...absolutely animal food ready prepared for them as soon as they are hatched. If you say that the larvae were originally herbivorous ; that fortuitously and...natural selection, can account for organic adaptations without the intervention of the principle of finality. Natural selection, unguided, submitted to the...

...observation. Notwithstanding the numerous objections we have raised against Mr. Darwin's theory, we do not declare ourselves hostile to a system of which zoologists...natural selection, can account for organic adaptations without the intervention of the principle of finality. Natural selection, unguided, submitted to the...

...observation. Notwithstanding the numerous objections we have raised against Mr. Darwin's theory, we do not declare ourselves hostile to a system of which zoologists...competent judges. We are neither for nor against the transomtation of species, neither for nor against the principle of natural selection. The only positive...

...Mr. Darwin, we do not take sides directly against this theory, of which the zoologists are the true judges. We are neither for nor against the transmutation...nor against the principle of natural selection. The sole, positive conclusion of our discussion is this : So far no principle — neither the action of...