The Further Evolution of Man : 



A Study from Observed Phenomena 



Chapter I 

 Introduction 



BEING a disciple of ^Esculapius, my thoughts 

 have been constantly directed towards such 

 matters as the evolutionary process in nature, the 

 science of biology, the laws which regulate the relation- 

 ship of the various species, and the origin and destiny 

 of Man. 



After much study and thought I have been forced 

 to the conclusion that the Darwinian hypothesis, like 

 many other creeds of science which have held the 

 minds of men for generations, can remain an article 

 of faith no longer, and must wane before the search- 

 light of truth. There are many arguments and dis- 

 coveries which have told against it, and which will be 

 examined in detail ; but the most potent is the discovery 

 by Paulin of the applicability of the law of the " can- 

 nibal habit in the male " to all prolific species of 

 carnivora and herbivora, and his complete exposure 

 of the fallacy of the doctrine of Malthus, which Darwin 

 homologated, and said " applied with manifold force 

 to the whole animal and vegetable kingdom." 



