98 THE SCAFFOLDING LEFT IN T1IE BODY. 



him from his nearest allies among other animals 

 almost bone for bone, nerve for nerve, muscle for 

 muscle he is the same. There is in fact a body of 

 evidence now before science for the animal origin of 

 Man's physical frame which it is impossible for a 

 thinking mind to resist. Up to this point two only 

 out of the many conspiring lines of testimony have 

 been drawn upon for their contribution ; but enough 

 has been said to encourage us, with this as at least a 

 working theory, to continue the journey. It is the 

 Ascent of Man that concerns us and not the Descent. 

 And these amazing facts about the past are cited for 

 a larger purpose than to produce conviction on a point 

 which, after all, is of importance only in its higher 

 implications. 



