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Bui surely it should be added that the Coryphaeus 

 of this ignorant mob, the fugleman of the shouts, 

 was one of the most accomplished naturalists and 

 geologists now living the American Dana who, 

 after years of independent study extending over 

 numerous reefs in the Pacific, gave his hearty 

 assent to Darwin's views, and after all that had 

 been said, deliberately reaffirmed that assent in 

 the year 1885. 

 Fifth : 



The overthrow of Darwin's speculation is only beginning to 

 be known. It has been whispered for some time. The cherished 

 dogma has been dropping very slowly out of sight (p. 301). 



Darwin's speculation may be right or wrong, but I 

 submit that that which has not happened cannot 

 even begin to be known, except by those who have 

 miraculous gifts to which we poor scientific people 

 do not aspire. The overthrow of Darwin's views 

 may have been whispered by those who hoped for 

 it; and they were perhaps wise in not raising 

 their voices above a whisper. Incorrect state- 

 ments, if made too loudly, are apt to bring about 

 unpleasant consequences. 



Sixth : 



Mr. Murray's views, published in 1880, are 

 said to have met with " slow and sulky ac- 

 quiescence " (p. 305). I have proved that they 

 cannot be said to have met with general acqui- 

 escence of any sort, whether quick and cheerful, 

 or slow and sulky ; and if this assertion is meant 



