ABSTRACT
The battle cry of the hordes of defenders of the theory of organic evolution long has been: “Ontogeny Recapitulates Phylogeny!” This has been shibboleth of this school of philosophy for so long that the general public recognizes the adherent of the cult by the glib references to the science of embryology that fall so aptly from the lips of those who conform to the dogma of evolution. It is a difficult matter for the average layman to answer the arguments of the evolutionist when he retreats behind the rampart of embryology, as the subject is so technical the experts have great difficulty in making their meaning plain to the average listener. The technique of embryological research is so complicated, the material is so hard to obtain, and the equipment for research in this field so expensive, that the ordinary man of affairs is logically excluded. Therefore it is only reasonable that the layman should accept in perfect faith all that the “expert” has had to say on this subject.
