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Without doubt all these have been preceded by allied 
forms from which they may, or may not descend: But the 
fact remains as already acknowledged that on their first 
appearance they are “ wnfortunately” markedly in charac- 
ter like the existing ‘ Ungulata.’ 
The case of THE Horse is then taken as the clearest: 
And it must be admitted that whatever of true 
descent is established of this Ungulate, should be conceded 
to all the others, save man, without further proof, ‘valeat 
quantum,’ but then no more is claimed for the Horse 
than that z¢ descends froma Horse (Eohippus). Throughout 
the record of these advantageous transformations, from 
more to fewer teeth; from four or five toes, with their 
numerous auxiliary bones to one simple toe: the thought 
occurs, that the animals must have been previously deve- 
loping upon the wrong track, that so much Reduction 
should be necessary for their ‘Survival.’ 
Dr. Elam says of the Horse’s pedigree, ‘as furnishing 
a complete demonstration of the truth of the doctrine of 
evolution: however much one may admire, one can 
scarcely envy the contented state of mind that can be 
satisfied with such demonstration as that,’ but we are 
like sheep, and follow them when our “ Philosophers say 
‘Evolution,’ ‘ Natural Selection,’ ‘Survival of the Fittest,’ 
&c.; phrases so much to the taste of many both of those 
who understand them, and those who do not, that they 
will probably represent, and obstruct the progress of true 
Biological Science for an indefinite time.” (Nineteenth 
Century, April, 1878.) 
Very clever is the process by which the English, 
and German Evolutionists have illustrated the progressive 
appearence of ‘Equus’ from that species, Eohippus, in THE 
EARLY Eocene (dawnoftherecent) formation, of the Horse- 
like animal of the size ofa fox, with four toes, and remnant 
of a fifth. 
