Theorganizationofeverybusinessismodified。Easeofcommunicationmakes
  itbettertododirectlywhatwasbeforedonebyproxy;agenciesareestablished
  wherepreviouslytheywouldnothavepaid;goodsareobtainedfromremote
  wholesalehousesinsteadofnearretailones;andcommoditiesareusedwhich
  distanceoncerenderedinaccessible。Rapidityandeconomyofcarriagetend
  tospecializemorethanevertheindustriesofdifferentdistricts——to
  confineeachmanufacturetothepartsinwhich,fromlocaladvantages,it
  canbebestcarriedon。Cheapdistributionequalizesprices,andalso,on
  theaverage,lowersprices:thusbringingdiversarticleswithinthereach
  ofthosebeforeunabletobuythem。Atthesametimethepracticeoftravelling
  isimmenselyextended。Peoplewhobeforecouldnotaffordit,takeannual
  tripstothesea,visittheirdistantrelations,maketours,andsoarebenefited
  inbody,feelings,andintellect。Thepromptertransmissionoflettersand
  ofnewsproducesfurtherchanges——makesthepulseofthenationfaster。
  Yetmore,therearisesawidedisseminationofcheapliteraturethroughrailway
  book—stalls,andofadvertisementsinrailwaycarriages:bothofthemaiding
  ulteriorprogress。Sothatbeyondimaginationarethechanges,thusbrieflyindicated,consequentontheinventionofthelocomotiveengine。Itshouldbeaddedthatwehereseemoreclearlythan,ever,howinproportion
  astheareaoverwhichanyinfluenceextendsbecomesheterogeneous,theresults
  areinayethigherdegreemultipliedinnumberandkind。Whileamongthe
  uncivilizedmentowhomitwasfirstknown,caoutchouccausedbutfewchanges,
  amongourselvesthechangeshavebeensomanyandvariedthatthehistory
  ofthemoccupiesavolume。Uponthesmall,homogeneouscommunityinhabiting
  oneoftheHebrides,theelectrictelegraphwouldproduce,wereitused,scarcelyanyresults;butinEnglandtheresultsitproducesaremultitudinous。Spacepermitting,thesynthesismightherebepursuedinrelationtoall
  thesubtlerproductsofsociallife。Itmightbeshownhow,inScience,an
  advanceofonedivisionpresentlyadvancesotherdivisions——howAstronomy
  hasbeenimmenselyforwardedbydiscoveriesinOptics,whileotheroptical
  discoverieshaveinitiatedMicroscopicAnatomy,andgreatlyaidedthegrowth
  ofPhysiology——howChemistryhasindirectlyincreasedourknowledgeof
  Electricity,Magnetism,Biology,Geology——howElectricityhasreactedon
  ChemistryandMagnetism,developedourviewsofLightandHeat,anddisclosed
  sundrylawsofnervousaction。Butitwouldneedlesslytaxthereader'spatience
  todetail,intheirmanyramifications,thesevariouschanges;soinvolvedandsubtleastobefollowedwithdifficulty。§162。Aftertheargumentwhichclosedthelastchapter,aparallel
  onehereseemsscarcelyrequired。Forsymmetry'ssake,however,itwillbe
  properbrieflytopointouthowthemultiplicationofeffects,liketheinstabilityofthehomogeneous,isacorollaryfromthepersistenceofforce。Thingswhichwecalldifferentarethingswhichreactindifferentways;
  andwecanknowthemasdifferentonlybythedifferencesintheirreactions。
  Whenwedistinguishbodiesashardorsoft,roughorsmooth,wemeanthat
  certainlikemuscularforcesexpendedonthemarefollowedbyunlikereactive
  forces,causingunlikesetsofsensations。Objectsclassedasred,blue,
  yellowetc。,areobjectswhichdecomposelightincontrastedways;thatis,
  weknowcontrastsofcolourascontrastsinthechangesproducedinauniform
  incidentforce。Thepropositionthatthedifferentpartsofanywholemust
  reactdifferentlyonauniformincidentforce,andmustthusreduceitto
  agroupofmultiformforces,isinessenceatruism。Supposewereducethistruismtoitslowestterms。When,fromunlikenessbetweentheeffectstheyproduceonconsciousness,
  wepredicateunlikenessbetweentwoobjects,whatisourwarrant?andwhat
  dowemeanbytheunlikeness,objectivelyconsidered?Ourwarrantisthe
  persistenceofforce。Somekindoramountofchangehasbeenwroughtinus
  bytheonewhichhasnotbeenwroughtbytheother。Thischangeweascribe
  tosomeforceexercisedbytheonewhichtheotherhasnotexercised。And
  wehavenoalternativebuttodothis,ortoassertthatthechangehadno
  antecedent,whichistodenythepersistenceofforce。Whenceitisfurther
  manifestthatwhatweregardastheobjectiveunlikenessisthepresence
  intheoneofsomeforce,orsetofforces,notpresentintheother——something
  inthekindsoramountsordirectionsoftheconstituentforcesoftheone,
  whichthoseoftheotherdonotparallel。Butnowifthingsorpartsofthings
  whichwecalldifferent,arethoseofwhichtheconstituentforcesdiffer
  inoneormorerespects,whatmusthappentoanylikeforces,oranyuniform
  force,fallingonthem?Suchlikeforces,orpartsofauniformforce,must
  bedifferentlymodified。Theforcewhichispresentintheoneandnotin
  theother,mustbeanelementintheconflict——mustproduceitsequivalent
  reaction;andmustsoaffectthetotalreaction。Tosayotherwiseistosay
  thatthisdifferentialforcewillproducenoeffect,whichistosaythatforceisnotpersistent。Ineednotdevelopthiscorollaryfurther。Itmanifestlyfollowsthat
  auniformforcefallingonauniformaggregate,mustundergodispersion;
  thatfallingonanaggregatemadeupofunlikeparts,itmustundergodispersion
  fromeachpart,aswellasqualitativedifferentiations;thatinproportion
  asthepartsareunlike,thesequalitativedifferentiationsmustbemarked;
  thatinproportiontothenumberoftheparts,theymustbenumerous;that
  thesecondaryforcessoproducedmustundergofurthertransformationswhile
  workingequivalenttransformationsinthepartsthatchangethem;andsimilarly
  withtheforcestheygenerate。Thustheconclusionsthatapart—causeof
  Evolutionisthemultiplicationofeffects,andthatthisincreasesingeometrical
  progressionastheheterogeneitybecomesgreater,arenotonlytobeestablished
  inductively,butarededuciblefromthedeepestofalltruths。
  Chapter21Segregation§163。ThegeneralinterpretationofEvolutionisfarfrombeingcompleted
  intheprecedingchapters。Wemustcontemplateitschangesunderyetanother
  aspect,beforewecanformadefiniteconceptionoftheprocessconstituted
