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S. {15} This is thus chronicled by M. Ruppen: "1589 den 9 September war eine Wassergrosse, die viel Schaden verursachte. Die Thalstrasse, die von den Steinmatten an bis zur Kirche am Ufer der Visp lag, wurde ganz zerstort. Man ward gezwungen eine neue Strasse in einiger Entfernung vom Wasser durch einen alten Fussweg auszuhauen welche vier und einerhalben Viertel der Klafter, oder 6 Schuh und 9 Zoll breit soilte." (p. 43). {16} A lecture delivered at the Working Men's College in Great Ormond Street, March 15, 1890; rewritten and delivered again at the Somerville Club, February 13, 1894. {17} "Correlation of Forces": Longmans, 1874, p. 15. {18} "Three Lectures on the Science of Language," Longmans, 1889, p. 4. {19} "Science of Thought," Longmans, 1887, p. 9. {20} Published in the _Universal Review_, April, May, and June 1890. {21} "Voyages of the _Adventure_ and _Beagle_," iii. p. 237. {22} "Luck, or Cunning, as the main means of Organic Modification?" (Longmans), pp. 179, 180. {23} _Journals of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society_ (Zoology, vol. iii.), 1859, p. 61. {24} "Darwinism" (Macmillan, 1889), p. 129. {25} Longmans, 1890, p. 376. {26} See _Nature_, March 6, 1890. {27} "Origin of Species," sixth edition, 1888, vol. i. p. 168. {28} "Origin of Species," sixth edition, 1888, vol. ii. p. 261. {29} Mr. J. T. Cunningham, of the Marine Biological Laboratory, Plymouth, has called my attention to the fact that I have ascribed to Professor Ray Lankester a criticism on Mr. Wallace's remarks upon the eyes of certain fiat-fish, which Professor Ray Lankester was, in reality, only adopting--with full acknowledgment--from Mr. Cunningham. Mr. Cunningham has left it to me whether to correct my omission publicly or not, but he would so plainly prefer my doing so that I consider myself bound to insert this note. Curiously enough I find that in my book "Evolution Old and New," I gave what Lamarck actually said upon the eyes of flat-fish, and having been led to return to the subject, I may as well quote his words. He wrote:-- "Need--always occasioned by the circumstances in which an animal is placed, and followed by sustained efforts at gratification--can not only modify an organ--that is to say, augment or reduce it--but can change its position when the case requires its removal. "Ocean fishes have occasion to see what is on either side of them, and have their eyes accordi
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