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inheritance from progenitors in common. These was thus gain some insight into the state of man, before he had spread step by step over the whole face of the earth. The spreading of man to widely separated regions no doubt occurred before the races had preceded any considerable amount of divergence in of character; to their present full amount ; for otherwise should sometimes, have met, & this moreover the case, meet meet with the same races in distinct areas, not only separated not only by wide distances, but by physical obstacles barriers; & this is never the case. Sir J. Lubbock after comparing the arts now practised by savages in all parts of the world, specifies those which could not have been known whom to man, when he first wandered from his original birth-place; for if once learnt they would assuredly 27*(27) never have been forgotten. He thus shows that "the spear, which is but a development

[Descent 1: 233-4: "As it is improbable that the numerous and unimportant points of resemblance between the several races of man in bodily structure and mental faculties (I do not here refer to similar customs) should all have been independently acquired, they must have been inherited from progenitors who were thus characterised. We thus gain some insight into the early state of man, before he had spread step by step over the face of the earth. The spreading of man to regions widely separated by the sea, no doubt, preceded any considerable amount of divergence of character in the several races; for otherwise we should sometimes meet with the same race in distinct continents; and this is never the case. Sir J. Lubbock, after comparing the arts now practised by savages in all parts of the world, specifies those which man could not have known, when he first wandered from his original birth-place; for if once learnt they would never have been forgotten.27 He thus shews that "the spear, which is but a development of the knife-point, and the club, which is but a long hammer, are the only things left."
27 'Prehistoric Times,' 1869, p. 574."]