Scribner's magazine . -,much of its surface being occupied bygreat lakes Avliich have long since dis-appeared. In the deposits accumulatedin these bodies of fresh water are foundthe bones of the olden species tellingthe history of their series. It is notyet certain that the final step of theaccomplishment which gave us our ex- 569. A Hurdle Jumper. istiiifi^ species, was effected in this seems indeed most likely that the an-cestral form of our domesticated horsesfound their way to the continents ofthe Old Woild, and there underwentthe last slioht clian^es, before they weremade captive
Scribner's magazine . -,much of its surface being occupied bygreat lakes Avliich have long since dis-appeared. In the deposits accumulatedin these bodies of fresh water are foundthe bones of the olden species tellingthe history of their series. It is notyet certain that the final step of theaccomplishment which gave us our ex- 569. A Hurdle Jumper. istiiifi^ species, was effected in this seems indeed most likely that the an-cestral form of our domesticated horsesfound their way to the continents ofthe Old Woild, and there underwentthe last slioht clian^es, before they weremade captive by man. If there everwere perfect horses on this continent,570 the} had j^assed away from its area be-fore the cominor of man to the history of our aborigines wouldhave been quite other than it has been,if they had had a chance to win the as-sistance of this noble helpmeet. Central Asia appears to have beenthe domicile of the horse when he first
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