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EVOLUTION 



July. 192S 



Funnymentals 



"The teachers of Chicago and Columbia 

 Universities are such yellow cowards that 

 they won't meet me in open debate on 

 evolution. Evolution has no basis of facts 

 whatever, and books teaching it are fast 

 becoming comedies." Rev. W. B. Riley, 

 Address in Terre Haute, 1928. 



"The giving up of witchcraft is in ef- 

 fect the giving up of the Bible." John 

 Wesley, quoted by Andrew D. White. 



"Is there any one so senseless as to 

 believe that there are men whose foot- 

 steps are higher than their heads? . . . 

 that the crops and trees grow downward? 

 . . . that the rains and snow and hail fall 

 Bpward toward the earth? ... I am at 

 a loss what to say of those who, when 

 they have once erred, steadily persevere 

 in their folly and defend one vain thing 

 by another." St. Gregory Nazianzen, (re- 

 ferring to people on the other hemisphere). 



"I've been grossly misquoted. I never 

 did say that there was an edge to the 

 world. There's a high wall around it, as a 

 matter of fact, a wall thousands of feet 

 high, beyond which the good Lord has 

 never seen fit to cast light and sunshine. 

 It's highly possible that the dirigible 

 Italia has slipped over that wall. If it has, 

 it will never come back, you may be sure 

 of that. Byrd had better look out. If he 

 goes over that wall, we'll never see him 

 again either." Wilbur Glen Voliva, High 

 Priest of Zion City, quoted by Herald 

 Tribune. 



"I am in accord with the theory (of 

 evolution) if it means the development 

 and growth of man under God, but not 

 if it means he sprang from the dust by 

 pure atomic accident and is now just 

 an ape running around in underwear." 

 Rev. Dr. Ambrose Bailey, First Baptist 

 Church. Seattle. 



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"Received your package of 50 this 

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 it 150, but it's my fault. After my lecture 

 tonight I sold 40 copies of Evolution. 

 Send me 200 as soon as you can for a 

 start." David A. Tullman, Chicago. 



"Tlie first eleven pages of the April 

 number are dignified and instructive; the 

 first column of page twelve unnecessao'i 

 and the last column merely silly. Why 

 seek to antagonize the very people we are 

 trying so hard to enlighten concerning tha 

 most important thing in the world, what 

 we are and where we came from? . . . 

 Franklin Smith, N. J. 



"Your April issue is fine. You know, 

 some people can't be reached except by 

 ridicule — some by thoughtful writing. What 

 a laugh we had over the Mastodon and 

 the Ark!" E. H. Collins, Washington. 



"Is it not possible to use simpler Ian 

 guage in dealing with scientific subjects? 

 It seems to me that any obscure subject 

 could be discussed in plain language. . . 

 After a day's battle in industrj-, I have not 

 the time and energy to spend hours with a 

 dictionary in looking up jaw-breakers. 

 What about the millions of other people 

 in this country that are in the same boat? 

 Scientists are closing the doors of knowl- 

 edge to these people by writing in terms 

 that they cannot understand. When writ- 

 ing about a giant lizard let the author 

 say 'giant lizard' and not Ceratosaurus." 

 Irwin H. Cady, Mich. 



"I have recently seen a copy of your 

 splendid and much needed little paper 

 bearing the title Evolution, and should 

 like to subscribe. I consider it high time 

 that this outrageous reign of bigotry, in- 

 tolerance and rabid fundamentalism be 

 checked." Harold U. Moldenke, Penna. 



"Enclosed $2.50 for 5 subscriptions, all 

 to the Department of Biology. Your sample 

 copy just arrived. Wish I had been aware 

 of their issue before this time, for they 

 will be most useful to me in teaching the 

 subject to students." George F. Forster, 

 Michigan. 



"Why all that cheap talk and 'funny' 

 remarks against the fundamentalists? \our 

 magazine, fighting the cause of science 

 should be above this. Leave them alone." 

 C. T. Cox, Illinois. 



"I want to congratulate the men back 

 of this journal for doing what I feel is 

 a good piece of work. Fundamentalism is 

 a product of either one of two things, 

 or perhaps both. To my mind a funda. 

 mentalist is either narrow-minded and re- 

 fuses to learn anything that does not ex- 

 actly suit him or else he is ignorant and 

 cannot grasp the meaning of facts. I am 

 strong for the Evolution journal." Harry 

 E. Low, Arkansas. 



"If you can spare me a hundred of the 

 subscription blanks I think I can per- 

 sonally dispose of that many among people 

 who would be interested in the maga- 

 zine." W. R. 'West, Indiana. 



"From your advertisements it promises 

 to be too sensational or noisy for me. 



Employment of cartoons to ridicule your 

 opponents will, I fear, simply make mat- 

 ters worse. That is no way to win over 

 the other fellow whether he be educated 

 or ignorant. I consider it undignified and 

 discourteous. But I can not condemn your 

 magazine before I really make its ac- 

 quaintance." W. C. Baker, New York. 



"Let me repeat, ridicule is the strong- 

 est weapon in any man's armamentarium; 

 no man can stand against ridicule. Digni- 

 fied sarcasm always wins over intemperate 

 abuse. This Ark cartoon of yours, which 

 I have mounted and hung on the wall of 

 my office, has provoked a lot of mirth — 

 and, incidentally, a question or two about 

 evolution. Hop to it, old son!" Wilfred 

 Taylor, Connecticut. 



"Evolution is a splendid magazine. 

 Our civilized people are under the influ- 

 ence of false teaching. "Yes-bunk" and 

 humbug rules the world, and it is the 

 task of Evolution to bring the truth to 

 all the people." Emil Falk, Mich. 



"I think Evolution is the goods: and 

 the cover illustration. No. 5 particularly, 

 just what is wanted — something to make 

 curious Man look twice. . . . Keep up the 

 quality of these and your circulation 

 should rise steadily. I view the matter 

 solely from the view of Humanity; I can 

 get over here as much information as I 

 want for my own purposes. But I want 

 something to leave about in public vehi- 

 cles (h^ve you given out that hint yet?) 

 . . . and I know of nothing like Evolution 

 over here; so I ask you to kindly send 

 me five copies for a year." Frank Gosling, 

 England. 



"Evolution is getting more and more 

 interesting."' Chas. P. Fagnani, France. 



"Please send us three dozen copies of 

 the next issue of Evolution. We hope to 

 increase the circulation of your very use- 

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 ciation of Australia, Ltd. 



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 scription blanks. I want to get interested 

 people to subscribe. I think it one of the 

 greatest steps forward that has ever been 

 taken to beat down superstition and get 

 the people out of their mental bondage." 

 A. E. Bolton, Calif. 



"I am interested in your paper. Enclose 

 $5.00 for ten copies each month. I am 78 

 years young. Hope you will be able to 

 make a power for lasting good." A. Nielen. 



"Enclosed check for $3.50 for which 

 send to the following men your journal 

 Evolution. We are anxious to have the 

 back numbers that we may have a com- 

 plete set from the beginning. I am very 

 much pleased with this publication and 

 am sure it should do a great deal for thr 

 cause of evolution. Vasco M. Tannei 

 Utah. 



