Howitt to Fison 5 April 1876

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exception which I have already
noted. I will assist you!

At the very end of your letter I find
that you have placed as it were a
problem in Evolution for me to solve!
If we were face to face I should
have the greatest pleasure in
considering it with you - but in writing,
it would take too long. But I will
suggest this for you. If we trace the
aboriginal systems of consanguinity
back to the "consanguinine" period + the
very low social conditions which that implies
- are we to stop there and say "thus
was man created!" If not - it
would follow that man has risen
into the "consanguine" condition
from a still lower stage! What would
this probably be but the state of a "semi human
ancestor" Even starting from the
consanguine condition the