WHERE DID LIFE BEGIN i 



In iiis literary style Mr. Scribner \% charming. He Btrengthene his position at 

 every point, and aflfords no opportunity for the scientific cynic to criticise. 

 He has announced a theory which must be accepted as a truth, unless many 

 of the most accepted of the physical truths be impugned as the idle theories 

 of dreamy philosophers.— 4iba?) 2/ Express. 

 W^here Did Life Begin? is an extremely interesting monograph. Mr. Scrib- 

 ner sustains bis ai-giiment with many pertinent facta, which, it must be con- 

 ifessed. fall in line with his theory very readily. His style is severely plain 

 and logical, but the intrinsic interest attaching to the sjieculation makes the 

 whole supposition fascinating. — Wilmington News, Del. 

 It is evidently the fruit of much reading and a good deal of painstaking think- 

 ing. — Tiie Examiner, N. Y. 

 I'he book is an excellent one. BIr. Scribner is an able reasoner, and maintains 



his opinions by powerful arguments. — New Haven Palladium. 

 It is BuflBciently well developed to be its own excuse for being, and the modesty 

 of its introduction and the simple directness of its statements are ample 

 claims to the respectful attention of the scientific world, and to a careful 

 reading at the hands of the literary public. — Minneapolis Tribune. 

 It certainly has the element of plausibility. — San Francisco Chronicle. 

 His points are well made, and carry conviction with them. The work is logical 

 throughout and attractively wntten.— Review of Science and Industry, Kan- 

 sas City. 

 We commend it to intelligent and thoughtful readers. — Portland Press. 

 Those readers who are interested in such questions will find this little volume 



very readable, if not convincing. — Literary Neics. 

 It is written with the spirit of an enthusiast, but with a noticeable though not 

 burdensome elaboration, to make things clear. * * * — The American, 

 Waterbury, Conn, 

 It must be confessed that the writer has made a well-written monograph, and 

 advanced some good arguments in favor of his theory. — Literary World, 

 Boston. 

 The author brings forward various facts which seem to sustain his views, and in 

 discussing his theory he has presented an interesting and readable volume. — 

 The Times-Star, Cincinnati. 

 Mr. Scribner is a close student, and the theory he now advances is not a hastily 

 formed conviction, fortified by one-sided facts, but a thorough logical and 

 convincing argument.— Albany Argus. 

 This little monograph is a full summary and straightforward statement of the 

 principal grounds of the theory of the arctic origin of the plants and animals 

 of the northern hemisphere. It is well written.— SciV»ce, Boston. 

 It is a brief but very comprehensive little work, and shows a wide range of 

 thought and a varied course of philosophical reading.— PTa^/ne County 

 Journal. 

 This theory is maintained with an ingenuity of argument and a massing of facts 

 which will surely win the admiration of the reader.— Tfte Universalists' 

 Quarterly, Boston. 



WHERE DID LIFE BEGIN? 



-4 BJ?/£J^ ENQUIRY AS TO THE PROBABLE PLACE OF BEGINNING 



AND THE NATURAL COURSES OF MIGRATION THEREFROM 



OF THE FLORA AND FAUNA OF THE EARTH. 



A Monograph . 



G. HILTON SCRIBNER. 



1 Vol., i2mo. Cloth, Gilt Top, Uncut Edges. Price, $1.25. 



CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS. Publishers, New York. 



Brief JBxiracfs from Press Reviews, 



This is a most absorbingly interesting little volume. The author ia more modeat 

 in his introductory note than there is any need of, though he is not afraid to 

 handle his subject bravely when he once starts. We give it our unqualified 

 approval as a book of rare entertainment.— jYew- Haven Register. 



It exhibits much profound thought.— fio/ffmore Telegram. 



Though it contains only sixty pages, tlie matter suggests more food for thought 

 than any other book published for a long time. The author's theory is a 

 remarkable one, and is supported by close argument, founded upon what is 

 positively known of the earth, and upon the conclusions of the most famous 

 men of science. — Troy Press. 



This ia a finely made book— a treat to view and to read.— Hartford Evening 

 Post. 



This book is to be commended for its plain, simple way of H'ouveying the au- 

 thor's ideas We will not attempt to eay that the question it assumes for a 

 title is settled in this volume, hut the more we have from brilliant minds on 

 such questions, the sooner and brighter will appear the Inx et Veritas.— Al- 

 bany Sunday Press. 



It is clearly and even cleverly written.— Boston Daily Advertiser. 



Tliis monograph is \vritten with clear and logical ability and great modesty. It 

 is a book of much earnestness and suggestiveness.— 5a/?/more Sun. 



It will be sure to attract the attention of all who are curious in regard to the be- 

 ginnings of life on our globe.— P/n7a. Evening Bulletin. 



It is a little book of sixty pages, but it contains between its lids a deal of inter- 

 esting information, and shows much thought and study. — Syracuse Daily 

 Courier, 

 His theory is well sustained and carries conviction with it.— Auburn Daily 

 Advertiser. 



