l6o PRIMEVAL ]\IAN. 



that he was truly human in his powers, 

 but required some " elementary instruction to 

 enable his faculties to begin their work." 

 In any case we may safely assume that Man 

 must have begun his course in some one or 

 more of those portions of the earth which are 

 genial in climate, rich in natural fruits, and 

 capable of yielding the most abundant return 

 to the very simplest arts. It is under such 

 conditions that the first establishment of the 

 human race can be most easily understood ; 

 nay, it is under such conditions only that it is 

 conceivable at all. And as these are the con- 

 ditions which would favour the first establish- 

 ment, and the most rapid increase of ]\Ian, so 

 also are these the conditions under which 

 knowledge would most rapidly accumulate, 



