300 Proofs of Evolution. 



Man has a remnant of a third eye-lid, now possessed only 

 by some birds and beasts, in the crescent-shaped fold next 

 to the nose. The nipples and mammary glands of males 

 are wholly useless and suggest the differentiation of the 

 two sexes from a common parent form. The sparse covering 

 of hair on the human body is a lingering reminder of a time 

 when clothes were at a discount. Even now we see some 

 hairy specimens of humanity exhibited as curiosities, which 

 doubtless represent a reversion to ancestral conditions. 

 The thyroid gland in man is a rudimentary and wholly 

 useless organ, which sometimes becomes the seat of certain 

 forms of disease. In man as in some of the lower animals,. 

 a sort of pouch about two inches long, which is not only 

 useless, but is a constant source of danger, is attached to* 

 the caecum of the large intestine. 



Another proof of man's descent from an ape-like ancestor, 

 is the fact that the human embryo, in common with such 

 animals, has at one period of its growth, a free projecting 

 tail, which shortens up before birth, leaving, however, 

 several well-defined vertebrae at the end of the spine. 

 These are wholly useless and are, moreover, subject to 

 injury. 



The vascular system in man is also far from perfect, as 

 we still retain, in part, such valvular arrangements as are 

 best suited to the quadruped ; and for want of a better 

 arrangement many of life's ills are due. Many of the vis- 

 ceral attachments in men, and especially in women, are also 

 adapted to a creature which walks on " all fours," but are 

 very imperfect in their adaption to an upright posture of 

 the body. If man was created out and out, such workman- 

 ship implies a woeful want of wisdom or constructive skill 

 on the part of his maker. These facts, however, are read- 

 ily explained on the theory of Evolution. 



PROOFS FROM GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION. 



The doctrine of Derivation is much strengthened by the' 

 study of the distribution of animals over the globe. We 

 find the dispersion just such as we should expect to see if 

 the theory of evolution were true. If created suddenly,, 

 we ought to find them after their kind, indiscriminately 

 inhabiting islands and continents. But, instead, we find 

 that the greater the isolation of the island, the fewer- 

 animals ; and those found are more specialized in type.. 



