Thishowever,thoughaverballyintelligiblesupposition,isonethatcannot
berepresentedinthought;sinceunlimitedspaceisinconceivable。Butall
finiteformsofthehomogeneous——allformsofitwhichwecanknoworconceive,
mustinevitablylapseintoheterogeneity;andthelessheterogeneousmust
lapseintothemoreheterogeneous。Inthreeseveralwaysdoesthepersistence
offorcenecessitatethis。Settingexternalagenciesaside,eachunitof
ahomogeneouswholemustbedifferentlyaffectedfromanyoftherestby
theaggregateactionoftherestuponit。Theresultantforceexercisedby
theaggregateoneachunit,beinginnotwocasesalikeinbothamountand
direction,andusuallynotineither,anyincidentforce,evenifuniform
inamountanddirection,cannotproducelikeeffectsontheunits。Andas
thevariouspositionsofthepartsinrelationtoanyincidentforce,prevents
themfromreceivingitinuniformamountsanddirections,afurtherdifferenceintheeffectswroughtontheminevitablyarises。Onefurtherremarkisneeded。Theconclusionthatthechangeswithwhich
Evolutioncommences,arethusnecessitated,hastobesupplementedbythe
conclusionthatthesechangesmustcontinue。Theabsolutelyhomogeneous(supposing
ittoexist)mustloseitsequilibrium;andtherelativelyhomogeneousmust
lapseintotherelativelylesshomogeneous。Thatwhichistrueofanytotal
mass,istrueofthepartsintowhichitsegregates。Theuniformityofeach
suchpartmustasinevitablybelostinmultiformity,aswasthatofthe
originalwhole;andforlikereasons。Andthusthecontinuedchangescharacterizing
Evolution,insofarastheyareconstitutedbythelapseofthehomogeneous
intotheheterogeneous,andofthelessheterogeneousintothemoreheterogeneous,arenecessaryconsequencesofthepersistenceofforce。[AsmallchangeinthedefinitionofEvolutionindicatedinanoteat
theendofChapterXVIIofthispart,mustberecalledasinvolvingacorrelative
changeinthischapter。Here,asbefore,therequiredchange,thoughalready
implied(page367),hasnotbeensufficientlyemphasized,andlackofthe
emphasisinvitesmisinterpretation。Forreasonslikethosebeforegiven,
therequisiteexplanationscannotbemadeinthisplace。ThereaderwillfindtheminAppendixA。Repliestocertaincriticismsonthegeneraldoctrinesetforthinthis
chapterwillbefoundinAppendixC。]
Chapter20TheMultiplicationofEffects§156。Tothecauseofincreasingcomplexitysetforthinthelast
chapter,wehaveinthischaptertoaddanother。Thoughsecondaryinorder
oftime,itisscarcelysecondaryinorderofimportance。Evenintheabsence
ofthecausealreadyassigned,itwouldnecessitateachangefromthehomogeneous
totheheterogeneous;andjoinedwithit,itmakesthischangebothmore
rapidandmoreinvolved。Tocomeinsightofitwehavebuttopursueastep
furtherthatconflictbetweenforceandmatteralreadydelineated。Letusdothis。Asalreadyshown,whenthecomponentsofauniformaggregatearesubject
toauniformforce,theybeingdifferentlyconditioned,aredifferentlymodified。
Butwhilewehavecontemplatedthevariouspartsoftheaggregateasundergoing
unlikechanges,wehavenotyetcontemplatedtheunlikechangessimultaneously
producedonthevariouspartsoftheincidentforce。Thesemustbeasnumerous
astheothers。Indifferentiatingthepartsonwhichitfallsinunlikeways,
theincidentforcemustitselfbecorrespondinglydifferentiated。Instead
ofbeingasbefore,auniformforce,itmustthereafterbeamultiformforce
——agroupofdissimilarforces。Afewillustrationswillmakethistruthmanifest。Inthecase,latelycited,ofabodyshatteredbyviolentcollision,besides
thechangeofthehomogeneousmassintoaheterogeneousgroupofscattered
fragments,thereisachangeofthehomogeneousmomentumintoagroupof
