), if all 

 the structural resemblances are taken into 

 account. 



On any conceivable hypothesis there are 

 many similar structures, each of which must 

 be deemed to have been independently evolved 

 in more than one instance. 



If the number of wrist-bones be deemed a 

 special mark of affinity between the Gorilla, 

 Chimpanzee, and man, why are we not to 

 consider it also a special mark of affinity 

 between the Indris and man ? That it should 

 be so considered, however, would be deemed 

 an absurdity by every evolutionist. 



If the proportions of the arms speak in 

 favour of the Chimpanzee, why do not the 

 proportions of the legs serve to promote the 

 rank of the Gibbons ? 



If the " bridging convolutions ' of the 

 Orang go to sustain its claim to supremacy, 

 they also go far to sustain a similar claim on 



