Evening star., 1915-01-21
Wealth of Inspiration.

words with which he commissioned me
to undertake this great task. but Will
briefly review his instructions as
noted in my diary that night of my.a
pofntment, that you may know OF the
breadth of his interest and the weaitn
Of his inspiration in the % seryife M- Oh sids nis
dons' words to him as follows:
"Mr. Sherman, the task which I shall
outline for you Ia a most difficult one,
probably to be accomplished only arter
many biunders Therefore. l have Sc
lected YOU to undertake it. because a
very young man may, on account OF his
youth, be forgiven many plumbers
which would cost an older omclai mis-
"Your study of history and natural
science will show you that prehistoric
man lived largely in the trees. sub
sisting on nuts and fruits. birds eggs
and very young animals. Labor was to
him unknown.
bers, the old sou. ces of food supply
were not sufficient, and man had need
to till the soil and pasture fiocks.
Still later, cities grew up. and 1t
became necessary to develop systems
that could raise surplus might feed,
for a consideration, the others who
could not.
II need not carry you through the
later steps. Suffice 1t to say that We
are rapidly approaching an era in
which all the resources of the universe.
with the best of husbandry. will be in
sufficient to supply nourishment for
fui ther numbers
"In that day, birth rates and death
rates will become equal. All r1ust live
on the dead level of bare subsistence
II was trained in the law. but my
researches in natural history have re-
methods Of feeding. In the ages to
come that race Of men that can sub
sist without eating will survive to
perish. With prophetic vision 1 can see
that race Of men, subsisting mainly
from carbon dioxide drawn from the
atmosphere, and nitrogen taken direct
ly from the earth.
No Disgrace to Be Green.
This IL now impossible. because
chlorophyl. Chlorophyl. as you should
know, Mr.. Sherman, is that which
makes plants green, and enables them
to subsist upon the carbon diexide in
the air
Ages ago green became very unstyl-
| ish among the animals, and all those
| who were able to do so put of their
| chlorophyl covering. Only the little
green hydra has retained 1t.
| I'VE must get 1t back for our race
Henceforth inspectors in your depart
ment must have q knowledge of biol
ogy and physiological chemistry, and
| work INCREASINGLY upon this problem
and 1t shall be your duty. by your
speech, by your writing and by your
actions, Mr.. Sherman. to convince
Washington people that it is no dis
grace to be green
Results in Two Million Years.
| Mr. Sherman remarked: Il have the
pleasure here to report TO you that
this great work is now we'll under way
Great scientists the world over have
volunteered their services in this noble
cause. Green hydras of size heretofore
undreamed have been developed
| soon we will be ready to cross them
| with the selected best of mankind; and
with 10Y and loyal pride for the sue
cess Of our chief, to whom must be
given the credit evermore, ! now bring
| Won the assurance that in the short
snace of two million years the won
derful race of the Siddonese. of phe-
lnomenal intelligence, slender bodies
green skins, long tendril fingers and
toes, will exclusively inhabit the earth
moving easily about. drinking in car
bon dioxide by day. and sleeping with the
bare leguminous nodule-inocuated feet
imbedded in Mother Earth, to get the
luttrogen-at night"