CONTENTS 



CHAPTER PAGE 



I. THE PROBLEM OF MAN'S ORIGIN - - 1 



II. THE EMANCIPATION OF THE FORE-LIMBS - 7 



III. THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE POWER OF GRASP - 19 



IV. THE SKELETON OF THE FORE-LIMB - 23 

 V. THE CLAVICLE - - 28 



VI. THE MUSCLES OF THE FORE -LIMB - - 32 



VII. THE FORE-LIMB: SUMMARY - 43 



VIII. THE FATE OF THE HIND-LIMBS - - 48 



IX. THE SKELETON OF THE HIND -LIMB - 53 



X. THE MUSCLES OF THE HIND-LIMB - - 58 



XI. OTHER ARBOREAL ADAPTATIONS OF THE HIND-LIMB 62 



XII. THUMBS AND BIG TOES 67 



XIII. THE HUMAN FOOT- - 73 



XIV. THE RECESSION OF THE SNOUT REGION - - 84 

 XV. THE RECESSION OF THE JAWS AND REDUCTION OF 



THE TOOTH SERIES - 90 



XVI. THE FACE AND THE CRANIUM - 96 



XVII. THE SPINOUS PROCESSES OF THE VERTEBRAL COLUMN 101 

 XVIII. THE POISE OF THE HEAD AND THE CURVES OF THE 



SPINE - - 114 



XIX. THE PELVIS AND THE VISCERA - - 123 



XX. THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM - 131 



XXI. THE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM - 138 



XXII. THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE BRAIN - 149 



XXIII. THE STORY OF TACTILE IMPRESSIONS - 157 



XXIV. MOTOR IMPRESSIONS - 162 

 XXV. IMPRESSIONS OF SIGHT AND HEARING - - 174 



XXVI. HIGHER DEVELOPMENTS OF CEREBRAL FUNCTIONS- 180 



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