290 The Morality of Nature 



they have been developing apart for ten thousand years, or 

 perhaps fifty thousand years, the differences are trifling 

 compared with the similarities. The knowledge reached by 

 observers of the effect of changed conditions upon men and 

 animals, and even our common observation of their effects 

 upon our own race folk, prove that such changes do occur. 

 Yet we see that in the historic duration time does very little 

 in comparison with what was done before historic time 

 began. 



Now let us inquire how long it must have taken to so 

 differentiate from a primitive stock, the black African on 

 one hand, and the white, pure blooded Saxon on the other. 

 Or, if we believe that they are not of similar stock with 

 common origin, let us inquire how long it must have taken 

 to produce each of them from two somewhat similar original 

 stocks, under somewhat similar environment. Whichever 

 way the similarity is caused, we ask now only a question of 

 time; the two handed, five fingered, erect walking man of 

 black skin is undeniably related in his descent, either through 

 a similar environment and law, or from a common ancestor, 

 with the two handed, five fingered, erect walking white man. 

 These men are both recently evolved, in comparison with 

 the reptile, as geology proves. But measured by man's 

 time and remembering what five thousand years has done, 

 what a stupendous age is needed to breed the white stock, 

 or the black, one from another; or both from the brown, 

 or whatever it was. 



Well, that time has been as freely and easily available as 

 the few hours of yesterday were available for our work. 

 What matters time in eternity? We men stop to think of 



