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III. THE CONNECTION OF RELIGION WITH MORALITY . . 295-302 



Primitive religion, p. 295 Taboo, p. 295 Retribution in a future life, 

 p. 301. 



IV. HISTORY AND RELIGION . . . 3 2 -37 



The moral of history, p. 302 Appropriation of the territory of bar- 

 barous peoples, p. 304 The individual citizen, p. 305 State building, 

 p. 306. 



V. THE PROCESS OF MORAL EVOLUTION AMONG CIVILISED MEN . 307-312 



Natural Selection and morality, p. 307 civilisability results from the 

 elimination of the uncivilisable, p. 309 Alcohol, p. 310. 



VI. THE EVOLUTION AND THE PROGRESS OF MORALITY . . 312-316 



Socialism, p. 315 Polygamy, p. 315 Interdependence of progress and 

 evolution, p. 315. 



Chapter V 

 INTELLECTUAL EVOLUTION 



Consciousness, p. 317 memory, p. 317 Brain-capacity and education, 

 p. 319 Attempt to measure brain power, p. 319 Originality, p. 320 

 Intellectual machinery, p. 322 The brain-capacity of savages, p. 324 

 Intellectual advance due to accumulation of knowledge, not to evolution 

 of higher intellectual power, p. 325 Evidence from literature, p. 328 

 Small demand for high intellect, p. 328 The musical sense, p. 329 The 

 hand, p. 329 Elimination for stupidity, p. 330 Competitive examina- 

 tions, p. 330 Results of the achievements of intellect easily transferable, 

 p. 331 Importance of literature, p. 333 Summary, p. 334. 



Chapter 71 

 THE GREAT PRACTICAL PROBLEM 



Recapitulation of three preceding chapters, p. 335 Interaction of forces, 

 p. 335 Physical degeneration, p. 336 A possible preventive, p. 336. 



Chapter VII 

 THE CONDITIONS OF PROGRESS IN CIVILISATION 



The large majority of the human race unprogressive, p. 339 Physical 

 vigour a necessary basis of progress, p. 339 An historical atlas to illus- 

 trate progress and stagnation, p. 340 The fetters of custom, p. 341 

 Intercourse, friendly or hostile, leads to progress, p. 341 Modern nations, 

 P- 343 O ver - c entralisation, p. 344 Morality and religion, p. 345 The 

 importance of a Code, p. 347 Danger of legislative interference, p. 349 

 Summary, p. 349. 