  bythem。Thoughthelawsalreadysetforthfurnishakeytothere—arrangement
  ofpartswhichEvolutionexhibits,insofarasitisanadvancefromthe
  uniformtothemultiform,theyfurnishnokeytothisrearrangementinso
  farasitisanadvancefromtheindefinitetothedefinite。Onstudying
  theactionsandreactionseverywheregoingon,wehavefoundittofollow
  fromacertainprimordialtruth,thatthehomogeneousmustlapseintothe
  heterogeneous,andthattheheterogeneousmustbecomemoreheterogeneous;
  butwehavenotdiscoveredwhythedifferently—affectedpartsofanysimple
  whole,becomeclearlymarkedofffromoneanother,atthesametimethat
  theybecomeunlike。Thusfarnoreasonhasbeengivenwhythereshouldnot
  ordinarilyariseavaguechaoticheterogeneity,inplaceofthatorderly
  heterogeneitydisplayedinEvolution。Itstillremainstofindoutthecause
  ofthatlocalintegrationwhichaccompaniedlocaldifferentiation——that
  gradually—completedsegregationoflikeunitsintoagroup,distinctlyseparated
  fromneighbouringgroupswhichareseverallymadeupofotherkindsofunits。
  Therationalewillbeconvenientlyintroducedbyafewinstancesinwhichwemaywatchthissegregativeprocesstakingplace。When,lateinSeptember,thetreesaregainingtheirautumncolours,and
  wearehopingsoontoseeafurtherchangeincreasingthebeautyofthelandscape,
  wearesometimesdisappointedbytheoccurrenceofanequinoctialgale。Out
  ofthemixedmassoffoliageoneachbranch,thestrongcurrentofaircarries
  awaythedecayingandbrightly—tintedleaves,butfailstodetachthosewhich
  arestillgreen。Andwhiletheselast,frayedandsearedbylong—continued
  beatingsagainstoneanother,giveasombrecolourtothewoods,thered
  andyellowandorangeleavesarecollectedtogetherinditchesandbehind
  wallsandincornerswhereeddiesallowthemtosettle。Thatistosay,
  bythatuniformforcewhichthewindexertsonbothkinds,thedyingleaves
  arepickedoutfromamongtheirstill—livingcompanionsandgatheredinplaces
  bythemselves。Again,theseparationofparticlesofdifferentsizes,as
  dustandsandfrompebbles,maybesimilarlyeffected,asweseeonevery
  roadinMarch。AndfromthedaysofHomerdownwards,thepowerofcurrents
  ofair,naturalandartificial,topartfromoneanotherunitsofunlike
  characters,hasbeenhabituallyutilizedinthewinnowingofchafffromwheat。
  Ineverybrookweseehowthemixedmaterialscarrieddownareseparately
  deposited——howinrapidsthebottomgivesresttonothingbutboulders
  andpebbles;howwherethecurrentisnotsostrong,sandisletfall;and
  how,instillplaces,thereisasedimentofmud。Thisselectiveaction
  ofmovingwateriscommonlyappliedintheartstoobtainmassesofparticles
  ofdifferentdegreesoffineness。Emery,forexample,afterbeingground,
  iscarriedbyaslowcurrentthroughsuccessivecompartments;inthefirst
  ofwhichthelargestgrainssubside;inthesecondofwhichthegrainsthat
  settlebeforethewaterhasescaped,aresomewhatsmaller;inthethirdsmaller
  still;untilinthelasttherearedepositedthosefinestparticleswhich
  havenotpreviouslybeenabletoreachthebottom。Andinawaythatisdifferent
  thoughequallysignificant,thissegregativeeffectofwaterinmotion,is
  exemplifiedinthecarryingawayofsolublefrominsolublematters——an
  applicationofithourlymadeineverylaboratory。Theeffectsoftheuniform
  forceswhichaerialandaqueouscurrentsexercise,areparalleledbythose
  ofuniformforcesofotherorders。Electricattractionwillseparatesmall
  bodiesfromlarge,orlightbodiesfromheavy。Bymagnetism,grainsofiron
  maybeselectedfromothergrains;asbytheSheffieldgrinder,whosemagnetized
  gauze—maskfiltersoutthesteel—dusthiswheelgivesoff,fromthestone—dust
  whichaccompaniesit。Andhowtheaffinityofanyagentactingdifferently
  onthemixedcomponentsofabody,enablesustotakeawaysomecomponentandleavetherestbehind,isperpetuallyshowninchemicalexperiments。What,now,isthegeneraltruthherevariouslypresented?Howarethese
  facts,andcountlesssimilarones,tobeexpressedintermsthatembrace
  themall?Ineachcaseweseeinactionaforcewhichmayberegardedas
  simpleoruniform—fluidmotioninacertaindirectionatacertainvelocity;
  electricormagneticattractionofagivenamount;chemicalaffinityofa
  particularkind;orrather,instrictness,theactingforceiscompounded
  ofoneofthesewithsomeotheruniformforce,asgravitation,etc。Ineach
  casewehaveanaggregatemadeupofunlikeunits——eitheratomsofdifferent
  substancescombinedorintimatelymingled,orfragmentsofthesamesubstance
  ofdifferentsizes,orotherconstituentpartsthatareunlikeintheirspecific
  gravities,shapes,orotherattributes。Andineachcasetheseunlikeunits,
  orgroupsofunits,ofwhichtheaggregateconsists,are,undertheinfluence
  ofsomeresultantforceactingindiscriminatelyonthemall,separatedfrom
  oneanother——segregatedintominoraggregates,eachconsistingofunits
  thatareseverallylikeoneanotherandunlikethoseoftheotherminoraggregates。
  Suchbeingthecommonaspectofthesechanges,letuslookforthecommoninterpretationofthem。Inthechapteron"TheInstabilityoftheHomogeneous,"itwas
  shownthatauniformforcefallingonanyaggregate,producesunlikemodifications
  initsdifferentparts——turnstheuniformintothemultiformandthemultiform
  intothemoremultiform。Thetransformationthuswrought,consistsofeither
  insensibleorsensiblechangesofrelativepositionamongtheunits,orof
  both。Suchportionofthepermanentlyeffectiveforceasreacheseachdifferent
  part,ordifferently—conditionedpart,maybeexpendedinmodifyingthemutual
  relationsofitsconstituents;oritmaybeexpendedinmovingthepartto
  anotherplace;oritmaybeexpendedpartiallyinthefirstandpartially
  inthesecond。Andiflittleornoneisabsorbedinre—arrangingthecomponents
  ofacompoundunit,muchorthewholemustshowitselfinmotionofsuch
  compoundunittosomeotherplaceintheaggregate。andconversely。What
  mustfollowfromthis,incaseswherenoneoronlypartoftheforcegenerates
  chemicalre—distributions,whatphysicalre—distributionsmustbegenerated?