momenta,heterogeneousinbothamountsanddirections。Similarlywiththe
forcesweknowaslightandheat。Afterthedispersionofthesebyaradiating
bodytowardsallpoints,theyarere—dispersedtowardsallpointsbythe
bodiesonwhichtheyfall。OftheSun'srays,issuingfromhimoneveryside,
somefewstriketheMoon。ReflectedatallanglesfromtheMoon'ssurface,
somefewofthesestriketheEarth。Byalikeprocessthefewwhichreach
theEarthareagaindiffused:someintospace,somefromobjecttoobject。
Andoneachoccasion,suchportionsoftheraysasaretransmittedinstead
ofreflected,undergorefractionsorotherchangeswhichequallydestroy
theiruniformity。Morethanthisistrue。Byconflictwithmatterauniform
forceisinpartchangedintoforcesdifferingintheirkinds。Whenonebody
isstruckagainstanother,thatwhichweusuallyregardastheeffect,is
achangeofpositionormotioninoneorbothbodies。Butthisisavery
incompleteviewofthematter。Besidesthevisiblemechanicalresult,sound
isproduced——avibrationinoneorbothbodiesandinthesurroundingair;
andundersomecircumstanceswecallthistheeffect。Moreover,theairhas
notsimplybeenmadetovibrate;ithashadcurrentsraisedinitbythe
transitofthebodies。Further,ifthereisnotthatgreatstructuralchange
whichwecallfracture,thereisadisarrangementoftheparticlesofthe
twobodiesaroundtheirpointofcollision;amountinginsomecasestoa
visiblecondensation。Yetmore,thiscondensationisaccompaniedbygenesis
ofheat。Insomecasesaspark——thatis,light——resultsfromtheincandescence
ofaportionstruckoff。Thusbytheoriginalmechanicalforceexpendedin
thecollision,atleastfivekindsofforceshavebeenproduced。Take,again,
thelightingofacandle。Primarily,thisisachemicalchangeconsequent
onariseoftemperature。Theprocessofcombinationhavingoncebeenset
goingbyextraneousheat,thereisacontinuedformationofcarbondioxide,
water,etc。Alongwiththisprocessofcombinationthereisaproduction
ofheat;thereisaproductionoflight;thereisanattendingcolumnof
hotgasesgenerated;therearecurrentscausedinthesurroundingair。Nor
doesthedecompositionofoneforceintomanyforcesendhere。Eachofthe
severalchangesworkedbecomestheparentoffurtherchanges。Thecarbon
dioxideformedwilleventuallycombinewithsomebase;orundertheinfluence
ofsunshinegiveupitscarbontotheleafofaplant。Thewaterwillmodify
thehygrometricstateoftheairaround;or,ifthecurrentofhotgases
containingitcomesagainstacoldbody,willbecondensed:alteringthe
temperature,andperhapsthechemicalstate,ofthesurfaceitcovers。The
heatgivenoutmeltsthesubjacenttallowandexpandswhateverelseitwarms。
Thelight,fallingonvarioussubstances,callsforthfromthemreactions
bywhichitisdecomposed,anddiverscoloursarethusproduced。Similarly
withthesesecondaryactions,whichmaybetracedoutintoever—multiplying
ramifications,untiltheybecometoominutetobeappreciated。Universally,
then,theeffectismorecomplexthanthecause。Whethertheaggregateon
whichitfallsbehomogeneousorotherwise,anincidentforceistransformed
bytheconflictintoanumberofforcesthatdifferintheiramounts,or
directions,orkinds;orinalltheserespects。Andofthisgroupofvariously—modifiedforces,eachultimatelyundergoesaliketransformation。Letusnowmarkhowtheprocessofevolutionisfurtheredbythismultiplication
ofeffects。Anincidentforcedecomposedbythereactionsofabodyinto
agroupofunlikeforces,becomesthecauseofasecondaryincreaseofmultiformity
inthebodywhichdecomposesit。Bythereactionsofthevariousparts,differently
modifiedaswehaveseentheymustbe,theincidentforceitselfmustbe
dividedintodifferentlymodifiedparts。Eachdifferentiateddivisionof
