From Francis Darwin to the Auckland Star 4 January 1877
Down, Beckenham, Kent, | Railway Station, Orpington, S.E.R.
January 4, 1877
Dear Sir,—
My father directs me to thank you for your account of the alleged discovery in New Ireland.1 My father does not believe in the existence of the tailed men, but even if it should prove true it would (as a mere inherited monstrosity) have no important bearing on evolution.
Yours faithfully, Francis Darwin.
Footnotes
An article on a report of tailed men at Kalili, New Ireland (now Kalil in Papua New Guinea) appeared in the Auckland Star, 10 November 1876, p. 2. See also Correspondence vol. 25, letter from Arthur Mellersh, 1 January 1877.
Summary
His father is grateful for the account of the alleged discovery of men with tails.
His father does not believe in their existence of the tailed men, although the tails may be an inherited monstrosity.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-10770F
- From
- Francis Darwin
- To
- Auckland Star
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- Auckland Star, 1 March 1877, p. 2
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 10770F,” accessed on 19 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-10770F.xml
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