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NOTE. (See p. 181.) 
DISCUSSION IN THE BRITISH ASSOCIATION. 
It will be observed that portions of the 
Theories of Man’s Past and Present Condition , a e read by me 
I heg leave to explain that the other part. ** » f ^ement-of Science, 
before Section E the passages 
at Nottingham, on the 25th of August, 186b , on wn 
bracketed were omitted. , before the British Asso- 
I may observe that it is not unusual to read papers be ed tbey 
ciation which have been previously rea uken with me t o N ottingham 
have not been published previous y, an > = Mr. Crawfurd, the presi- 
a single copy of this paper, in proof, I* wed it^ ^ q{ theSection , 
dent of the Ethnological Societ^andon f ^ ^ approved, 
stating briefly its purport, and said that! g lx . fore the com- 
He at once most frankly took charge of the paper to J ^ ^ ^ 
mittee of the Section in the to be cut down con- 
would be read, but would reqprre ( ^ Umit * { time that alone could be 
siderably, in order to bring i h I therefore bracketed-off such 
S paredfor a single paper among o ^ egpecially those, it will 
passages as were least essential to y ’ c h had taken place in the 
he seen, that relate to the was continued in the Ethnological 
same Section, at Birmingham, ’ obliged to omit the conclu- 
Journal shortly afterwards. I was abo X ffiankind and t he 
ding portion of my paper, re am S influence of Christianity ; as, to have 
progress of civilization, through the ““ 01 \ theI bra n C h of the same 
— 
large question. But 1 heg to y, ■ • d t o myself— not even a 
omit, as well as what I should read was » ^ ^ j gay 
hint of any kind whatever ha ™^ ee ^ E whic h was most ably and 
this in justice to the “ ““ ^^Nillson ; and I do so more 
courteously presided ove y m io aT u)rehensions which appear to have 
discuss it by the president. unacquainted with 
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