theaggregatethusbecomesacentrefromwhichadifferentiateddivision
oftheoriginalforceisagaindiffused。Andsinceunlikeforcesmustproduce
unlikeresults,eachofthesedifferentiatedforcesmustproduce,throughout
theaggregate,afurtherseriesofdifferentiations。Thissecondarycause
ofthechangefromhomogeneitytoheterogeneity,obviouslybecomesmorepotent
inproportionastheheterogeneityincreases。Whenthepartsintowhichany
evolvingwholehassegregateditself,havedivergedwidelyinnature,they
willnecessarilyreactverydiverselyonanyincidentforce——theywill
divideanincidentforceintosomanystronglycontrastedgroupsofforces。
Andeachofthembecomingthecentreofaquitedistinctsetofinfluences,
mustaddtothenumberofdistinctsecondarychangeswroughtthroughoutthe
aggregate。Yetanothercorollarymustbeadded。Thenumberofunlikeparts
ofwhichanaggregateconsists,isanimportantfactorintheprocess。Every
additionalspecializeddivisionisanadditionalcentreofspecializedforces,
andmustbeafurthersourceofcomplicationamongtheforcesatworkthroughout
themass——afurthersourceofheterogeneity。Themultiplicationofeffectsmustproceedingeometricalprogression。§157。Thescatteredpartsofanirregularnebulaincourseofbeing
drawntogetherorintegrated,cannotdisplayinadefinitemannerthesecondary
traitsofevolution:thesepresupposeanaggregatealreadyformed。Wecan
sayonlythatthehalf—independentcomponents,eachattractedbyalland
allbyeach,exhibitintheirvariousmomenta,differentintheiramounts
anddirections,amultiplicationofeffectsproducedbyasinglegravitativeforce。Butassumingthattheintegrativeprocesshasatlengthgeneratedasingle
massofnebulousmatter,thenthesimultaneouscondensationandrotation
showushowtwoeffectsoftheaggregativeforce,atfirstbutslightlydivergent,
becomeatlastwidelydifferentiated。Anincreaseofoblatenessinthisspheroid
musttakeplacethroughthejointactionofthesetwoforces,asthebulk
diminishesandtherotationgrowsmorerapid;andthiswemaysetdownas
athirdeffect。Thegenesisofheat,accompanyingaugmentationofdensity,
isaconsequenceofyetanotherorder——aconsequencebynomeanssimple;
sincethevariouspartsofthemass,beingvariouslycondensed,mustbevariously
heated。Actingthroughoutagaseousspheroid,ofwhichthepartsareunlike
intheirtemperatures,theforcesofaggregationandrotationmustworka
furtherseriesofchanges:theymustsetupcirculatingcurrents,bothgeneral
andlocal。Atalaterstagelightaswellasheatwillbegenerated。Thus
withoutdwellingonthelikelihoodofchemicalcombinationsandelectric
disturbances,itismanifestthat,supposingmattertohaveoriginallyexisted
inadiffusedstate,theonceuniformforcewhichcauseditsaggregation,
musthavebecomegraduallydividedintodifferentforces;andthateachfurther
stageofcomplicationintheresultingaggregate,musthaveinitiatedfurther
subdivisionsofthisforce——afurthermultiplicationofeffects,increasingthepreviousheterogeneity。Thissectionoftheargumentmayhoweverbeadequatelysustainedwithout
havingrecoursetoanysuchhypotheticalillustrationsastheforegoing。
TheastronomicalattributesoftheEarthwill,evenbythemselves,suffice
forourpurpose。Considerfirsttheeffectsofitsrotation。Thereisthe
oblatenessofitsform;thereisthealternationofdayandnight;there
arecertainconstantmarinecurrents;andtherearecertainconstantaerial
currents。Considernextthesecondaryseriesofconsequencesduetothedivergence
oftheEarth'splaneofrotationfromtheplaneofitsorbit。Themanyvariations
oftheseasons,bothsimultaneousandsuccessive,whichpervadeitssurface,
arethuscaused。ExternalattractionoftheMoonandSunactingontheequatorial
