98 THE SCAFFOLDING LEFT IN TIIE BODY. 



him from his nearest allies among other animals — 

 almost bone for bone, nerve for nerve, muscle for 

 muscle he is the same. There is in fact a body of 

 evidence now before science for the animal origin of 

 Man's physical frame which it is impossible for a 

 thinking mind to resist. Up to this point two only 

 out of the many conspiring lines of testimony have 

 been drawn upon for their contribution ; but enough 

 has been said to encourage us, with this as at least a 

 working theory, to continue the journey. It is the 

 Ascent of Man that concerns us and not the Descent. 

 And these amazing facts about the past are cited for 

 a larger purpose than to produce conviction on a point 

 which, after all, is of importance only in its higher 

 implications. 



