Comparison with 1860 |
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of warmth by the rein-deer,
or of cold by the common camel,
prevented their domestication? I cannot doubt that if other animals and plants, equal in number to our domesticated productions, and belonging to equally diverse classes and countries, were taken from a state of nature, and could be made to breed for an equal number of generations under domestication, they would
vary on an average vary on an average 1859 1860 1861 |
on an average vary 1866 1869 1872 |
as largely as the parent species of our existing domesticated productions have varied. |
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In the case of most of our anciently domesticated animals and plants,
I do not think I do not think 1859 1860 |
OMIT 1861 1866 1869 1872 |
it is
possible possible 1859 1860 | not possible 1861 1866 1869 1872 |
to come to any definite conclusion, whether they
have have 1859 1860 1861 1866 | are 1869 1872 |
descended from one or several species. The argument mainly relied on by those who believe in the multiple origin of our domestic animals is, that we find in the most ancient
records, more especially records, more especially 1859 1860 1861 |
times, 1866 1869 1872 |
on the monuments of Egypt,
much diversity much diversity 1859 1860 1861 | and 1866 1869 1872 |
in the
breeds; and that some of breeds; and that some of 1859 1860 1861 |
lake-habitations of Switzerland, much diversity in 1866 1869 1872 |
the
breeds breeds 1859 1860 1861 | breeds; 1866 1869 1872 |
closely resemble, perhaps are closely resemble, perhaps are 1859 1860 1861 |
and that some of these ancient breeds closely resemble or are even 1866 1869 |
and that some of these ancient breeds closely resemble, or are even 1872 |
identical
with, with, 1859 1860 1861 1872 | with 1866 1869 |
those still existing. |
Text in this page (from paragraph 1500, sentence 210 to paragraph 1500, sentence 240, word 25) is not present in 1860 |
of warmth by the
reindeer, reindeer, 1860 1861 1866 1869 1872 | rein-deer, 1859 |
or of cold by the common
camel, camel, 1859 1860 1866 1869 1872 | camel 1861 |
prevented their domestication? I cannot doubt that if other animals and plants, equal in number to our domesticated productions, and belonging to equally diverse classes and countries, were taken from a state of nature, and could be made to breed for an equal number of generations under domestication, they would
on an average vary on an average vary 1866 1869 1872 |
vary on an average 1859 1860 1861 |
as largely as the parent species of our existing domesticated productions have varied. |
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In the case of most of our anciently domesticated animals and plants,
...OMIT 1861 1866 1869 1872 |
I do not think 1859 1860 |
it is
not possible not possible 1861 1866 1869 1872 | possible 1859 1860 |
to come to any definite conclusion, whether they
are are 1869 1872 | have 1859 1860 1861 1866 |
descended from one or several
wild species. wild species. 1860 1861 1866 1869 1872 | species. 1859 |
The argument mainly relied on by those who believe in the multiple origin of our domestic animals is, that we find in the most ancient
times, times, 1866 1869 1872 |
records, more especially 1859 1860 1861 |
on the monuments of Egypt,
and and 1866 1869 1872 | much diversity 1859 1860 1861 |
in the
lake-habitations of Switzerland, much diversity in lake-habitations of Switzerland, much diversity in 1866 1869 1872 |
breeds; and that some of 1859 1860 1861 |
the
breeds; breeds; 1866 1869 1872 | breeds 1859 1860 1861 |
and that some of these ancient breeds closely resemble or are even and that some of these ancient breeds closely resemble or are even 1866 1869 |
closely resemble, perhaps are 1859 1860 1861 |
and that some of these ancient breeds closely resemble, or are even 1872 |
identical
with with 1866 1869 | with, 1859 1860 1861 1872 |
those still existing. But this only throws far backwards the history of
civilization, civilization, 1866 1869 | civilisation, 1872 |
and shows that animals were domesticated at a much earlier period than has hitherto been supposed. The lake-inhabitants of Switzerland cultivated several kinds of wheat and barley, the pea, the poppy for oil, and flax; and they possessed several domesticated
animals; animals; 1866 1869 | animals. 1872 |
they
had
also
commerce commerce 1866 1869 |
carried on commerce 1872 |
with other nations. All this clearly shows, as Heer has remarked, that they had at this early age progressed considerably in
civilization; civilization; 1866 1869 | civilisation; 1872 |
and this again implies a
long-continued long-continued 1866 1869 | long continued 1872 |
previous period of less advanced
civilization, civilization, 1866 1869 | civilisation, 1872 |
during which the domesticated animals, kept by
the
different tribes
..
in different districts, might have varied and given rise to distinct races. Since the discovery of flint tools
or celts or celts 1869 | or celts 1872 |
in the superficial formations
in
many parts of the world, all geologists believe that barbarian man existed
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