protuberanceofthisrotatingspheroidwithinclinedaxis,producesthemotion
callednutation,andthatslowerandlargeronefromwhichfollowstheprecession
oftheequinoxes,withitsseveralsequences。Andthen,bythissameforce,aregeneratedthetides,aqueousandatmospheric。Perhaps,however,thesimplestwayofshowingthemultiplicationofeffects
amongphenomenaofthisorder,willbetosetdowntheinfluencesofany
memberoftheSolarSystemontherest。Aplanetdirectlyproducesinneighbouring
planetscertainappreciableperturbations,complicatingthoseotherwiseproduced
inthem;andintheremoterplanetsitdirectlyproducescertainlessvisible
perturbations。Hereisafirstseriesofeffects。Buteachoftheperturbed
planetsisitselfasourceofperturbations——eachdirectlyaffectsall
theothers。Hence,planetAhavingdrawnplanetBoutofthepositionit
wouldhaveoccupiedinA'sabsence,theperturbationswhichBcausesare
differentfromwhattheywouldelsehavebeen;andsimilarlywithC,D,E,
etc。Herethenisasecondaryseriesofeffects;farmorenumerousthough
farsmallerintheiramounts。Astheseindirectperturbationsmusttosome
extentmodifythemovementsofeachplanet,thereresultsfromthematertiary
series;andsooninevermultiplyinganddiminishingwavesthroughouttheentiresystem。§158。IftheEarthwasformedbytheconcentrationofdiffusedmatter,
itmustatfirsthavebeenincandescent;andwhetherthenebularhypothesis
beacceptedornot,thisoriginalincandescenceoftheEarthmaynowberegarded
asinductivelyestablished——or,ifnotestablished,atleastrenderedso
probablethatitisagenerallyadmittedgeologicaldoctrine。Severalresults
ofthegradualcoolingoftheEarth——astheformationofacrust,thesolidification
ofsublimedelements,theprecipitationofwater,etc。——havebeenalready
noticed,andIagainrefertothemmerelytopointoutthattheyaresimultaneous
effectsoftheonecause,diminishingheat。Letusnow,however,observe
themultipliedchangesafterwardsarisingfromthecontinuanceofthisone
cause。TheEarth,fallingintemperature,mustcontract。Hencethesolid
crustatanytimeexistingispresentlytoolargefortheshrinkingnucleus,
and,beingunabletosupportitself,inevitablyfollowsthenucleus。But
aspheroidalenvelopecannotsinkdownintocontactwithasmallerinternal
spheroid,withoutdisruption:itwillrunintowrinklesastherindofan
appledoeswhenthebulkofitsinteriordecreasesfromevaporation。Asthe
coolingprogressesandtheenvelopethickens,theridgesconsequentonthese
contractionsmustbecomegreater,risingultimatelyintohillsandmountains;
andthelatersystemsofmountainsthusproducedmustnotonlybehigher,
aswefindthemtobe,butmustbelonger,aswealsofindthemtobe。Thus,
leavingoutofviewothermodifyingforces,weseewhatimmenseheterogeneity
ofsurfacearisesfromtheonecause,lossofheat——aheterogeneitywhich
thetelescopeshowsustobeparalleledontheMoon,whereaqueousandatmospheric
agencieshavebeenabsent。Butwehaveyettonoticeanotherkindofheterogeneity
ofsurface,simultaneouslycaused。WhiletheEarth'scrustwasthin,the
ridgesproducedbyitscontractionsmustnotonlyhavebeensmallinheight
andlength,butthetractsbetweenthemmusthaverestedwithcomparative
smoothnessonthesubjacentliquidspheroid;andthewaterinthosearctic
andantarcticregionswhereitfirstcondensed,musthavebeenevenlydistributed。
Butasfastasthecrustgrewthickerandgainedcorrespondingstrength,
thelinesoffracturefromtimetotimecausedinit,occurredatgreater
distancesapart;theintermediatesurfacesfollowedthecontractingnucleus
withlessuniformity;andthereconsequentlyresultedlargerareasofland
andwater。Ifanyone,afterwrappinganorangeintissuepaperandobserving
