Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-09-05

God and this exertion. In more or less
degree, is the individual experience Of
mankind. and distinguishes civilization
from barbaristn. The savage uses
nature as he finds IL. while civilized
man crowns nature with a new glory
and converts il into as many different
forms as be originally found IL. This is
your work and mine. III should not be
looked upon as a task. but a privilege.
and il Is the Office OF intelligent civiliza
ton 10 make the burden rest as lightly
as possible upon each man. woman and
child. For this reason. IL for no other.
let us welcome invention. It's coming
will aid the dawn Of that happy day.
when the twenty four hours that con-
stitute calendar day will be
divided into three parts; eight
hours for work. eight hours for study
and recreation. eight hours for rest.
Mans HeIpIcssncs<
Were we 10 remain in the original
state. how poorly equipped would we be
for tho battle Of life. liz has been well
said by an eminent writer. that OF all
the animal world. man is the most poor
ly provided with organs which are i'm
mediately needed TO procure him sub
sistence in his search for food lie
finds he Is but Ill adapted for climbing
trees 10 obtain nuts. and digging the
earth To get out roots. or diving IN the
water 10 gather fish. The bird escapes
him in its flight. the fish outswims him.
the deer outruns him, the buffalo ie too
strong for him To kill. even rats and
mice and moles outdig ard outgnaw
him. In the construction II his shelter
he appears but poorly equipped when
compared with the beaver or the birds.
IL mans intelligence did not enable him
90 take advantage @. natural agents. the
race would soon become extinct. But
the elasticity of wood. and the tenacity
of cord enabled him TO make a bow; the
hardness Of flint and the lighiness 81
the stick enabled him 10 make an
arrow. which. driven 10y the bow.
fransfixes the bird in its fight.
stops the deer. and piercce the
heart OF the mightiest buffaio. With "a
sharpenod stick he Was enabled 10 stir
up the soil. which otherwise ne would
have had &C. stir with ais hands. A hol-
low stone and hard stick made IL easy
for him 20 break and crush the grains ~
corn into meal or -four. instead of hav-
ing 10 crush them between bis teeth.
And thus in all things he increased the
eficiency ~ hia labor by suhduing the
natural agents he found about him.
increasing by the AID of some. IN modern
times. his production over a Thousand.
fold. The use 81 wind and water con.
tributed to bis power. and nov steam
and electricity are his trusted servants.
long existing IN nature. hnf only nov
utilized by bic growing development
Iabor's Emcsens,.
Labor is more Efficient by the use 81
these natural agencies. and the efforts
q individuals have been combined 10
meet the growing necessities 81 our
time. Two men. working together. can
produce In certain branches many times
a. much ~ both working Independently.
Combinafi0ns q Iator IN TIE lover
states % spciety were veyy limitsd. but
with every advance in civilization cone
Developments of associative power. hut
combinations ~ isl-s are only possible
when subdivBion ~ labor has already
taken place 1hls division ~ lstof -
largely an Accom- riished ffrt 30 o1f Gay
and affords = besis foF oar increA~ed
Erofection ard skiie many f'eiievs
thar Il tends % dwarf ths aersiopmert
- tke enrkman tfcee fest aeie %
iadze elain fhaf 4 does not. bet fhat
the 5s~iessn q lzioF secaees she spec
alty - irechsnscsl certsinty. srd ieaves
lhe rnird Tree 4 r3n4sr ard thfnk a
nsu sie.icn~ 20 nisssnlze M eFertscn
ny hnrrau tfe iiiu<fFxfi9a - Mil
80 efie, ths huesncss = pm making
aAi<h pss divided inte eie atesn ssisii1cf