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met who understand that mankind's glory lies not 

 entirely in the invention of instruments of war and 

 death, and that there are aims in life higher than mere 

 money-making or enjoyment. There are two main 

 aims in life the benefiting of mankind, which may 

 be performed in a thousand manners, and the pursuit 

 of truth. Much money has already been given to- 

 wards the accomplishment of these two purposes, and 

 this allows me to hope that some charitable and en- 

 lightened persons may be found who will be able and 

 willing to help towards the experimental study of 

 evolution. 



The matter is of sufficient importance when we 

 consider that, in fact, nothing less is proposed than 

 an application of experiment to the solution of one 

 of the highest problems of science, and the one in 

 which thinking mankind is most interested. 



POSTSCRIPT. Since the above lectures were de- 

 livered, and even in type, I have had the pleasure 

 of learning that Dr. Romanes has circulated an 

 appeal for an experimental institute essentially on 

 the lines above suggested, which he wishes to see 

 established in connection with the University of 

 Oxford. There is also a prospect that the Granton 

 Marine Station at Edinburgh may be more fully 

 adapted to some department of this line of research. 



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