TABLE OF CONTENTS 



1. Origin of Domesticated Animals Page 



1. A Sub-Course of Five Lessons 9 



2. Domesticated and Wild Animals 10 



3. The Dog 12 



4. The Cat 17 



5. The Horse 17 



6. The Donkey and Mule 20 



7. Cattle 21 



8. Sheep and Goats 23 



9. Swine 24 



10. The Reindeer 25 



11. The Camel 26 



12. The Elephant 28 



13. Domesticated Birds 30 



14. Domesticated Insects 33 



15. Summary and Conclusion 35 



2. Wild Survivals in Domesticated Animals 



1. The Struggle for Existence 38 



2. Vestigial Organs 40 



3. Vestigial Instincts 49 



4. Wild Survivals in Dogs 51 



5. Wild Survivals in Cats 54 



6. The Mother Instinct 58 



7. IMother Love 61 



8. Copying the Leader 65 



9. The School of Nature 67 



10. A Child of the Sky 68 



11. The Ways of Chickens 70 



12. Miracles to Come 73 



13. Cliff-Dwellers with Wings 74 



14. Wild Survivals in Hogs 75 



15. Other Vestigial Instincts 77 



3. Tlie Origin of Higher Peoples 



1. Purposes of This Lesson 80 



2. Where the English Came From 80 



3. Other Modern Peoples 82 



4. The Cradle of Mankind 83 



5. Changes in Geography 84 



