CHAPTER XIII 



THE MOST WONDERFUL THING IN THE 

 WORLD 



THE mystery of procreation and the con- 

 tinuation of life handed down from 

 generation to generation is the study of 

 all studies, for it is the peak from which 

 every theory and problem of origin, relation- 

 ship, and destiny has, in final resort, to be 

 viewed and reviewed. The widest problems 

 of space, matter, and motion are involved ; 

 the meaning of the universe ; the reason and 

 object of hfe ; the why and whither of every- 

 thing. The contemplation of such high 

 thoughts is the true reUgion, the stay and 

 foundation of all morals. 



Come down, from the contemplation of the 

 remote universe and its starry systems as a 

 whole, to this world ; from this world, to its 

 matter ; from matter in general, to organized 

 matter ; to the long development from the 

 lowliest organisms, up to insects, fishes, birds, 

 and beasts. Still further narrow the view to 

 the mammalia and man. They are so close 



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