Ridpath's history of the world; being an account of the ethnic origin, primitive estate, early migrations, social conditions and present promise of the principal families of men .. . eafter we shall consider the valueof such a theory as explanatory of themanner and means by opposite view 1 • 1 .1 . „__ ^r more accordant which the appearance of with facts andman on the earth is to be ac- reason,counted for. But for the present weshall take up the opposite view as more 152 GREAT RACES OE MANKIND. nearly in accord with the facts, shalladopt the theory of the unity in placeas well as in time of th
Ridpath's history of the world; being an account of the ethnic origin, primitive estate, early migrations, social conditions and present promise of the principal families of men .. . eafter we shall consider the valueof such a theory as explanatory of themanner and means by opposite view 1 • 1 .1 . „__ ^r more accordant which the appearance of with facts andman on the earth is to be ac- reason,counted for. But for the present weshall take up the opposite view as more 152 GREAT RACES OE MANKIND. nearly in accord with the facts, shalladopt the theory of the unity in placeas well as in time of the origin of allmankind. With the acceptance of thisview, our interest in the attempted dis-covery of the point of departure fromwhich all the kindreds and families ofmen have derived their ultimate de-scent is greatly heightened. given in Genesis not only of the man-ner, but of the place of the origin otmankind, has formed a part of the foun-dation of those great systems of religiousthought and powerful ecclesiastical or-ganizations which have constituted sostrong: an element in the civilized life ofthe nations of the West. The accountgiven of the creation and emplacement. (!>?> Lo jV HIGHLANDS OF ARMENIA.—Drawn by Taylor, after a photograph by Madame Carla Serena. The general belief among the nationsof the West on this subject has been de-The garden rived from the Hebreweastward m Scriptures, constituting the Eden, with its r o four rivers. basis as they do of the religious faith and practice of the Israel-itish race and, in later development, ofthe faith and practice of all the Christiannations of the earth. The account of man need not here be repeated. Itis sufficient to say that the scene of thisbeginning of human life is fixed by therecord as in a garden eastward inEden. It is said that a river wentout of Eden to water the garden; andfrom thence it was parted, and becameinto four heads. The name of the first[that is the first head or river] is Pison:
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