  Partsthataresimilartoeachotherwillbesimilarlyactedonbytheforce,
  whilepartsthataredissimilarwillbedissimilarlyactedon。Hencethe
  permanentlyeffectiveincidentforce,whenwhollyorpartiallytransformed
  intomechanicalmotionoftheunits,willproducelikemotionsinunitsthat
  arealike,andunlikemotionsinunitsthatareunlike。Ifthen,inanaggregate
  containingtwoormoreordersofmixedunits,thoseofthesameorderwill
  bemovedinthesameway,andinawaythatdiffersfromthatinwhichunits
  ofotherordersaremoved,therespectiveordersmustsegregate。Agroup
  oflikethingsonwhichareimpressedmotionsthatarealikeinamountand
  direction,mustbetransferredasagrouptoanotherplace,andiftheyare
  mingledwithsomegroupofotherthings,onwhichthemotionsimpressedare
  likeoneanother,butunlikethoseofthefirstgroupinamountordirection
  orboth,theseotherthingsmustbetransferredasagrouptosomeotherplace——themixedunitsmustundergoasimultaneousselectionandseparation。Furthertoelucidatethisprocess,letmesetdownafewinstancesin
  whichwemayseethatthedefinitenessoftheseparationisinproportion
  tothedefinitenessofthedifferencesamongtheunits。Takeahandfulof
  poundedsubstance,containingfragmentsofallsizes,andletitfallgradually
  whileagentlebreezeisblowing。Thelargefragmentswillbecollectedon
  thegroundalmostimmediatelyunderthehand;somewhatsmallerfragments
  willbecarriedalittletotheleeward;stillsmalleronesfurtheraway;
  andthoseminuteparticleswecalldust,willbedriftedfarbeforethey
  reachtheearth:thatis,thesegregationisindefinitewherethedifferences
  amongthefragmentsareindefinite,thoughthedivergencesaregreatestwhere
  thedifferencesaregreatest。If,again,thehandfulbemadeupofdistinct
  ordersofunits——aspebbles,coarsesand,anddust——thesewill,under
  likeconditions,besegregatedwithgreaterdefiniteness。Thepebbleswill
  dropalmostvertically;thesand,fallingobliquely,willdeposititself
  withinatolerablycircumscribedspacebeyondthepebbles;whilethedust
  willbeblownalmosthorizontallytoagreatdistance。Acaseinwhichanother
  kindofforcecomesintoplay,willstillbetterillustratethistruth。Through
  amixedaggregateofsolubleandinsolublesubstances,letwaterslowlypercolate。
  Therewillinthefirstplacebeadistinctpartingofthesubstancesthat
  arethemostwidelyunlike:thesolublewillbecarriedaway;theinsoluble
  willremainbehind。Further,someseparation,thoughalessdefiniteone,
  willbeeffectedamongthesolublesubstances;sincethefirstpartofthe
  currentwillremovethemostsolubleinthelargestamounts,andafterthese
  havebeendissolved,itwillcontinuetobringouttheremaininglesssoluble。
  Eventheundissolvedmatterswillhavesimultaneouslyundergonesomesegregation;
  forthepercolatingfluidwillcarrydowntheminutefragmentsfromamong
  thelargeones,andwilloftendepositthoseofsmallspecificgravityin
  oneplace,andthoseofgreatspecificgravityinanother。Tocompletethe
  elucidationwemustglanceattheobversefact;namelythatmixedunitswhich
  differbutslightly,aremovedinbutslightlydifferentwaysbyincident
  forces,andcanthereforebeseparatedonlybysuchadjustmentsoftheincident
  forcesasallowslightdifferencestobecomeappreciablefactorsintheresult。
  Thepartingofalcoholfromwaterbydistillationisagoodexample。Here
  wehavemoleculesconsistingofoxygenandhydrogen,mingledwithmolecules
  consistingofoxygen,hydrogen,andcarbon。Thetwoordersofmoleculeshave
  aconsiderablelikenessofnature:theysimilarlymaintainafluidformat
  ordinarytemperatures;theysimilarlybecomegaseousmoreandmorerapidly
  asthetemperatureisraised;andtheyboilatpointsnotveryfarapart。
  Nowthiscomparativelikenessofthemoleculesisaccompaniedbydifficulty
  insegregatingthem。Ifthemixedfluidisundulyheated,muchwaterdistils
  overwiththealcohol:itisonlywithinanarrowrangeoftemperaturethat
  moleculesoftheonekindaredrivenoffratherthantheothers;andeven
  thennotafewoftheothersaccompanythem。Themostinterestingandinstructive
  example,however,isfurnishedbycertainphenomenaofcrystallization。When
  severalsaltsthathavelittleanalogyofconstitution,aredissolvedin
  thesamebodyofwater,theyareseparatedwithoutmuchtrouble,bycrystallization:
  subjectastheyaretouniformforces,theysegregate。Thecrystalsofeach
  saltdo,indeed,usuallycontaincertainsmallamountsoftheothersalts
  presentinthesolution;butfromthesetheyareseverallyfreedbyrepeated
  re—solutionsandcrystallizations。Marknow,however,thatthereverseis
  thecasewhenthesaltscontainedinthesamebodyofwaterarechemically
  homologous。Thenitratesofbarytaandlead,orthesulphatesofzinc,soda,
  andmagnesia,uniteinthesamecrystals;norwilltheycrystallizeseparately
  ifthesecrystalsbedissolvedafresh,andafreshcrystallized。Onseeking
  thecauseofthisanomaly,chemistsfoundthatsuchsaltswereisomorphous—that
  theirmolecules,thoughnotchemicallyidentical,areidenticalintheproportions
  ofacid,base,andwater,composingthem,andinthecrystallineformsthey
  assumewhenuniting。Here,then,weseeclearlythatunitsofunlikekinds
  areselectedoutandseparatedwithareadinessproportionatetothedegreeoftheirunlikeness。Thereisaconversecauseofsegregationwhichitisneedlesshereto
  treatofwithequalfullness。Ifdifferentunitsactedonbythesameforce,
  mustbedifferentlymoved;so,converselyunitsofthesamekindmustbe
