THE ARGUMENT FROM IMPLEMENTS. 179 



ings in the cave to diabolical agency* In 

 all these cases we have direct evidences of 

 degradation or of forgetfulness, even since 

 Man first reached the shores of those distant 

 Islands, and we see how it could not fail to 

 be so under the known effect of known cause 

 upon the condition of our race. 



And now we can better estimate the value 

 to be set on the arguments which have been 

 founded on the rude implements found in 

 the river drifts and in the caves of northern 

 Europe. I, for one, accept the evidence 

 which Geology affords that these implements 

 are of very ancient date. I accept too the 

 evidence which that science affords, that these 

 implements were in all probability the ice 



* " Prehistoric Times," p. 348. 

 N 2 



