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say that we are called upon to believe that some animals ceased to use certain 
useful organs, and thus those parts became degraded ; and the degraded parts 
were reproduced, and thus became persistent. Very much more might be 
said on this important subject, but it is not possible to cover the whole 
ground in the time allowed for one lecture. I thank you very much for your 
patience, which I am afraid I have tried, but hope that what I have put 
before you will make you think on this important subject. 
The meeting was then adjourned. 