  differentlymovedbydifferentforces。Supposingsomegroupofunitsforming
  partofahomogeneousaggregate,areunitedlyexposedtoaforcewhichis
  unlikeinamountordirectiontotheforceactingontherestoftheaggregate,
  thenthisgroupofunitswillseparatefromtherest,providedthat,ofthe
  forcesoactingonit,thereremainsanyportionnotdissipatedinmolecular
  vibrationsorabsorbedinproducingmolecularrearrangements。Afterallthathasbeensaidabove,thispropositionneedsnodefence。Beforeendingourpreliminaryexposition,acomplementarytruthmustbe
  specified;namelythatmixedforcesaresegregatedbythereactionofuniform
  matters,justasmixedmattersaresegregatedbytheactionofuniformforces。
  Ofthistruthacompleteandsufficientillustrationisfurnishedbythe
  dispersionofrefractedlight。Abeamoflight,madeupofetherealundulations
  ofdifferentorders,isnotuniformlydeflectedbyahomogeneousrefracting
  body;butthedifferentordersofundulationsitcontainsaredeflectedat
  differentangles:theresultbeingthatthesedifferentordersofundulations
  areseparatedandintegrated,andsoproducethecoloursofthespectrum。
  Asegregationofanotherkindoccurswhenraysoflighttraverseanobstructing
  medium。Thosewhichconsistofcomparativelyshortundulationsareabsorbed
  beforethosewhichconsistofcomparativelylongones;andtheredrays,
  whichconsistofthelongestundulations,alonepenetratewhentheobstruction
  isverygreat。How,conversely,thereisproducedaseparationoflikeforces
  bythereactionofunlikematters,isalsomademanifestbythephenomena
  ofrefraction;sinceadjacentandparallelbeamsoflight,fallingon,andpassingthrough,unlikesubstances,aremadetodiverge。§164。Invaguewaystheheavenlybodiesexemplifythatcauseofmaterialsegregationlastassigned——theactionofunlikeforcesonlikeunits。IsayinvaguewaysbecauseourSiderealSystemdisplaysmoreofaggregation
  thanofsegregation。Thattheirregularswarmsofstarsconstitutingthe
  MilkyWaywithitsbranchesandgapsanddenserregions,havebeengathered
  togetherfromamorewidelydiffusedstate,maybereasonablyinferred;though
  asweknownothingoftheprecedingdistributionsuchachangecannotbeproved:stilllesscantherebeprovedasegregativeprocess。Itistruethatinclustersofstars,beginningwiththosehavingmembers
  considerablydispersedandendingwiththosehavingmemberscloselyconcentrated—globular
  clusters——weseestrongevidenceofaggregation;anditmaybecontended
  thatsincethemutualgravitationsofthestarsformingacluster,differ
  intheirdegreesanddirectionsfromthoseofthestarsfromwhichtheyhave
  separated,thereisakindofsegregation。Butitmustbeadmittedthattheconformitytotheabove—namedprincipleisbutanindefiniteone。Thereare,however,twoclassesoffactswhichexhibitsegregation,though
  theyleaveusignorantofitscauses。Thefirstisthatstar—clustersare
  abundantalongthecourseoftheMilkyWay:byfarthelargernumberofthem
  lyingintheneighbourhoodofitsplaneandrelativelyfewinregionson
  eitherside。Thesecondisthat,contrariwise,thenebulaearesparselyscattered
  inandaboutthegalacticcircleandarerelativelynumerousinthespaces
  remotefromit。Thoughtherearethuspresentedtwocasesofsegregation
  thereisnoevidencethatthesedifferentclassesofbodieshavebeenseparated
  fromamixedassemblage,noristhereanyindicationoftheforcesbywhich
  thiscontrastindistributionhasbeenproduced。Wecanonlysaythatthe
  factsarecongruouswiththebeliefthatsegregation,probablyindirectratherthandirectinitscause,hasbeengoingon。Theformationanddetachmentofanebulousring,illustratesthesame
  generalprinciple。Toconclude,asLaplacedid,thattheequatorialportion
  ofarotatingnebulousspheroidwill,duringconcentration,acquireacentrifugal
  forcesufficienttopreventitfromfollowingtherestofthecontracting
  mass,istoconcludethatsuchportionswillremainbehindasareincommon
  subjecttoacertaindifferentialforce。Thelineofdivisionbetweenthe
  ringandthespheroid,mustbealineinsideofwhichtheaggregativeforce
  isgreaterthantheforceresistingaggregation;andoutsideofwhichthe
  forceresistingaggregationisgreaterthantheaggregativeforce。Hence
  theallegedprocessconformstothelawthatamonglikeunits,exposedtounlikeforces,thesimilarlyconditionedseparatefromthedissimilarlyconditioned。###第37章§165。Thosegeologicchangesusuallyclassedasaqueous,display
  undernumerousformsthesegregationofunlikeunitsbyauniformincident
  force。Onseashoresthewavesareeversorting—outandseparatingthemixed
  materialsagainstwhichtheybreak。Fromeachmassoffallencliff,thetide
  carriesawayallthoseparticleswhicharesosmallastoremainlongsuspended
  inthewater;and,atsomedistancefromshore,depositsthemintheshape
  offinesediment。Largeparticles,sinkingwithcomparativerapidity,are
  accumulatedintobedsofsandnearlowwater—mark。Thesmallpebblescollect
  togetheratthebottomoftheinclineupwhichthebreakersrush;andon
  thetopliethelargerstonesandboulders。Stillmorespecificsegregations
  mayoccasionallybeobserved。Flatpebbles,producedbythebreakingdown
  oflaminatedrock,aresometimesseparatelycollectedinonepartofashingle
  bank。Onthisshorethedepositiswhollyofmud;onthatitiswhollyof
  sand。Herewefindashelteredcovefilledwithsmallpebblesalmostofone
  size;andthere,inacurvedbayoneendofwhichismoreexposedthanthe
  otherweseeaprogressiveincreaseinthemassivenessofthestonesaswe
  walkfromthelessexposedtothemoreexposedend。Tracethehistoryof
