The Washington times., 1915-11-06

ohe
vanity OF some people" Is
often the topic OF much adverse
criticism by the rest or the
world. Suppose. however. that you
were presented with indisputable
facts to prove that all mankind is
too stuck on itself" too full OF
vanity. with too much EGO in their
cosmos?"
. 1t IL not so much the pomps and
conceits of individuals or nations that
prove human self-glorification and
auto appreciation, but the whole plan
and method OF human thought. The
human tribe is verify like a cock
that thinks the sun rises O. purpose
to hear the Growing.
Do you see a man brave in his own
conceit? There is more hope OF a
spider than Of him. For, OF all the
causes which conspire to blind mans
judgment and misguide the mind.
pride is the chief
The proof that we are less superior
than we think and boast is traceable
TO the vicious circle OF the intellect.
Psychologists OF the American Gen
etic ASsociation point out that man
starts'out with a lot of assumptions
manufactured by himself. lie max es
the assumptions and then nurses his
pets. Like all idol worshipers, he
bows down to and believes in these
assumptions. Here are few Of
them: Man has q soul: man thinks
man has reason. Brutes are without
souls: brutes lack a complete intel
iect; brutes have instinct but no rea
son.
Therefore. man is superior to brutes
because he has reason.
Man here interjects the necessary
assumption that reason Is superior to
instinct Man and woman, endowed
in the opinion that reason Is superior
to instinct
What do the angels say about this
or some other creature that is not
blased IN the matter-or the animal Is
themselves? Surely, you must admit
as human being that selfish interest
CONSCIOUS or unconscious - will
make you and every other man. be
ne philosopher or painter, lawyer OF
iaborer. decide against the brute
against instinct, and in favor OF hu-
| man vanity. reason. and soul.
Instinct the Driver.
The psychologist, DR.. Kohs. warns
against what he calls the dangerous
suprosition that the reasoning power of
tho individual is a safeguard to his con.
duct. Reason often leads one to the
interests that are hostile to the human
, race But people rarely act on these
II Is hidden instinct that Is driving
| them all the time. Man IL liable 10
| overemphasize the Importance OF con.
| scious factors Of the intellect over those
which are unconscious
The superiority OF instinct over reaL
| son Is that Il regulates conduct in tht
interest OF the species at every point
| while consciousness is selfish. and
measured by the degree TO which the
| individual has broken away from the
| rest Of us and set himself against us.
| There Is much OF the Caveman in even
the most cultured individual, which
comes 10 the surface when the oppor.
tunity asserts itself. The motives foi
| human actions cannot be known to tn.
actors. but are due to unconscious i'm.
pulses. Culture and Kultur are artificia
UPSTAIRS that are only on the surface.
Bad Temper Psychological.
! It Is this unconscious mind that d.
rrcts most OF mans actions. So-caliec
| eugenists have sometimes seen tn,
workings Of this subconscious mind anc
| called Il heredity. They have declared
that bad temper or u tendency 10 tel