The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-09-29

shrewdness. ability to plan and prear-
range. a keen sense of the uses and
properties of things-all these are the
qualities OF which / value my Egyptian
friends, and such qualities are what
should be evolved by any education
worth the name. The greatest educa-
tional influence. however. Is example.
This Is obvious when we see how rapid
ly the curses Of our civilization spread
among those unhappily subjected to IT
The contact of Europeans with lower
races is almost always detriment, and
it is the severest reflection on our
selves that such should be the case
II is a subject which has given much
room for thought in my own dealings
with the Egyptian peasant, TO consider
how this deleterlous effect is produced.
First, IL is due to carelessness in leay-
ing temptations open to the natives.
which may be no temptation to our
selves. To be careless about six pence
is as demorahzing TO them as a man
who tossed sovereigns about the street
would be to US. II a man or a govern
ment defrauds, IL Is but natural TO the
sufferer TO try and recompense himself
by any means available. and thus an
interminabIe system OF reprisals is set
up. Such Is the chronic state OF the
east at present among the more civil
lied races: The Egyptians are notori-
Gus for their avarice, and are usually
credited with being inveterate money
grabbers; yet no sooner do they find
that this system OF reprisals is aban-
doned and strict justice maintained
than they at once respond TO IL. and
when confidence has once been gained
IL Is almost as common TO find a man
dispute an account against his own
interest as for himself. and scarcely
ever Is any attempt made at faise
statements or impositions. Such is the
healthy response to straightforward
dealing with them.
1T is the business OF anfbropology
20 step In. and make a knowledge OF
other civilizations a part OF all decent
education The origin and utility OF
the various customs and habits need
10 be pointed out. and in what way
they are reasonable and neefui 10 the
well-being Of the community. And.
above all. we ought 20 impress on every
boy that this civilization In which he
grows Is only one OF innumerable ex-
perimsnts In life tina; have been tried:
that IL IS by no means the only success
full one, or. perhaps. not the mOst sssc-
cessfui. that there has been: that there
are many other solutions OF the prob
lens OF community aud culture which
are as good as our own. ana that no
one solution will ~ a different race.
climate, or set OF conditions. The
highest form OF this perception OF other
existence is reached IN the best history
writing or fiction. which enables the
reader 70 strip himself FOR he tine OF
his pre1udtces and vIs~s Of life and
reclothe the naked soul with an en-
;irely different personality ard environ
ment Here Es run agains; tae special
bigotry ot The purely classical scholar
who looks on auciea: literature as a
peculiar preserve solely belonging 20
those who will labor 10 read IN IS orig
insl dress. No one limits an scquztn-
tsnce with Hebrew. Egyptian or Ana
bic authors 70 those vao can deal with
those tongues. and Greek and Latin
authors ought 70 be as familiar % IA.
English reader as Milton o. Azcas.sy
What seems 70 be the mot practical
course would be tae r~cog1ltloa % civ
iIizafsos or social lie as branch 81
general resdiES 90 - stimulated IL
schools. ard encourage % subsequent
followed and understood. Elthost max
lag 8. an additional fang % Ire exansn- I
arloz demon The books required FOR I
such reading should cover re LIE y. i
G-e@ce. Rome. Banyioz. Egyp; zas Gex 1
leo Ii ancient ts-zr~@. and f-hsr-a Inaia. 4
Persia. Russia Spain art one Or two
I0w civilizations. rgch as To- Antssrsssls !
s5d the Zs!1s. = modern tirses- Me- I
fhs- histories Tor tysF~iE A-< waited ]
for ;his p4rvoe<. bat a selection q. tns I
literature which s1zIs r.oss Esassrss~ 4
ths .ocial lie z1i frame % sn@ caraErs1s-
nifty. with fall expl2rxftoz sac sfszsstrs- i
t.oas- We no; 20 excite z'cSss~-. a.
soz.snaesl. % disgust ess SAsaag ~