bothhowsmallarethewrinklesand,howevenlytheinterveningspaceslie
onthesurfaceoftheorange,willthenwrapitinthickcartridge—paper,
andnoteboththegreaterheightoftheridgesandthelargerspacesthroughout
whichthepaperdoesnottouchtheorange,hewillseethatastheEarth's
solidenvelopethickened,theareasofelevationanddepressionbecamegreater。
Inplaceofislandsmoreorlesshomogeneouslyscatteredthroughoutanall—embracing
sea,theremusthavegraduallyarisenheterogeneousarrangementsofcontinent
andocean,suchaswenowknow。Thesesimultaneouschangesintheextent
andintheelevationofthelands,involvedyetanotherspeciesofheterogeneity
——thatofcoast—line。Atolerablyevensurfaceraisedoutoftheoceanwill
haveasimple,regularsea—margin;butasurfacevariedbytable—landsand
intersectedbymountain—chains,will,whenraisedoutoftheocean,have
anoutlineextremelyirregular,alikeinitsleadingfeaturesandinits
details。Thusendlessistheaccumulationofgeologicalandgeographical
resultsbroughtaboutbythisonecause——escapeoftheEarth'sprimitiveheat。Whenwepassfromtheagencywhichgeologiststermigneous,toaqueous
andatmosphericagencies,weseealikeever—growingcomplicationofeffects。
Thedenudingactionsofairandwaterhave,fromthebeginning,beenmodifying
everyexposedsurface:everywhereworkingmanydifferentchanges。Asalready
said(§69)theoriginalsourceofthosegaseousandfluidmotionswhich
effectdenudation,isthesolarheat。Thetransformationofthisintovarious
modesofenergy,accordingtothenatureandconditionsofthematteron
whichitfalls,isthefirststageofcomplication。TheSun'srays,striking
atallanglesaspherethatfrommomenttomomentpresentedandwithdrew
differentpartsofitssurface,andeachofthemforadifferenttimedaily
throughouttheyear,wouldproduceaconsiderablevarietyofchangeseven
werethesphereuniform。Butfallingastheydoonaspheresurroundedby
anatmospherecontainingwideareasofcloud,butwhichhereunveilsvast
tractsofsea,thereoflevelland,thereofmountains,thereofsnowand
ice,theycauseinitcountlessdifferentmovements。Currentsofairofall
sizes,directions,velocities,andtemperatures,aresetup;asarealso
marinecurrentssimilarlycontrastedintheircharacters。Inthisregion
thesurfaceisgivingoffvapour;inthat,dewisbeingprecipitated;and
inanother,rainisdescending——unlikenesseswhicharisefromthechanging
ratiobetweentheabsorptionandradiationofheatineachplace。Atone
hourarapidfallintemperatureleadstotheformationofice,withanaccompanying
expansionthroughoutthemoistbodiesfrozen;whileatanotherathawunlocks
thedislocatedfragmentsofthesebodies。Andthen,passingtoasecondstage
ofcomplication,weseethatthemanykindsofmotiondirectlyorindirectly
causedbytheSun'srays,severallyproduceresultswhichvarywiththeconditions。
Oxidation,drought,wind,frost,rain,glaciers,rivers,waves,andother
denudingagentseffectdisintegrationsthataredeterminedintheiramounts
andqualitiesbylocalcircumstances。Actingonatractofgranite,such
agentshereworkscarcelyanappreciableeffect;therecauseexfoliations
ofthesurfaceandaresultingheapofdebrisandboulders;andelsewhere,
afterdecomposingthefeldsparintoawhiteclay,carryawaythiswiththe
accompanyingquartzandmica,anddeposittheminseparatebeds,fluviatile
ormarine。Whentheexposedlandconsistsofseveralunlikeformations,sedimentary
andigneous,changesproportionatelymoreheterogeneousarewrought。The
formationsbeingdisintegrableindifferentdegrees,therefollowsanincreased
irregularityofsurface。Theareasdrainedbyadjacentriversbeingdifferently
constituted,theseriverscarrydowntotheseaunlikecombinationsofingredients;
