Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-22

rather reconcile myself to fate-which has
made me the plaything of intelligence 10
me inc0mprehensible."
The only reply is this:
"Consider what marvels man has ALREADY
accomplished, in spite of mental and physical
weakness. And do not despair.
There was country protected by an I'M
pregnable" fortress built upon a great rock.
Many generals attacked the country, camped
down before the rock, and one after another
abandoned the effort, declaring that the fort
ress could not be taken
A wiser fighter set out to conquer the cOun-
try. but carefully avoided the great fortress
He went around 1t, giving it plenty of room
He conquered the regions behind the fortress
and coming out of the country attacked the
fortress in the rear, quite easily subduing 1t.
Thus perhaps, men should do with problems
that appear impossible of solution. Do not
camp down in front of them, only to give up
in despair. But give such problems wide
berth, after you have discovered their charac-
ter. Go around them, attacking less fOrmid-
able problems In the rear-and that which
seemed impossible you may solve on your re-
turn from your thought invasion.
No man will despair of any accomplishment
by mankind if he knows thoroughly what man
has already done, and how he has done it.
Consider what men were, originally, and
what they now are.
: They were weak savages, without language
knowledge, tools or weapons of any kind.
They have already passed from the age Of
stone, through the bronze age to the age of
steel and of radium. They use steam and the
lightning to do the work their muscles used to
do, and radium 70 fight disease. They have
weighed the earth and sun, measured the In
conceivable distances that separate the stars,
and have almost learned to stop numbering
each other in war.
We cannot fathom4or grasp theanfnite, that
which has end beginning. But we can
know WHAT A MAN SHOULD KNOW.
And real man, whatever his age, should be
ashamed to die without taking with him clear
idea of what has happened on this earth and
what men have done.
It is possible and easy-even for the man
without early educatiOn-tO get cOmprehen-
sive grasp of the worlds history and of human
thought.
Buckles History of Civilization in England
has been sold hitherto in two vOlumns for four
dOllars-tO many prohibitive price.
We have arranged for its publication in four
vOlumns for ONE dollar. 1t is exactly the same
book as sold for more than four times the
present cost. 1t is printed from the same plates
as the original editiOn-and the lower price is
made possible because of our determination to
distribute the book very widely, regardless of
profit.
The work of Buckle-to which he devoted
his entire life-is unquestiOnably the most ad-
mirabIe and complete history Of mans thought
and Of his REAL history that has ever been
written. 1t is not an easy book to read. A few
pages at time will keep the mind occupied.
The man who will read it ALL will have the
solid foundation of real education.
We propose to devote many editorials to this
book and its contents, and shall be well repaid
if we find that such book has been widely
read as a result.
Bookstores, department stores and news
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Of this newspaper in return for one dollar, ad-
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If you will get that book, read it, THINK
YOUR WAY THROUGH it, you will have the
right to consider yourself possessed of THE
FOUNDATION OF A REAL EDUCATION
humble stone mason became the worlds
greatest geOlOgist-because he did not fear
serious study.
A lab0rer on the dock in LiverpOoEsbecame
useful scientist-because friend gave him a
microscope and aroused his interest. Thou
sands will buy the book which we recommend
and which we are determined to place be-
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will actually read the book through and care
fully.
They will be men of KNOWLEDGE afterdi.
costing that book.