  eachgeologicdeposit,andwearequicklyleddowntothefactthatmixed
  fragmentsofmatter,differingintheirsizesorweights,are,whenexposed
  tothemomentumandfrictionofwater,joinedwiththeattractionofthe
  Earth,selectedfromoneanother,andunitedintogroupsofcomparatively
  likefragments。Andweseethat,otherthingsequal,theseparationisdefinite
  inproportionasthedifferencesoftheunitsaremarked。Aftertheyhave
  beenformed,sedimentarystrataexhibitsegregationsofanotherkind。The
  flintsandthenodulesofironpyritesthatarefoundinchalk,aswellas
  thesiliciousconcretionswhichsometimesoccurinlimestone,areinterpreted
  asaggregationsofmoleculesofsilexorsulphuretofiron,originallydiffused
  throughthedeposit,butgraduallycollectedroundcentres,notwithstanding
  thesolidorsemi—solidstateofthesurroundingmatter。Bogiron—oresuppliestheconditionsandtheresultinstillmoreobviouscorrelation。Amongigneouschangeswedonotfindsomanyexamplesoftheprocessdescribed。
  Nevertheless,geologicalphenomenaofthisorderarenotbarrenofillustrations。
  WherethemixedmatterscomposingtheEarth'scrusthavebeenraisedtoa
  veryhightemperature,segregationcommonlytakesplaceasthetemperature
  falls。Sundryofthesubstancesthatescapeinagaseousformfromvolcanoes,
  sublimeintocrystalsoncomingagainstcoolsurfaces;andsolidifying,as
  thesesubstancesdo,atdifferenttemperatures,theyaredepositedatdifferent
  partsofthecrevicesthroughwhichtheyareemittedtogether。Thebestillustration,
  however,isfurnishedbythechangesthatoccurduringtheslowcoolingof
  igneousrock。When,throughoneofthefracturesfromtimetotimemadein
  theEarth'scrust,aportionofthemoltennucleusisextruded,andwhen
  thisiscooledwithcomparativerapidity,thereresultstraporbasalt——
  asubstancethatisuniformintexture,thoughmadeupofvariousingredients。
  Butwhen,notescapingthroughthesuperficialstrata,suchaportionof
  themoltennucleusisslowlycooled,graniteistheresult:themingledparticles
  ofquartz,feldspar,andmica,beingkeptforalongtimeinafluidand
  semi—fluidstate——astateofcomparativemobility—undergothosechanges
  ofpositionwhichtheforcesimpressedonthembytheirfellowunitsnecessitate。
  Thedifferentialforcesarisingfrommutualpolarity,segregatethequartz,
  feldspar,andmica,intocrystals。Howcompletelythisisdependentonthe
  long—continuedagitationofthemixedparticles,andconsequentlong—continued
  movablenessbysmalldifferentialforces,isprovedbythefactthatina
  granitedykethecrystalsinthecentre,wherethefluidityorsemi—fluidity
  continuedforalongertime,aremuchlargerthanthoseatthesides,wherecontactwiththeneighbouringrockcausedmorerapidcoolingandsolidification。§166。Theactionsgoingonthroughoutanorganismaresoinvolved,
  thatwecannotexpecttoidentifytheforcesbywhichparticularsegregations
  areeffected。Amongthefewinstancesadmitting。ofinterpretation,thebest
  arethoseinwhichmechanicalpressuresandtensionsaretheagenciesatwork。Thespineofavertebrateanimalissubjectedtocertaingeneralstrains
  ——theweightofthebody,togetherwiththereactionsinvolvedbyallconsiderable
  muscularefforts;andundertheseconditionsithasbecomesegregatedas
  awhole。Atthesametimebeingexposedtodifferentforcesduringthose
  lateralbendingswhichthemovementsnecessitate,itspartsretainacertain
  separateness。Ifwetraceupthedevelopmentofthevertebralcolumnfrom
  itsprimitiveformofacartilaginouscordinthelowestfishes,weseethat,
  throughout,itmaintainsanintegrationcorrespondingtotheunityofthe
  incidentforces,joinedwithadivisionintosegmentscorrespondingtothe
  varietyoftheincidentforces。Eachsegment,consideredapart,exemplifies
  thetruthmoresimply。Avertebraisnotasinglebone,butconsistsofa
  centralmasswithsundryappendagesorprocesses,andinunfinishedtypes
  ofvertebratheseappendagesareseparatefromthecentralmass,and,indeed,
  existbeforeitmakesitsappearance。Buttheseseveralindependentbones
  constitutingaprimitivespinalsegment,aresubjectedtoacertainaggregate
  offorceswhichagreemorethantheydiffer:asthefulcrumtoagroupof
  muscleshabituallyactingtogether,theyperpetuallyundergocertainreactions
  incommon。Andaccordingly,inthecourseofdevelopment,theygradually
  coalesce。Stillcleareristheillustrationfurnishedbyspinalsegments
  thatbecomefusedtogetherwheretheyaretogetherexposedtosomepredominant
  strain。Thesacrumconsistsofagroupofvertebrafirmlyunited。Inthe
  ostrichanditscongenerstherearefromseventeentotwentysacralvertebra;
  and,besidesbeingconfluentwithoneanother,theseareconfluentwith
  theiliacbones,whichrunoneachsideofthem。If,now,weassumethese
  vertebratohavebeenoriginallyseparate,astheystillareintheembryo
  bird,andifweconsidertheforcestowhichtheymustinsuchcasehave
  beenexposed,weshallseethattheirunionresultsintheallegedway。For
  throughthesevertebratheentireweightofthebodyistransferredtothe
  legs:thelegssupportthepelvicarch;thepelvicarchsupportsthesacrum;
  andtothesacrumisarticulatedtherestofthespine,withalltheorgans
  attachedtoitandupheldbyit。Hence,ifseparate,thesacralvertebra
  mustbeheldfirmlytogetherbystrongly—contractedmuscles,andmust,by
  implication,bepreventedfrompartakinginthoselateralmovementswhich
  theothervertebraundergo——theymustbesubjectedtoacommonstrain,
