Democratic Sentinel, Volume 5, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 October 1881 — Darwin. [ARTICLE]

Darwin.

Charles Robert Darwin is the son ol Dr. R. W. Darwin, and grandson of Dr. Erasmus Darwin, both of whom rose tc distinction. The naturalist and author was born at Shrewsbury, Feb. 12, 1809, and received his early education at a grammar school there; and when sixteen years of age went to the University ol Edinburgh, studying two years, and and then entered Christ’s College, Cambridge, where he took his degree in 1831. Tire autumn of that year found him volunteering as naturalist to accompany Captain Fitzroy, in the ship Beagle, on his exploring expedition around the world. The voyage lasted from 1831 to 1836, and during it the greater part ol the South American coast, the Pacific islands, Australia, New Zealand, and the Mauritius were visited and examined. During this voyage Darwin was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society. When several volumes on tJjis voyage were pub fished, he contributed papers on the discoveries in natural history and geology, and several editions were issued. His more recent works include the “ Origii of Species,” which is probably the bes l known of his productions, having gone through many editions, and been trans lated into a number of languages. Darwin’s work has been an attempt to account for the diversities of life on the earth by means of continuous develop inent, without the intervention of special creative fiats at the origin of each spe cies. His “Descent of Mau” appeared in 1871, and probably, next to the “ Origin of Species,” is best known. Darwir has 'been elected a member of manj British and foreign scientific societies, arid has been honored in most of the countries of Europe for his scientific attainments. The Sunday Argus, Louisville, £y., observes : A Woodbury (N. J.) paper mentions the cure of the wife of Mr. Jos. H. Mills, of that place, by St. Jacobs Oil. She had rheumatism.