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should prove to be true, and the whalebone- 

 whale should prove to have the toothed whale 

 for its ancestor, the appearance of teeth at a 

 certain stage in the development of the embryo 

 whalebone-whale would be a marked confirma 

 tion of the biogenetic principle. 



We think we have put the argument as 

 strongly as the facts in the case will warrant, 

 but Father Wasmann, in true evolutionist fash 

 ion, tells us "the conclusion is obvious," and 

 that " it will suffice to show that there are really 

 cases in which the evolution of the individual 

 gives us a clear indication where to seek for 

 the ancestors of the race." 



Evolution and Progress. 



Before taking leave of Father Wasmann's 

 book there is one other feature of his evolution 

 which we wish to note for the reason that in 

 the light of admitted facts it seems to us to be 

 wholly untenable. It is that development with 

 progress or advance seems to be regarded by 

 him as the law of evolution. Instead of being 

 explicitly stated, this is taken for granted 

 throughout his entire work. Indeed, he seems 



