The Martyrdom of Man
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We are all of us naked under our clothes, and we are all of us tailed under our skins. But when we descend to the man-like apes, we find that, with them as with us, the tail is effete and in disuse ; and so we follow it downwards and downwards until we discover it in all its glory in the body of the fish ; being there present, not as a relic or rudi- 390 ORIGIN OF MAN.
mentary organ, as in man and the apes ; not a mere appendage, as in the fox ; not a secondary instrument, a spare hand, as in c...ertain monkeys, or a fly-flapper, as in the giraffe : but as a primary organ of the very first importance, endowing the fish with its locomotive powers. Again, we examine the body of the fish, and we find in it also rudimentary organs as useless and incongruous as the tail in man ; and thus we descend step by step, until we arrive at the very bottom of the scale.
The method of development is still being actively dis- cussed, but the fact is placed beyond a doubt. Since the " Origin of Species " appeared, philosophical naturalists no longer deny that the ancestors of man must be sought for in the lower kingdom.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
We are all of us naked under our clothes, and we are all of us tailed under our skins. But when we descend to the man-like apes, we find that, with them as with us, the tail is effete and in disuse ; and so we follow it downwards and downwards until we discover it in all its glory in the body of the fish ; being there present, not as a relic or rudi- 390 ORIGIN OF MAN.
mentary organ, as in man and the apes ; not a mere appendage, as in the fox ; not a secondary instrument, a spare hand, as in c...ertain monkeys, or a fly-flapper, as in the giraffe : but as a primary organ of the very first importance, endowing the fish with its locomotive powers. Again, we examine the body of the fish, and we find in it also rudimentary organs as useless and incongruous as the tail in man ; and thus we descend step by step, until we arrive at the very bottom of the scale.
The method of development is still being actively dis- cussed, but the fact is placed beyond a doubt. Since the " Origin of Species " appeared, philosophical naturalists no longer deny that the ancestors of man must be sought for in the lower kingdom.
What to read after The Martyrdom of Man?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by William Winwood Reade to read onlineMoreLess
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