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The Lines of Affinity existing between different Primates 



Construct a network : but not a ladder. 

 The Survival of the Fittest. 



But the fittest (according to the Theory) 



Have not survived. 



The half-apes are with us to this day : 



The half-men are nowhere. 

 Mr. Wallace's Demonstration 



That the Origin of Man is to be found only in 



An Act of Special Creation. 

 Mr. Mivart's Conclusion : 



That Mr. Darwin "has UTTERLY FAILED 



In the only part of his work which 

 is really important." 



CHAPTER XIII. 

 ANIMA MUNDI. 



"A Soul in all things." 



The Inorganic World. 



Phenomena of Crystallization. 



Prof. Tyndall's Fallacy ; 



Pyramid builders : Architect : Controlling Power. 

 Prof. Tyndall's belief that 



" The formation of a plant or an animal 



Is a purely mechanical problem." 

 Prof. Huxley's assertion that 



" A mass of living protoplasm 



Is simply a molecular machine." 

 His resort to "subtle influences," 



i.e., to Vital Force. 

 His assertion that 



"A particle of jelly" guides forces. 



Refuted by Dr. Beale. 

 Two Points involved in these assertions : 



I. The introduction of Life ; 



II. The manifestations of Mind. 



