Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-23

doing youth and man. He may dress
correctly. elegantly. deck hia repui- !
siva person with gems. live luxnriopa-
~ be APPARENTLY an ordinarily average
member OF bis social SET But he II
at heart and intnstss as much Of a
savage as though ne dwelt on soma
Pacific isle. He does not kill and eat
his enemies az the eannibaie DO. be-
Bis , vie re- and chiidrsn in siidsd rooms.
and does not dash out their brntnss
cavernan fashion, with q club. when
they anger him; but he 81 q boor TO
the end q the chapter. 1
So, too, with many weusn. They
| likewise, may BE- arrested In the early
stage Of eharaetsr dovolopnnsutf re-
naming. though living to be ninety.
mere warped and stunted cnnaren. an
spiritual growth. is concerned
/ Unlike the cnvewomen, they. TOO, do
not strangle their disobsdtent thii-
dren... poison their husbands. drop a
coneiy woman neighbor. But al
though they may be surrounded BY
the most artistic Of decorations. wrap
1 themselves IN the richest OF Silks
i glitter with precious stones. or be
practical. prosasic. industrious house
1 keepers, one need not be more than
f1ve minutes in their company before
4 realizing that they, too. have stopped
In the process OF race development;
have missed the real meaning Of hfe;
are not far above the middle stage,
even though they, may be club mem
bers, read the newest novels. quote
the latest styles. and what noti
Going back 70 the small boy in the
savage stats. II is night. He has
been bathed. looks as white and as
innocent as an angel. as his fond
mother prepares to tuck him into his
wee bed. Now comes the critical mo-
ment II that mother Il OF the class
bids him life his angel eyes and
teaches him the word. God" n his
, are parents who say TO him. at his
, FIRST Christmas. "An these toys we
! give TO you, because Of gifts brough'
J once to another Chiid!" IL. from hi.
cradle, after the day OF roughness and
play. OF iawiessness and untidiness
. his small mind Is directed to recog
j nize the lesson incumbent on eacl
/ mortal 70 learn. 1. e; that above Self
! there IL the obligation OF Self-denial
: and Seif-abnegation, and Seh-con
: troll that little child has suddenl,
q evolved from his state of savageFy d
4 such a stage Of Enlightenment as 4
: not attained by many man OF eight,
4 who has never recognized anythin
4 higher than his own material exis
: tencel
This fact has been reeoanizsd .
every age Of the worlds history. B
II instinct intuition. men have locke
o which led them to cry out for som
o Great Spfrit.-as our own Indian
= phrased it-for acme Brahma. Allal
70 Teacher. Lav-giver. Great Rule
IT High Priest, even a Medicine Mal
= for somebody with wisdom and au
D, thority. who would point the way
nobier thing: chaseise their cor
/ sciences by the reminder that, in cas-
lie they broke the law, they deserve
some penalty for their disobedience
.. And we ourseIves-are we in u
10 Enlightened state7. Or are we bac
n. with the CavemAn and Cavewomar
< II does not matter INlat learned bool
s. we have read, even though we ms
= have acquired college degrees ca
IA habit OF praying loudly. The x-rs
/ OF Truth may discover US, still baS
in the barbarous stage. and the mo
expensive tailors- and modistes car
not cover up our savageryi
The world 10 filed with men. WI
while INDUCING their families, yet d
prive their children Of their brit
right OF women. who. while exte
toriy refined. have never senSed this
true mission; whose philosophy
IN action--is the old pagan one &c
- and drink. for tomorrow we die
ya II is Of such that the poet cries out
~ bitterness,
Is "oh, wasteful woman,
'ot How broke the bread and suit Z
wine,
za Which. spent with due. respect
thrift,
he Had made brutes men. and men I
ne vine"
s THE DICTAGRAPH
he -