Тарзан, приёмыш обезьян

The Height of Civilization

           Nowplacetheminjustthesamepositionuponthiscard,here,noalittletotheright.Wemustleaveroomforthethumbandthefingersofthelefthand.There,that’sit.Nowthesamewiththeleft."

           "Come,Tarzan,"criedD’Arnot,"let’sseewhatyourwhorlslooklike."

           Tarzancompliedreadily,askingmanyquestionsoftheofficerduringtheoperation.

           "Dofingerprintsshowracialcharacteristics?"heasked."Couldyoudetermine,forexample,solelyfromfingerprintswhetherthesubjectwasNegroorCaucasian?"

           "Ithinknot,"repliedtheofficer.

           "Couldthefingerprintsofanapebedetectedfromthoseofaman?"

           "Probably,becausetheape’swouldbefarsimplerthanthoseofthehigherorganism."

           "Butacrossbetweenanapeandamanmightshowthecharacteristicsofeitherprogenitor?"continuedTarzan.

           "Yes,Ishouldthinklikely,"respondedtheofficial;"butthesciencehasnotprogressedsufficientlytorenderitexactenoughinsuchmatters.Ishouldhatetotrustitsfindingsfurtherthantodifferentiatebetweenindividuals.Thereitisabsolute.Notwopeoplebornintotheworldprobablyhaveeverhadidenticallinesuponalltheirdigits.Itisverydoubtfulifanysinglefingerprintwilleverbeexactlyduplicatedbyanyfingerotherthantheonewhichoriginallymadeit.

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