124 THE HISTORY OF CREATION. 
embryology and palzeontology—in the doctrine of the 
geographical and topographical distribution of organisms, 
ete., constitutes an irrefutable testimony to the truth of the 
Theory of Descent. 
In my General Morphology, especially in the sixth book 
(in the General Phylogeny), I have minutely refuted Agassiz’s 
“Essay on Classification” in all essential points. The 
twenty-fourth chapter I have devoted to a very detailed and 
strictly scientific discussion of that section which Agassiz 
himself considers the most important (the groups or cate- 
gories of systematic zoology and botany), and have shown 
that this part of his work is purely chimerical, without any 
trace of real foundation. Agassiz takes good care not to 
venture anywhere to touch upon my refutation, because, 
forsooth, he is not in a position to produce anything 
substantial against it. He fights not with arguments, but 
with phrases. However, such opposition will not delay 
the complete victory of the Theory of Development, but | 
only accelerate it. 
