CHAPTER IX. 

 CAUSE OF EVOLUTION. 



Evolution as understood by some is the cause of our 

 existence. Evolution, however, means progress, growth 

 and development. By others it is understood to be a 

 cause of development from lower organisms to a higher. 

 We can trace the evolution and progress of man grad- 

 ually from the savage through the ages of stone, bronze 

 and steel. With every new discovery he was able to bet- 

 ter his condition and became more able to defend himself 

 against the elements and his enemies. 



The greatest discovery in the history of the world, as 

 far as man is concerned, was the discovery of the club. 

 From that instant man as he is now known and distin- 

 guished from other animals, was produced. It was the 

 creation and birth of man. Until that moment, man had 

 been at the mercy of the tiger, the wolf, and the bear and 

 other animals. At that moment evolution or whatever 

 you wish to call it took the crown from the lion and 

 placed it on man. At that moment evolution as the judge 

 proclaimed man king of the beasts. From that time man 

 as an animal began to develop into a man. In order to 

 be able to wield the club effectually he had to stand up- 

 right and he soon got the habit of walking altogether on 

 his hind legs, from pure necessity of having to carry a 

 weapon so as to be ready to defend himself at any mo- 