  whiletheyarepreservedfromstrainswhichwouldaffectthemdifferently;
  andsotheyfulfiltheconditionsunderwhichsegregationoccurs。Butthe
  casesinwhichcauseandeffectarebroughtintothemostobviousrelation,
  aresuppliedbythelimbs。Themetacarpalbones(thosewhichinmansupport
  thepalmofthehand)areseparatefromoneanotherinmostmammals:the
  separateactionsofthetoesentailingonthemslightamountsofseparate
  movements。Thisisnotsohoweverintheox—tribeandthehorse—tribe。In
  theox—tribe,onlythemiddlemetacarpals(thirdandfourth)aredeveloped;
  andthese,attainingmassiveproportions,coalescetoformthecannonbone。
  Inthehorse—tribe,thesegregationiswhatwemaydistinguishasindirect:
  thesecondandfourthmetacarpalsarepresentonlyasrudimentsunitedto
  thesidesofthethird,whilethethirdisimmenselydeveloped;thusforming
  acannonbonewhichdiffersfromthatoftheoxinbeingasinglecylinder,
  insteadoftwocylindersfusedtogether。Themetatarsusinthesequadrupeds
  exhibitsparallelchanges。Noweachofthesemetamorphosesoccurswherethe
  differentbonesgroupedtogetherhavenolongeranydifferentfunctions,
  butretainonlyacommonfunction。Thefeetofoxenandhorsesareusedsolely
  forlocomotion——arenotput,likethoseofunguiculatemammals,topurposes
  whichinvolvesomerelativemovementsofthemetacarpals。Thustheredirectly
  orindirectlyresultsasinglemassofbonewheretheincidentforceissingle。
  Andfortheinferencethatthesefactshaveacausalconnexion,wefindconfirmation
  throughouttheentireclassofbirds,inthewingsandlegsofwhich,like
  segregationsarefoundunderlikeconditions。Whilethissheetispassing
  throughthepress(1862),afactillustratingthisgeneraltruthinayet
  moreremarkablemanner,hasbeenmentionedtomebyProf。Huxleywhokindly
  allowsmetomakeuseofitwhilestillunpublishedbyhim。TheGlyptodon,
  anextinctmammalfoundfossilizedinSouthAmerica,haslongbeenknown
  asalargeuncouthcreaturealliedtotheArmadillo,buthavingamassive
  dermalarmourconsistingofpolygonalplatescloselyfittedtogethersoas
  tomakeavastbox,inclosingthebodyinsuchwayaseffectuallytoprevent
  itfrombeingbent,laterallyorvertically,intheslightestdegree。This
  box,whichmusthaveweighedseveralhundredweight,wassupportedonthe
  spinousprocessesofthevertebrae,andontheadjacentbonesofthepelvic
  andthoracicarches。Andthesignificantfactisthathere,wherethetrunk
  vertebraeweretogetherexposedtothepressureofthisheavydermalarmour,
  atthesametimethat,byitsrigidity,theywerepreservedfromallrelativemovements,theywereunitedintoonesolid,continuousbone。Theformationandmaintenanceofaspecies,consideredasanassemblage
  ofsimilarorganisms,isinterpretableinananalogousway。Alreadywehave
  seenthatinsofarasthemembersofaspeciesaresubjecttodifferent
  setsofincidentforces,theyaredifferentiated,ordividedintovarieties。
  Hereitremainstoaddthatsuchofthemasaresubjecttolikesetsofincident
  forces,aresegregated。Forbytheprocessof"naturalselection,"
  thereisacontinualpurificationofeachspeciesfromthoseindividuals
  whichdepartfromthecommontypeinwaysthatunfitthemfortheconditions
  oftheirexistence。Consequently,thereisacontinualleavingbehindof
  thoseindividualswhichareinallrespectsfitfortheconditionsoftheir
  existence,andarethereforenearlyalike。Thecircumstancestowhichany
  speciesisexposed,beinganinvolvedcombinationofincidentforces;and
  themembersofthespecieshavingamongthemsomethatdiffermorethanis
  usualfromtheaveragestructurerequiredformeetingtheseforces;itresults
  thattheseforcesareconstantlyseparatingsuchdivergentindividualsfrom
  therest,andsopreservingtheuniformityoftherest——keepingupits
  integrityasaspeciesorvariety。Justasthechangingautumnleavesare
  pickedoutbythewindfromamongthegreenonesaroundthem,orjustas,
  touseProf。Huxley'ssimile,thesmallerfragmentspassthroughasieve
  whilethelargerarekeptback;so,theuniformincidenceofexternalforces
  affectsthemembersofagroupoforganismssimilarlyinproportionasthey
  aresimilar,anddifferentlyinproportionastheyaredifferent;andthus
  iseversegregatingthelikebypartingtheunlikefromthem。Whetherthese
  separatedmembersarekilledoff,asmostlyhappens,orwhether,asotherwise
  happens,theysurviveandmultiplyintoadistinctvariety,inconsequence
  oftheirfitnesstocertainpartially—unlikeconditions,mattersnottothe
  argument。Theonecaseconformstothelawthattheunlikeunitsofanaggregate
  aresortedintotheirkindsandparted,whenuniformlysubjecttothesame
  incidentforces,andtheothertotheconverselawthatthelikeunitsof
  anaggregatearepartedandseparatelygroupedwhensubjecttodifferent
  incidentforces。AndonconsultingMr。Darwin'sremarksondivergenceof
  character,itwillbeseenthatthesegregationsthuscausedtendevertobecomemoredefinite。§167。Mentalevolutionunderoneofitsleadingaspects,wefound
  toconsistintheformationinthemindofgroupsoflikeobjectsandlike
  relations——adifferentiationofthevariousthingsoriginallyconfounded
  togetherinoneassemblage,andanintegrationofeachseparateorderof
  thingsintoaseparategroup(§153)。Hereitremainstopointoutthat
  whileunlikenessintheincidentforcesisthecauseofsuchdifferentiations,
  likenessintheincidentforcesisthecauseofsuchintegrations。Forwhat
  istheprocessthroughwhichclassificationsareestablished?Howdoplants
  becomegroupedinthemindofthebotanistintoorders,genera,andspecies?
