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appear to consider that tha ^ ™ °" ld theory of 
comitant “physical degradati lo . Awards” to which he 
degradation “ Darwinism read ’ ig an trut h in 
obfects ; and yet I ^ure^to^ay tl ag regards plants 
Darwinism at all, 1 “nature,” and mere natuial 
or animals,— when all ^ t ^ en within certain limits, 
selection”— to ^ end > d f irect i 0 n, The question now, liow- 
«■ h “ w c “ e ’““i 
mankind.] 
We must remember, archaeo^ 
of civilization, as proved conver ging proofs, a 
logical remains, is on y ... theory of man’s past and 
hearing in favour other proofs to be derived 
present condition. There are ci £iized races, which 
from the common ktK ^® d ° d of s ® me previous intercom- 
speak of a common ong , of t p e m ost important of these 
munion among them all. m y of the ancient3, more 
proofs is derived from the astronomy ^ conste llations 
especially from the names and fig figures are 
still delineated upon our f e !^t?e and zodkc of Esneh, and 
found upon the Dendera ^^tXark-stones from 
upon sarcophagi from Egyp , Br i t ; s h Museum. The 
Assyria, which may e s these figures, there being 
apparently arbitrary f their being found 
nothing in nature to sugg ancient nations of the old 
nearly identical among all ^ mer ; caj to indicate 
world, and sufficiently similar, e to f ur nish a most 
the same common origin, a ^ ^ ^ ancient intercom- 
important cumulation o p besides those derived 
munition between peoples “ d ^Ve mythology, or the 
from comparative philology > .P m mankind. Erom all 
common traditional s 011 fjt p e r arguments in favour of the 
these sources may ^Apderived from comparative philology 
religious theory. [ Thornton at the last meeting 
was most ably treated Dl ;]"° be seen, that the very 
of this Society ; and it will ^ - n ofmall himself.] 
origin of speech is bound P**^ J ont m an or language 
I venture to allege that n y after-knowledge of the 
which we can devise-even with ^h will so well account for 
facts now existing m res P 0 pp religious and (I think 1 
all the facts of the case th of 8 man’s origin and the 
may still say) “ time-honoured theory 
confusion of language at ? aDel - „ , { to a u we can gather 
Having now appealed, m proof ot this. 
