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viously consists of the extreme margin of the ear folded 

 inwards; and this folding appears to be in some manner 

 connected with the whole external ear being permanently 

 pressed backwards. In many monkeys, which do not stand 

 high in the order, as baboons and some species of macacus, 

 the upper portion of the ear is slightly pointed, and the 

 margin is not at all folded inwards ; but if the margin were 

 to be thus folded, a slight point would necessarily project 

 inwards, and probably a little outwards. This could actually 

 be observed in a specimen of the Ateks BeehebuUi in the 

 Zoological Gardens ; and we may safely conclude that it is 

 a similar structure — a vestige of formerly pointed ears — 

 which occasionally re-appears in man." (Vol. i. pp. 22, 23.) 

 Lord C. The ladies will not thank you, Mr. Darwin, for 

 finding " the Mark of the Beast" on so prominent a bodily 

 member. Those of them who, unfortunately, have it, will 

 now be covering it over from observation. "We have heard 

 a good deal of late about M.B. coats ; we shall be hearing 

 next, I suppose, of M.B. ears. But how do you account, 

 Homo, for those points to which Mr. Darwin directs atten- 

 tion, as occasionally appearing on the ear ? 



Homo. Why should not the ear, my Lord, like other 

 portions of man's structure, be modelled after preceding 

 types ? The figure of this organ, drawn by Mr. Woolner, 

 looks reputable enough, even though it may have a point. 

 Mr. Darwin has told us that the famous old anatomist, 

 Wolfi", wrote " a treatise on the choice of typical examples 

 of the viscera." Perhaps some rising naturalist may favour 

 ug, some day, with a treatise on typical examples of the 

 ear. As to this point appearing only occasionally, I can no 

 more account for it than I can account for other variations 

 which appear only occasionally. If, in no two persons is 

 the shape of the ear exactly alike, neither is the colour of 



