CONTENTS.

CHAPTERPAGE
I.—From Known to Unknown[1]
II.—Review of the Position[8]
III.—The Problems Presented[22]
IV.—Initial Variations and Total Experience[30]
V.—Method of Proof[36]
VI.—Evidence from Arrangement of Hair[39]
VII.—The Evolution of Patterns of Hair[50]
VIII.—Can Muscular Action change the Direction of Hair in the Individual?[64]
IX.—Habits and Hair of Ungulates[74]
X.—Habits and Hair of Ungulates[86]
XI.—Habits and Hair of Carnivores[92]
XII.—Habits and Hair of Carnivores[98]
XIII.—Habits and Hair of Primates[103]
XIV.—Miscellaneous Examples[115]
XV.—Experimental[124]
XVI.—First Summary[140]
XVII.—Varieties of Epidermis[145]
XVIII.—Arrangement of the Papillary Ridges[157]
XIX.—Flexures of the Palm and Sole[170]
XX.—The Evolution of a Bursa[178]
XXI.—The Plantar Arch[192]
XXII.—Muscles[200]
XXIII.—Innervation of the Human Skin[218]
XXIV.—The Building of Reflex Arcs[231]
Summary[257]
Index[259]