INSTANCE OF THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES. 119 



Quite vainly, many so-called " Anthropologists " demand as 

 proof, that direct transitional forms between Men and 

 Apes should be found, or even that a living Ape should 

 be deliberately cultivated into a Man. Convincing and 

 " sure " proofs are evident in the abundant material which 

 has already been accumulated. The invaluable sources 

 of Comparative Anatomy and Ontogeny afford the surest 

 proof of Phylogeny. It is, therefore, unnecessary to search 

 out fresh proofs of the descent of the human race, though 

 it is necessary to recognize and to learn to understand the 

 " sure proofs " which have been obtained. 



