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Variation of Birds in a State of Nature by Frank Russell, 1892

Variation of Birds in a State of Nature by Frank Russell, 1892, Page 6

from [everlasting?] to [everlasting?]. The second objection cannot obtain where reason is dominant to ignorance and prejudice [illegible] would hasten to give a true statement of facts and [assure?] then that, however lowly his origins, "A man's a man for [a' ?] [that?]."
[It?] is the purpose of this paper however imperfect and incomplete it may be to consider variation in the light of results obtained from [vast?] [investigation?]. [It?] is upon variation [more?] than upon any other physical property that the theory of development rests, and concerning which [there?] [has?] [been?] the most discussion [more?] [illegible] it is the most easily investigated. We are prone to indulge in theories and depend upon others to [substantiate?] the facts. The [illegible] rather than the physical presents the more attractive field for investigation.
Another source of error for those who do venture beyond the limit of fancy and theoretical imaginings and deal with facts is the careful selection and presentation of those facts only, which support their own [illegible] theories. By properly selecting the facts one can prove almost anything so that in considering the value of each [indivuduals?] work it is our duty to note, not only whether he has correctly interpreted the truth but whether he has presented the whole truth. Too often the specialists, the leaders of science who should

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from [everlasting?] to [everlasting?]. The second objection cannot obtain where reason is dominant to ignorance and prejudice [illegible] would hasten to give a true statement of facts and [assure?] then that, however lowly his origins, "A man's a man for [a' ?] [that?]." [It?] is the purpose of this paper however imperfect and incomplete it may be to consider variation in the light of results obtained from [vast?] [investigation?]. [It?] is upon variation [more?] than upon any other physical property that the theory of development rests, and concerning which [there?] [has?] [been?] the most discussion [more?] [illegible] it is the most easily investigated. We are prone to indulge in theories and depend upon others to [substantiate?] the facts. The [illegible] rather than the physical presents the more attractive field for investigation. Another source of error for those who do venture beyond the limit of fancy and theoretical imaginings and deal with facts is the careful selection and presentation of those facts only, which support their own [illegible] theories. By properly selecting the facts one can prove almost anything so that in considering the value of each [indivuduals?] work it is our duty to note, not only whether he has correctly interpreted the truth but whether he has presented the whole truth. Too often the specialists, the leaders of science who should