REV. R. A. BULLEN, B.A., ON EOLITHIC IMPLEMENTS. 221 
Again, neoliths are only a complete and finished form of 
paleoliths with their smoothly polished surfaces and edges. 
Still, they are practically distinguishable; but sometimes they 
are found together, and then people are led to confuse them. But 
really | think we ought to realize that these stone implements, 
whatever they are (and the older the better), are really historical 
evidence, that they are the best historical evidence, when you 
can define their places of deposit that is, which gives their age, and 
that they are better than papyrus, better than papers or parch- 
ments of history. Why? Because history has been re-written, 
altered, and amended, altogether losing its character of exact 
truth. Whereas these, wherever they are found, tell us at once 
what they are, and where they come from, and how they were 
made. (Applause.) 
Mr. Stores, in response to the Chairman, said: I am much 
indebted to you for having the privilege of joining in the 
discussion of this exceedingly interesting and most able paper. 
I have only one fault to find with it, and that is that it is 
altogether too much to be discussed in the limited time at our 
disposal. As a consequence, without going over the whole 
ground, which I would like to do, in the few remarks I offer, I 
will confine myself to two or three points. 
I much regret that the author has not emphasized the point 
that is so rarely realized by people now, viz., that they are living 
in ‘‘the stone age.” So munch time is expended needlessly, and 
somewhat fruitlessly, in attempting to define a former age in 
which men have lived and have worked. <A very great deal of 
effort is made to define, if possible, the limits within which men 
have lived, and everyone seems to ignore the fact that we still 
live in ‘“‘ the stone age,” that we have people living with us who 
know little of the use of metals, and who until recently were 
as ignorant of the earth as the people we are discussing when we 
speak of the stone age now. I think we should remember that 
many have come to the conclusion that man lived long ago, and 
it would be better to attempt to define more truthfully the 
conditions under which he did live. 
I am glad that this discussion carries us back to the early 
pleistocene. I think it is a pity that all collectors are not 
geologists, and I will go a step farther and say that it is a still 
greater pity that all geologists are not collectors. They have 
