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Punctuation has been standardised—in particular, missing periods have been supplied where obviously required. All other original errors and inconsistencies have been retained except as follows; (the first line is the original text, the second the passage as currently stands):

• must less of the co-existing faunas of other
  much less of the co-existing faunas of other
• which it discusses from a purely scientfic
  which it discusses from a purely scientific
• works of Dana, Le Conte, Prestwich, and Geikie
  works of Dana, LeConte, Prestwich, and Geikie
• of looking into the geneology of an idea.
  of looking into the genealogy of an idea.
• history of science did a stranger halucination
  history of science did a stranger hallucination
• we know they are today in "recent" deposits
  we know they are to-day in "recent" deposits
• But is is equally evident that each successive
  But it is equally evident that each successive
• dominated Mediaeval scolasticism and made it
  dominated Mediaeval scholasticism and made it
• The Glacian Nightmare and the Flood,
  The Glacial Nightmare and the Flood,
• larger species is the Titnichthys clarki
  larger species is the Titanichthys clarki
• happening in our modern homogenous world is enough
  happening in our modern homogeneous world is enough
• widespread numulitic limestones of the Eocene
  widespread nummulitic limestones of the Eocene
• of organic creation on the instal ment plan,
  of organic creation on the instalment plan,
• Numulites or Mammals positively were not living
  Nummulites or Mammals positively were not living
• here and there to make this incredible thicknss,
  here and there to make this incredible thickness,
• about 1830 it came to the recognized, other
  about 1830 it came to be recognized, other
• the bison is today absolutely extinct,
  the bison is to-day absolutely extinct,
• See Le Conte, "Evol. and Religious Thought,"
  See LeConte, "Evol. and Religious Thought,"
• they are directed rather to the empyrical method
  they are directed rather to the empirical method
• fitting "like a glove" on the preceeding.
  fitting "like a glove" on the preceding.
• Le Conte, "Evol. and Rel. Thought," pp. 33, 34
  LeConte, "Evol. and Rel. Thought," pp. 33, 34
• and spcial monographs in German and French.
  and special monographs in German and French.
• But to incrase this antiquity by saying
  But to increase this antiquity by saying
• Lions and monkys, hippopotami and crocodiles,
  Lions and monkeys, hippopotami and crocodiles,
• and rhinoceroces, now live beneath the palms,
  and rhinoceroses, now live beneath the palms,
• scientists who can elaborate geneological trees of descent
  scientists who can elaborate genealogical trees of descent
• have taken for these excedingly numerous
  have taken for these exceedingly numerous
• the Pleistocene Mammals and the middle Tertiary flora
  the Pleistocene mammals and the middle Tertiary flora
• literature is fairly innundated with new names;
  literature is fairly inundated with new names;
• a noted paiaeontologist for finding a pupa
  a noted palaeontologist for finding a pupa
• the theories of the igenous origin of the crystalline rocks
  the theories of the igneous origin of the crystalline rocks
• went to school toegther, served in the same wars,
  went to school together, served in the same wars,
• or are now to be found iiving in our modern world
  or are now to be found living in our modern world
• e.g. gratolites and numulites
  e.g. gratolites and nummulites
• these Davonian and other rocks are absolutely
  these Devonian and other rocks are absolutely
• it cannot save the Alps, Juras and Appenines
  it cannot save the Alps, Juras and Appennines
• without leaving abundant and indellible marks
  without leaving abundant and indelible marks
• which it can no more see again than a can can recall
  which it can no more see again than a man can recall
• and yet refuse the evidently complemntary dposits
  and yet refuse the evidently complementary deposits
• pages of the ordinary text-boks.
  pages of the ordinary text-books.
• these is no telling what hosts of similar facts
  there is no telling what hosts of similar facts
• but so far as the text-boks tell us are
  but so far as the text-books tell us are
• as recent as the numulitic limestones of the Eocene
  as recent as the nummulitic limestones of the Eocene
• [Footnote 2: "Old Red Sandstone," pp. 48-221-2.]
  [Footnote 2: "Old Red Sandstone," pp. 48, 221-2]
• for thousands of skletons are found in localities
  for thousands of skeletons are found in localities
• is easily understod as the survival of the notion,
  is easily understood as the survival of the notion,
• the dim past, and all these semitropical plants had
  the dim past, and all these semi-tropical plants had
• better established than the post-Piiocene submergence."
  better established than the post-Pliocene submergence."
• example described by Helm, already spoken of,
  example described by Heim, already spoken of,
• The former is qulet easily answered:
  The former is quite easily answered:
• race extinction alone that appals the mind.
  race extinction alone that appalls the mind.
• which in the hands of Copernicus and Galilio,
  which in the hands of Copernicus and Galileo,
• CHAPTER XII INDUCTIVE METHODS
  CHAPTER XIII INDUCTIVE METHODS
• In the last edition of his "Manual,"
  In the last edition of his "Manual,"
• pre-conceived theory would at the suggestion of such
  preconceived theory would at the suggestion of such
• evolution and metaphysical subtilties cleared away,
  evolution and metaphysical subtleties cleared away,