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And how did mankind come to be reduced to a handful? If men grew, in the first instance, out of bestial forms, mindless and speechless, they would have propagated and covered the world as did the bear and the wolf. But after they had passed this stage and had so far developed as to be human in speech and brain, some cause reduced them again to a handful. What was it? (p. 194) The original birthplace of the human race who shall tell? It was possibly in some region now under the ocean, as professor Winchell has suggested; there he was evolved during the mild, equable, gentle, plen- tiful, garden-age of the Tertiary; in the midst of the most favorable conditions for increasing the vigor of life and expanding it into new forms. (p. 406) There is reason to believe that the present generation has passed through the gaseous prolongation of a comet’s tail, and that hundreds of human beings lost their lives, somewhat as they perished in the Age of Fire and Gravel, burned up and poisoned by its exhalations. (p. 408) “At last an evil one, denominated Ahriman, corrupted the world. After having dared to visit heaven he descended upon the earth and assumed the form of a serpent. (From Zend Avesta) Yet, before all things, there existed what we call Muspelheim. It is a world luminous, glowing, not to be dwelt in by strangers, and situate at the end of the earth. Surtur holds his empire there. In his hand there shines a flaming sword. Muspel Called the White One. “He constructed the Sun and Moon and created the inhabitants of the earth. The latter attacked him with murderous intent.” He civilized the Peruvians, taught them arts and agriculture and religion; they called him the “teacher of all things.” He came from the east and disappeared into the Western Ocean. Four civilizers followed him who emerged from the cave Pacarin Tampu, the House of Birth. These four brothers were also called Viracochas, white men. (From Brinton’s Myths of the New World, p. 193) (Compare this with the descriptions of the Celtic sun-god Lugh.) The Peruvians believed that the rainbow was a sign that there would be no more destruction of the world by deluge. ness. 193 Appendix B: Book Abstracts The Destruction of Atlantis by Ignatius Donnelly Geologists claim that remains of man in Europe go back to 500,000 years. The Desolation of Humans The Birthplace of Mankind The Norse Legends Muspel is the lands of the south. Connects with Tolkien’s “Numenor,” with Arcadia and Ultima Thule. Viracocha of Peru Rayless Ones The Peruvians speak of the “Rayless Ones,” that possessed the earth, during the ages of fire and dark- Atlantis, Alien Visitation, and Genetic Manipulation