THE EVOLUTION OF MAN 



disguise in which we may look for man further 

 back and discover him, so to say, by evidences 

 which reveal his presence beyond that limit where 

 he began to deviate entirely from the present 

 type of. man. 



Is it perhaps possible that at a certain histor- 

 ical stage man simply merges in the monkey? 

 Here another very old and venerable line of 

 reasoning, long used even in the most exact re- 

 search of nature, comes to our aid. 



It was in 1735 that Linnaeus, a great^scientist, 

 performed a monumental work. He then gave 

 us the first comprehensive system of nature's 

 forms. He arranged these forms in three great 

 kingdoms, minerals, plants, animals. And within 

 these kingdoms he arranged the various forms 

 in systematic succession. In this way, he fur- 

 nished us with a system of plants, and of ani- 

 mals, which, in spite of its defects, gave us the 

 first foundation for a comparative view and log- 

 ical sequence by which we could hope to discover 

 the natural connections of these forms in their 

 main outlines. 



In performing this necessary work of genius, 

 Linnaeus naturally had to solve the question: 

 Where am I to place man? He did not hesitate 

 for one moment. He placed man in the animal 



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