andsosundrynewstrataofdistinctcompositionsarise。Andhere,indeed,
wemayseeveryclearlyhowtheheterogeneityoftheeffectsincreasesin
ageometricalprogressionwiththeheterogeneityoftheobjectactedupon。
Letus,forthefullerelucidationofthistruthinrelationtotheinorganic
world,considerwhatwouldfollowfromanextensivecosmicalcatastrophe
——sayagreatsubsidencethroughoutCentralAmerica。Theimmediateresults
wouldthemselvesbesufficientlycomplex。Besidesthenumberlessdislocations
ofstrata,theejectionsofigneousmatter,thepropagationofearthquake
vibrationsmanythousandsofmilesaround,theloudexplosions,andtheescape
ofgases,therewouldbeaninrushoftheAtlanticandPacificOceans,a
subsequentrecoilofenormouswaves,whichwouldtraverseboththeseoceans
andproducemyriadsofchangesalongtheirshores,andcorrespondingatmospheric
wavescomplicatedbythecurrentssurroundingeachvolcanicvent,aswell
aselectricaldischargeswithwhicheruptionsareaccompanied。Butthese
temporaryeffectswouldbeinsignificantcomparedwiththepermanentones。
ThecomplexcurrentsoftheAtlanticandPacificwouldbealteredintheir
directionsandamounts。Thedistributionofheatachievedbythesecurrents
wouldbedifferentfromwhatitis。Thearrangementoftheisothermallines,
notonlyontheneighbouringcontinentsbuteventhroughoutEurope,would
bechanged。Thetideswouldflowdifferentlyfromwhattheydonow。There
wouldbemoreorlessmodificationofthewindsintheirperiods,strengths,
directions,qualities;andrainwouldfallscarcelyanywhereatthesame
timesandinthesamequantitiesasatpresent。Inthesemanychanges,each
includingcountlessminorones,maybeseentheimmenseheterogeneityof
theresultswroughtoutbyoneforce,whenthatforceexpendsitselfona
previouslycomplicatedarea:theimplicationbeingthatfromthebeginningthecomplicationhasadvancedatanincreasingrate。§159。Wehavenexttotracethroughoutorganicevolution,thissame
all—pervadingprinciple。Andhere,wherethetransformationofthehomogeneous
intotheheterogeneouswasfirstobserved,theproductionofmanychanges
byonecauseisleasteasytodemonstrateinadirectway。Hereditycomplicateseverything。Nevertheless,byindirectevidencewemayestablishourproposition。Bywayofpreparationobservehownumerousarethechangeswhichanymarked
stimulusworksonanadultorganism——ahumanbeingforinstance。Analarming
soundorsight,besidesimpressionsontheorgansofsenseandthenerves,
mayproduceastart,ascream,adistortionoftheface,atremblingconsequent
ongeneralmuscularrelaxation,aburstofperspiration,andperhapsanarrest
oftheheartfollowedbysyncope;andifthesystembefeeble,anillness
withitslongtrainofcomplicatedsymptommaysetin。Similarlyincases
ofdisease。Aminuteportionofthesmall—poxvirustakenintothesystem
will,inaseverecase,cause,duringthefirststage,rigors,heatofskin,
acceleratedpulse,furredtongue,lossofappetite,thirst,epigastricuneasiness,
vomiting,headache,patsinthebackandlimbs,muscularweakness,convulsions,
delirium,etc。;inthesecondstage,cutaneouseruption,itching,tingling,
sorethroat,swelledfauces,salivation,cough,hoarseness,dyspnoea,etc。;
andinthethirdstage,oedematousinflammations,pneumonia,pleurisy,diarrhoea,
inflammationofthebrain,ophthalmia,erysipelas,etc。:eachofwhichenumerated
symptomsisitselfmoreorlesscomplex。Nowitneedsonlytoconsiderthat
thisworkingofmanychangesbyoneforceonanadultorganism,mustbepartially
paralleledinanembryo—organism,tounderstandthatinittootheremust
beamultiplicationofeffects,evertendingtoproduceincreasingheterogeneity。
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