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do not attempt to explain what they mean by the process, 

 nor do they consider it necessary to suggest by what means 

 the modifications they term molecular, are probably brought 

 about. 



Different Properties and Powers of different kinds of 

 Bioplasm. All bioplasm is not the same, but the fact of 

 general agreement in structure between many different forms 

 of living beings has been considered one of the strongest 

 arguments in favour of the doctrine of a common origin. 

 And as soon as the fact of the close similarity of all kinds 

 of bioplasm is generally admitted, we shall be told that the 

 evidence of the identity of origin is quite complete. It is 

 indeed very remarkable that evolutionists who are always on 

 the look out for points of resemblance between different 

 living beings, should manifest the strangest indisposition to 

 acknowledge the likeness of different kinds of living matter 

 to one another. How is it that he who takes pleasure in 

 showing the likeness between man and apes, and in compar- 

 ing them, bone with bone, muscle with muscle, and brain 

 with brain, does not appear to be much interested in the 

 fact that the living matter of all parts of the body of man 

 is indistinguishable from that of animals below him ? 



Strange as it appears, not one word is said upon this 

 point by our most distinguished evolutionists, who do not 

 even recognize the living matter from which every tissue is 

 evolved. The relative degrees of likeness between man 

 and ape, and ape and dog, are estimated to a nicety, but 

 the lesson taught by the fact of the resemblance of the living 

 matter of each to the rest, is not so much as hinted at. We 

 are told that the structural agreement noticed in the case of 

 many of the lower animals and man, can only be accounted 



