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duction of the means of production the animal 

 man becomes the human man.&quot; 7 All Socialist 

 philosophy is based upon Morgan s materialistic 

 and purely imaginary evolution of man. Both 

 Engels and Bebel transcribe his doctrines literally. 

 Dwelling upon the infancy of the human race in 

 his Origin of the Family&quot; the former says: 

 &quot;Human beings still dwelt in their original habita 

 tion, in tropical or subtropical forests. They 

 lived at least part of the time in trees, for only in 

 this way they could escape the attacks of large 

 beasts of prey and survive. Fruit, nuts and roots 

 served as food. The formation of articulate 

 speech is the principal result of this period.&quot; 8 

 He admits we have no direct evidence of the ex 

 istence of this stage of human evolution. &quot;But,&quot; 

 he adds, &quot;once the descent of man from the animal 

 kingdom is acknowledged, the acceptance of this 

 stage of transition becomes inevitable.&quot; 9 Such 

 an acknowledgment he takes as a matter of course. 

 The same entertaining story has for years been 

 offered the public in films and Sunday supplements. 

 &quot;How the monkey began to be a man is a story 

 that has been worked out in a fascinating, scientific 

 manner by Doctor William K. Gregory of the 

 American Museum of Natural History, Manhat 

 tan,&quot; ran a report in the Brooklyn Eagle. He 



Ibid., p. 120. 



8 &quot;The Origin of the Family,&quot; p. 27. 



9 Ibid., p. 28. 