  Eachplantheexaminesyieldshimacertaincompleximpression。Nowandthen
  hepicksupaplantlikeonebeforeseen;andtherecognitionofitisthe
  productioninhimofalikeconnectedgroupofsensations,byalikeconnected
  groupofattributes。Thatistosaythereisproducedthroughoutthenerve—centres
  concerned,acombinedsetofchanges,similartoacombinedsetofchanges
  beforeproduced。Consideredanalytically,eachsuchcombinedsetofchanges
  isacombinedsetofmolecularmodificationswroughtintheaffectedpart
  oftheorganism。Oneveryrepetitionoftheimpression,alikecombinedset
  ofmolecularmodificationsissuperposedonthepreviousones,andmakes
  themgreater:thusgeneratinganinternalplexusof。modifications,withits
  answeringidea,correspondingtothesesimilarexternalobjects。Meanwhile,
  anotherkindofplantproducesinthebrainofthebotanistanothersetof
  molecularmodifications——asetwhichdoesnotagreewiththeonewehave
  beenconsidering,butdisagreeswithit;andbyrepetitionofsuchthere
  isgeneratedadifferentideaansweringtoadifferentspecies。What,now,
  isthenatureofthisprocessexpressedingeneralterms?Ontheonehand
  therearethelikeandunlikethingsfromwhichseverityemanatethegroups
  offorcesbywhichweperceivethem。Ontheotherhand,therearetheorgans
  ofsenseandpercipientcentres,throughwhich,inthecourseofobservation,
  thesegroupsofforcespass。Inpassingthroughthemthelikegroupsofforces
  aresegregated,orseparatedfromtheunlikegroupsofforces;andeachsuch
  separateseriesofgroupsofforces,answeringtoanexternalgenusorspecies,
  producesanideaofthegenusorspecies。Webeforesawthataswellasa
  separationofmixedmattersbythesameforce,thereisaseparationofmixed
  forcesbythesamematter;andherewemayfurtherseethattheunlikeforces
  soseparated,workunlikestructuralchangesintheaggregatethatseparates
  them——structuralchangeseachofwhichthusrepresentstheintegratedseriesofmotionsthathasproducedit。Byaparallelprocess,therelationsofco—existenceandsequenceamong
  impressions,becomesortedintokindsandgrouped。Whentwophenomenathat
  havebeenexperiencedinagivenorder,arerepeatedinthesameorder,those
  nerve—centreswhichbeforewereaffectedbythetransitionareagainaffected;
  andsuchmolecularmodificationastheyreceivedfromthefirstmotionpropagated
  throughthemisincreasedbythissecondmotion。Eachsuchmotionworksa
  structuralalterationwhich,inconformitywiththelawsetforthinChapter
  IX,involvesadiminishedresistancetoallsuchmotionsthatafterwards
  occur。Thesegregationofthesesuccessivemotions(ormorestrictly,the
  permanentlyeffectiveportionsofexpandedtheminovercomingresistance)
  thusbecomesthecauseof,andthemeasureof,thementalconnexionsbetween
  theimpressionswhichthephenomenaproduced。Meanwhile,phenomenadifferent
  fromthese,beingphenomenathataffectdifferentnervouselements,will
  havetheirconnexionsseverallyrepresentedbymotionsalongotherroutes;
  andalongeachoftheseotherroutes,thenervousdischargeswillseverally
  takeplacewithareadinessproportionatetothefrequencywithwhichexperience
  repeatstheconnexionsofphenomena。Theclassificationofrelationsmust
  hencegoonparipassuwiththeclassificationoftherelatedthings。In
  commonwiththemixedsensationsreceivedfromtheexternalworld,themixed
  relationsitpresentscannotbeimpressedontheorganism。withoutmoreor
  lesssegregationofthemresulting。Andthroughthiscontinuoussortingand
  groupingofchangesormotions,whichconstitutesnervousfunction,there
  isgraduallywroughtthatsortingandgroupingofmatter,whichconstitutesnervousstructure。§168。Insocialevolution,thecollectingtogetherofthelikeand
  theseparationoftheunlikebyincidentforces,isprimarilydisplayedin
  thesamemanneraswesawittobeamonggroupsofinferiorcreatures。The
  humanracestendtodifferentiateandintegrate,asdoracesofotherlivingforms。Oftheforceswhicheffectandmaintainthesegregationsofmankind,may
  firstbenamedthoseexternalonesclassedasphysicalconditions。Theclimate
  andfoodwhicharefavourabletoanindigenouspeople,aremoreorlessdetrimental
  toanalienpeopleofdifferentbodilyconstitution。Intropicalregions
  thenorthernracescannotpermanentlyexist:ifnotkilledoffinthefirst
  generation,theyaresointhesecond,and,asinIndia,canmaintaintheir
  footingonlybytheartificialprocessofcontinuousimmigrationandemigration。
  Thatistosay,theexternalforcesactingequallyontheinhabitantsof
  agivenlocality,tendtoexpelallwhoarenotofacertaintype,andthus
  tokeepuptheintegrationofthosewhoareofthattype。Evenamongthe
  Indianpeoplesthemselvesthelikehappens:someofthehill—tribesbeing
  segregatedbysurvivingthemalariousinfluenceswhichkilloffHinduswho
  entertheirhabitat。Theotherfoxesconspiringtoproducethesenational
  segregations,arethosementalonesshownintheaffinitiesofmenforothers
  likethemselves。Unitsofonesocietywhoareobligedtoresideinanother,
  generallyformcoloniesinthemidstofthatother——smallsocietiesof
  theirown。Raceswhichhavebeenartificiallysevered,showtendenciesto
  re—unite。Nowthoughthesesegregationscausedbythemutuallikingsofkindred
  men,donotseemduetothegeneralprincipleenunciated,theyreallyare
