THE ORIGIN OF CIVILIZATION ; 
OR, THE 
PRIMITIVE CONDITION OF MAN. 
By SiR JOHN LUBBOCK, Bart, M.P., F.RB.S. 
380 Pages. Illustrated. 
This interesting work is the fruit of many years’ research 
by an accomplished naturalist, and one well trained in mod- 
ern scientific methods, into the mental, moral, and social con- 
dition of the lowest savage races, The want of a work of 
this kind had long been felt, and, as scientific methods are 
being more and more applied to questions of humanity, there 
has been increasing need of a careful and authentic work de- 
scribing the conditions of those tribes of men who are lowest 
in the scale of development. 
“This interesting work—for it is intensely so in its aim, scope, and the 
ability of its author—treats of what the scientists denominate anthropology, 
or the natural history of the human species; the complete science of man, 
body and soul, including sex, temperament, race, civilization, etc.””—Provi- 
dence Press. 
“A work which is most comprehensive in its aim, and most admirable in 
its execution. The patience and judgment bestowed on the book are every- 
where apparent; the mere list of authorities quoted giving evidence of wide 
and impartial reading. The work, indeed, is not only a valuable one on ac- 
count of the opinions it expresses, but it is also most serviceable as a book 
of reference. It offers an able and exhaustive table of a vast array of facts, 
which no single student could well obtain for himself, and it has not been 
made the vehicle for any special pleading on the part of the author.”— 
London Atheneum, 
“The book is no cursory and superficial review; it goes to the very heart 
of the subject, and embodies the results of all the later investigations. It ia 
replete with curious and quaint information presented in a compact, luminous, 
and entertaining form.”"—Albany Evening Journal. 
“The treatment of the subject is eminently practical, dealing more with 
fact than theory, or perhaps it will be more just to say, dealing only with 
theory amply sustained by fact.”"—Detroit Free Press. 
“This interesting and valuable volume illustrates, to some extent, the 
way in which the modern scientific spirit manages to extract a considerable 
treasure from the chaff and refuse neglected or thrown aside by former in 
quirers.”—London Saturday Review, 
D, APPLETON & CO., Publishers. 
