ptions to the Law stated at p. 240
Various modes of Protection of Animals
Females of some groups require and obtain more Protection than the
Males
Conclusion
VIII.--_Creation by Law._ Pp. 264-301
Laws from which the Origin of Species may be deduced
Mr. Darwin's Metaphors liable to Misconception
A case of Orchis-structure explained by Natural Selection
Adaptation brought about by General Laws
Beauty in Nature
How new Forms are produced by Variation and Selection
The Objection that there are Limits to Variation
Objection to the argument from Classification
The _Times_ on Natural Selection
Intermediate or generalized forms of Extinct Animals an indication
of Transmutation or Development
Conclusion
A Demonstration of the Origin of Species
IX.--_The Development of Human Races under the Law of Natural
Selection_. Pp. 302-331
Wide difference of Opinion as to Man's Origin
Outline of the Theory of Natural Selection
Different effects of Natural Selection on Animals and on Man
Influence of External Nature in the development of the Human Mind
Extinction of Lower Races
The Origin of the Races of Man
The Bearing of these views on the Antiquity of Man
Their Bearing on the Dignity and Supremacy of Man
Their Bearing on the future Development of Man
Summary
Conclusion
X.--_The Limits of Natural Selection as applied to Man._ Pp. 333--371
What Natural Selection can Not do
The Brain of the Savage shown to be Larger than he Needs it to be
Size of Brain an important Element of Mental Power
Comparison of the Brains of Man and of Anthropoid Apes
Range of intellectual power in Man
Intellect of Savages and of Animals compared
The use of the Hairy Covering of Mammalia
The Constant absence of Hair from certain parts of Man's body a
remarkable Phenomenon
Savage Man feels the want of this Hairy Covering
Man's Naked Skin could not have been produced by Natural Selection
Feet and Hands of Man considered as Difficulties on the Theory of
Natural Selection
The Origin of Some of Man's Mental Faculties, by the preservation of
Useful Variations, not possible
Difficulty as to the Origin of t
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