  thusinterpretable。Whentreatingofthedirectionofmotion(§80),
  itwasshownthattheactionsperformedbymenforthesatisfactionoftheir
  wants,arealwaysmotionsalonglinesofleastresistance。Thefeelingscharacterizing
  amemberofagivenrace,arefeelingswhichgetcompletesatisfactiononly
  amongothermembersofthatraceasatisfactionpartlyderivedfromsympathy
  withthosehavinglikefeelings,butmainlyderivedfromtheadaptedsocial
  conditionswhichgrowupwheresuchfeelingsprevail。When,therefore,a
  citizenofanynationis,aswesee,attractedtowardsothersofhisnation,
  therationaleisthatcertainagencieswhichwecalldesires,movehimin
  thedirectionofleastresistance。Humanmotions,likeallothermotions,
  beingdeterminedbythedistributionofforces,itfollowsthatsuchsegregations
  ofracesasarenotproducedbyincidentexternalforces,areproducedbyforceswhichtheunitsoftheracesexerciseononeanother。Duringthedevelopmentofeachsocietyweseeanalogoussegregationscaused
  inanalogousways。Afewofthemresultfromminornaturalaffinities;but
  thosemostimportantoneswhichconstitutepoliticalandindustrialorganization,
  resultfromtheunionofmeninwhomsimilaritieshavebeenproducedbytraining。
  Menbroughtuptobodilylabouraremenwhohavehadwroughtinthemacertain
  likeness——alikenesswhich,inrespectoftheirpowersofaction,obscures
  andsubordinatestheirnaturaldifferences。Thosetrainedtobrain—workhave
  acquiredacertainothercommunityofcharacterwhichmakesthem,associal
  units,morelikeoneanotherthanlikethosetrainedtomanualoccupations。
  Andthereariseclass—segregationsansweringtothesesuper—inducedlikenesses。
  Moredefinitesegregationstakeplaceamongthemoredefinitelyassimilated
  membersofanyclasswhoarebroughtuptothesamecalling。Evenwherethe
  necessitiesoftheirworkforbidconcentrationinonelocality,asamong
  artizanshappenswithmasonsandbricklayers,andamongtradershappenswith
  theretaildistributers,andamongprofessionalshappenswiththemedical
  men,therearenotwantingOperativeBuilders'Unions,andGrocers'Societies,
  andMedicalAssociations,implyingaprocessofsiftingoutandgrouping。
  Andwhere,asamongthemanufacturingclasses,thefunctionsdischargeddo
  notrequirethedispersionofcitizenswhoareartificiallyassimilated,
  thereisanaggregationoftheminspeciallocalities,andaconsequentincrease
  inthedefinitenessofindustrialdivisions。If,now,weseekthecauses
  ofthesesegregations,consideredasresultsofforceandmotion,weare
  broughttothesamegeneralprincipleasbefore。Thislikenessproducedin
  themembersofanyclassorsub—classbytraining,isanaptitudeacquired
  bythemforsatisfyingtheirwantsinlikeways。Thatis,theoccupation
  hasbecometoeachalineofleastresistance。Henceunderthatpressure
  whichdeterminesallmentoactivitythesesimilarly——modifiedsocialunits
  aresimilarlyaffected,andtendtotakesimilarcourses。If,then,there
  beanylocalitywhich,eitherbyitsphysicalpeculiaritiesorbypeculiarities
  wroughtonitduringsocialevolution,isrenderedaplacewhereacertain
  kindofindustrialactionmeetswithlessresistancethanelsewhere,itfollows
  fromthelawofdirectionofmotionthatthosesocialunitswhohavebeen
  mouldedtothiskindofindustrialaction,willbesegregatedbymovingtowards
  thisplace。If,forinstance,theproximityofcoalandironminestoanavigable
  river,givestoGlasgowanadvantageinthebuildingofiron—ships—ifthe
  totallabourrequiredtoproduceagivenvessel,andgetitsequivalentin
  foodandclothing,islesstherethanelsewhere;thereiscausedaconcentration
  ofiron—shipbuildersatGlasgow,eitherbydetentionofthepopulationborn
  toiron—shipbuilding,orbyimmigrationofthoseelsewhereengagedinit,
  orbyboth。Theprincipleequallyholdswheretheoccupationismercantile
  insteadofmanufacturing。Stock—brokersclusterwheretheamountofeffort
  tobeseverallygonethroughbythemindischargingtheirfunctions,and
  obtainingtheirprofits,islessthanelsewhere。Alocalexchangehaving
  oncebeenestablished,becomesaplacewheretheresistancetobeovercome
  byeachissmallerthaninanyotherplace;and,beinglikeunitsunderstress
  ofcommondesires,pursuitofthecourseofleastresistancebyeachinvolvestheiraggregationaroundthisplace。Ofcourse,withunitssocomplexasthosewhichconstituteasociety,
  andwithforcessoinvolvedasthosewhichmovethem,theresultingselections
  andseparationsmustbefarmoreentangled,orfarlessdefinite,thanthose
  wehavehithertoconsidered。Formen'slikenessesbeingofvariouskinds,
  leadtovariousordersofsegregation。Therearelikenessesofdisposition,
  likenessesoftaste,likenessesproducedbyeducation,likenessesthatresult
  fromclass—habits,likenessesofpoliticalfeeling;anditneedsbuttoglance
  roundatthecaste—divisions,theassociationsforphilanthropic,scientific,
  andartisticpurposes,thereligiouspartiesandsocialcliques,toseethat
  somespeciesoflikenessamongthecomponentmembersofeachbodydetermines
  theirunion。Nowthedifferentsegregativeprocesses,bytraversingoneanother
  andoftenbytheirindirectantagonism,moreorlessobscureoneanother's
  effects,andpreventanyonedifferentiatedclassfromcompletelyintegrating。