x Analytical Outline of Contents. 



SPONTANEOUS GENERATION is 



" An astounding hypothesis " (Dr. Carpenter) 

 "Vitiated by error " (Prof. Tyndall), and 



" Utterly discredited." (Virchow.) 



CHAPTER V. 

 A HOUSE OF CARDS. 



Agnostic Evolution : Not scientifically true. 



" A flimsy framework of hypotheses." (Dr. Elam.) 

 Devoid of " experimental demonstration." (Tyndall.) 



Its Fundamental Proposition : 



Condemned by Scientific Authorities 



" The older and honoured chiefs in Natural Science ;" 



(Darwin.) 

 "A minority of minds of high calibre and culture." 



(Tyndall.) 



The New Syllogisms : 



" Probable " ; " provisional " ; " uncertain." 

 " Reason to suppose : " (Mr, Spencer) 



" I can imagine :" (Prof. Tyndall) 



" It is conceivable." (Mr. Darwin) 



CHAPTER VI. 



SOPHISMS. 



I. Prof. Haeckel's Genealogy : 



Its hypothetical completeness : Dependent on 



Its Continuity "in nubibus." 



Refuted by Du Bois Reymond. 

 His Fundamental Postulates : 



Incapable of Proof. 



Monera ; Gastreada ; Amphioxus. 

 Accepted by Mr. Huxley. And yet 



Mr. Huxley admits that 



The doctrine of Evolution involves the assump- 

 tion of 



Spontaneous Generation ; while this last has 

 " No experimental evidence in its favour." 



Supported by "no valid or intelligible reason." 



