f4 The Destiny of Man. 



Like everything else which especially dis- 

 tinguishes Man, the altruistic feelings were 

 first called into existence through the first 

 beginnings of infancy in the animal world. 

 Their rudimentary form was that of the 

 transient affection of a female bird or 

 mammal for its young. First given a defi- 

 nite direction through the genesis of the 

 primitive human family, the development 

 of altruism has formed an important part 

 of the progress of civilization, but as yet it 

 has scarcely kept pace with the general de- 

 velopment of intelligence. There can be 

 little doubt that in respect of justice and 

 kindness the advance of civilized man has 

 been less marked than in respect of quick- 

 wittedness. Now this is because the ad- 

 vancement of civilized man has been 

 largely effected through fighting, through 

 the continuance of that deadly struggle 

 and competition which has been going on 

 ever since organic life first appeared on 

 the earth. It is through such fierce and 

 perpetual struggle that the higher forms of 



