Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-01-05

nroachtug nature than the civilized man
also possesses another immense I'D Ivan
tape. He is more in imateiy acquainted
with the animals and the plants, win
the powerful scent OF tho earth, and the
gentle or terrible phenomena oil the ele-
ments; he has remained in direct com
munication with the planetary lie OF
which no Is the produci, aud whlch we
only baif see, separated from 1t ny tue
artificial life in which we are shut up.
He feels in perfect unity with all that
which surrounds him, and OF which, IN
his way, he comprehonds tho life as II
all things moved with rhythm when
no himself obeyed. We are no longer
able to understand tho inyocddons whlch
he makes 10 the spirits OF tho air and oil
the forest, and 1t is with great diilicul W
tl1t we interpret the dances in which the
savages celebrate the stars and tho sea-
sons. Symbolism conceived in natural
things, very difficult to under
stand in our days, because we
live in II conventional world, Is among
primitive peoples a sort oil spontaneous
language. real friendship Is
thus born between men and natural
things. Thanks to a survival OF iar-oil
pas, tho WaloOn peasants stu wish "a
happy now year to the trees OF the held.
Finding these objects an integral part OF
their surroundings, without any thought
of freeing themselves from them, tho
primitive races are absolutely resigned TO
destiny, and surpass civilized men,
speaking generally, IL the simplicity
with which they meet death. That ine
end Of life which in certain historical
persOnnges appears to us 50 admirable,
because it is equally exceptional, IL the
ordinary way Of dying among snvagos;
taught by necessity, they conform them-
selves naturally 10 things. Death il Tor
them the simple continuation OF life;
they die in all tranquility OF soul without
seeming 10 think that their exit Will
make tho least void in the universe.
To such people, he argues, civillzI.
ton means the opposite OF progress; 1t
means the approach OF obstruction
and massacre. "rhe society of today
contains all the previous societies in
the state OF survival" Tho differ
ence in style OF life between the privi-
legged and disinherited classes is
greatly Increased and renders the un-
fortunate man more unfortunate. In
a primitive tribe, he Gays, the starving
and the sick have only their bodily
pain to bear; among our civilized poO-
ples they have ALEC to sustain the
weight of humiliation, and even o (
public bathing, being nearly always
inexorably fn,ed to conditions Ct
lodging anu clothing which render
them in appearance sotdld ana re-
pulslve.
Notwithstanding this, the writer bs.
lievas, that in the final outcome 1t VIII
be evident that civilization has been u
benefit to the race, taken as 3 whole.
The problems now 10 tolve are
first that OF providing bread for all;
secondly,o OF providing education for all
and then to secure u universal brother.
hood.
Civilization alone, however, will
never solve these problems. Without
the divine force 1t ia as powetless
as are apparently the rays OF the sun
striking the surface OF the moon, W here
the atmospheric conditions are not
favorable to the production OF life.
Morality lie the most powerful factor
In the progress OF mankind. 1t has
been demonstrated repeatedly In the
past and 1t will be dem onstrated agein
that no structure OF civilization, how.
ever artistic In Its architecture, will
remain, unless the foundations are laid
| in obedience to divine law.