XXll CONTENTS. 



Eelation to the Etmscans. — The Oldest Domestic Animals. — Tlie 

 Dog. — Swine. — Wild Hog, and Marsh-Hog. — Honied Cattle : Urns, 

 Bison, long-fronted, and curved-horned Cattle. — The Sheep. — 

 The Goat.— The Horse.— Cultivated Plants - - - 37C 



LECTUEE XIV. 



Transmission of Characters. — Natural Races. — Theory of Nathusius. 

 — Objections to it. — Distinction between Kaces and Species. — 

 Transformation of Varieties into Eaces and real Species. — Influ- 

 ence of Time. — Eaceless Animals. — Mongrels and Hybrids. — Their 

 Propagation. — Wolf-Dogs. — Buck-Sheep. — Eabbit-Hares. —Their 

 Breeding. — Conclusions and Inferences from the preceding facts - 403 



LECTUEE XV. 



The Tradition of Adam. — Geographical Distribution of Human Eaces. 

 — Constancy of their Characters in the course of time. — Pliability 

 of Eaces. — Development of the Skull by Civilisation. — Degenera- 

 tion of Eaces. — An Examj)le fr-om Ireland. — Modifications of Ne- 

 groes ia America, Yankees, Jews. — Time requisite for such modi- 

 fications. — Intern ixtui-e of Eaces. — Differences in Prolificacy in 

 various Mongrels. — Intermixture of White Eaces between them- 

 selves. — Mulattoes in South Carolina and Louisiana. — Hombron's 

 Eemarks. — Indians and "Whites. — Whites and Malays. — Whites 

 and Polynesians. — Whites and Australians. — Inferences regarding 

 the Original Diversity of the Human Eaces, and the Products of 

 Intermixture. — Direct Divine Influence, according to Dr. Sagot - 423 



LECTURE XVL 



Origin of Organic Nature. — Differences between the Organic Kingdoms 

 and their sub-Divisions. — Origin of Organic Cells. — Theory of 

 Darwdn. — My change of Opinion. — Creation of Species. — Muta- 

 bility of Type. — Consequences of this Theory. — Adaptation and 

 Fixation of Types. — Practical Conception of Species. — Variation 

 in Adaptation and Slowness of Transformation. — Present and 

 Former Transition Types. — Cebus. — Bears.— The Greek Monkey 

 of the Tertiary Period. — Exclusive Views of Cuvier and Agassiz. — 

 Earity of Transition Forms. — Progression and Eetrogression. — 

 Fundamental Plan in the Structiire of Animals. — No single Original 

 Organic Form. — Derivation of the Human from the Ape Type. — 

 Derivation of the three Anthropoid Apes from three different 

 FamUies. — The various original Human Eaces must be derived 

 fr-om different Ape Families. — Lamentations of Moralists - 443 



