Instinct and Mind. 
438 
[July, 
The central line, indeed, is often wanting, but the lateral 
bands take their origin where such a line would run, or 
intersecting it from one side to the other. Such lateral 
bands, with or without a distinctly marked axial line, occur 
on the abdomen, are met with in many Homoptera, and in 
certain Lepidoptera, such as Sphingidse, Chelonidse, &c. 
Among Coleoptera, where the transverse stripes occur in 
groups too numerous to mention here, they run across both 
elytra. It would seem, therefore, that among invertebrate 
animals both these kinds of decoration prevail, whilst among 
vertebrates we find the axial designs alone. 
Mr. Tylor’s views, however, call for further investigation. 
IV. INSTINCT AND MIND.* 
By S. Billing. 
T page 339, in the May issue, appear some observa- 
tions by R. N. M., on the article “ InstinCt and 
Mind ” in the April issue (p. 288). 
My objeCt in framing the paper was to set forth distinct- 
ively the views I hold of the differences, so to speak, of the 
mentality apparent in men and animals. I do not objeCt to 
a fair discussion of the propositions which therein appear, 
as my sole objeCt was to elicit the truth, and in a measure 
to answer the unflinching materialism with which the savans 
of the day envelope the subject. On the assumption that 
Descartes had said so, animals are pronounced to be auto- 
mata. This authorisation of Descartes for the automatic 
theory the late George Henry Lewes wholly denied (vide 
“Physical Basis of Mind”). The halt is not made with 
animals ; men also are pronounced to be automata. The 
logical corollary certainly would be that if animals are 
automata, men are also. All the faCts, physical and psy- 
chical, set forth on this subject lead direCtly to a contrary 
inference. The objection I have to R. N. M.’s note, to say 
the least, is that his interpretation of my views is wholly 
Sequel to article at page 228. 
