i62 INDEX 



Machinery, Huxley's keen interest in, 1 1 



Malthus " on Population," influence of, on Darwin's theory 



of natural selection, 45 ; and on Wallace's studies in 



evolution, 46 

 Man, evolution of, the unique instance of the power of 



evolution to break the chain of automatism, 122 

 Man, nature of, to be regarded as a whole, 29 

 Man should be the subject-matter of teaching, 71, 73 



the historic sciences as applied to the study of man, 73 



psychological science as applied to, 77 



sociological science as applied to, 79 



Mason College, foundation stone of, laid by Huxley, 4 



Materialism, Huxley not a supporter of, 6 



Memory, a rapid series of successive vibrations, 117 



Memory and consciousness, 103 



Mica, the cleavage phenomenon in, 148 



Mica, existence of uranium and thorium haloes in, 142 



Mill, John Stuart, writings of, 68; his view on the religious 



observance of Sunday, 69 

 Mind (the), is consciousness, 103 

 Moral nature, aspirations of our, not contradicted by positive 



science, 127 

 Movement, how a conscious animal obtains power of, from 



matter, 115 



Natural knowledge, improvement of, important, 31 



gives man directive agencies and power for the conduct 



of life, 32 



Natural selection (Huxley and), 45 et seq 



Philosophy, meagre light thrown by older systems of, on the 



problem of consciousness, 100 



Plants, basic quality of all food derived from, 115 

 Pleochroic Haloes, by Prof. John Joly, 129 et seq 



origin of the term, 150 



great age of, 151 



Priestley, Joseph, statue of, unveiled by Huxley, 4 

 Psychological science, importance of, as applied to the study 



of Man, 78 

 Psychology of Religion, 78 



