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That is the conclusion that I reached and it is the conclusion that Darwin himself reached. On pages 149-50 he says: "With savages the weak in body or mind are soon eliminated; and those that survive commonly exhibit a vigorous state of health. We civilized men, on the other hand, do our utmost to check the progress of elimination.
Indeed, in all the ceremonial observances of life, from the cradle to the grave, flowers have formed a prominent feature, the symbolical meaning long attached to them explaining their selection on different occasions. See "Flower-lore," p. 147. "The Ceremonial Use of Flowers." Fraser's Magazine, 1870, p. 711. "Flower-lore," pp. 149-50. Miss Lambert, Nineteenth Century, May 1880, p. 821.
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