The Washington times., 1920-12-26
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know The Engrsh Gagged him at st. Helena, and there
he died.
Here publish another extract from Mr. McCayS
letter, sent with this picture:
Il think you ought to tell readers Of the Sunday
editorial that each OF them is represented In my
picture at the top labelled YOU.
YOU inherit all that human beings have learned
they climbed slowly up the mountain sde with the
man. the Asatic marauder and the three greatest
fighters, Alexander, Caesar and Napoleon a. mile
stones the road.
For Thousands of years. and until within . very few
years, there has been light ahead It slow, dark
climbing from brutal ignorance to brutal ambition.
There all the horror Of the Middle Ages all the
long centuries Of shifting wars shifting population and
shifting ice
But at last, although still have much climbing
and struggling to do, the human race Is able to sec
OVER THE TOP OF THE HILL into the beautiful
land Of scientific truth and real accomplishment.
Mr.. McCsy goes to say:
Il made this picture after the moving pic
ture Buried Treasure, for which have named this
cartoon. That picture shows different periods in the
history Of the world from the mans hole in the
and presents most Interestingly the theory that
human beings have lived this earth before, that
minds dealing with ELECTRICITY, printing
wireless telegrsphy and flying machines were, few
thousand years ago, engaged in the wars Of the
querors, in battles Of men armed with clubs
tipped with rough, sharp flint"
1t would make life intensely interesting If we knew
that had lived here before, and if we knew that
would come back and see the world it will be
thousand hundred thousand years from now, when
men shall really have worked out their problems.
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In tho story Buried Treasure" young woman,
the heroine, is seized with strange psychic moods in
which she looks into the past herself and those
about her they used to be. She sees them in the
cave mans day, and in the days when the pirates
sailed the SEAS she with them The story consists in
the use she makes of her visions.
All of US have moments in which we feel that we
have lived BEFORE that something had happened to
before which is happening now.
What is the meaning Of these strange sensations
that come Us, telling Of former life on this
planet? What Is the meaning of tho dreams that take
US back to arborea condition such dreams, often
peated, swimming rapidly through the water, flying
through the air or falling through space
Scientists tell you that to dream Of falling takes us
back to the day when perched the limbs Of trees
at night for safety and sometimes fell off when the
wind blew Fear of falling off, of course was driven
into all minds of that period.
Other scientists tell you your brain is divided in
two Occasionally one half of the brain receives an
impression fraction of second before the other half
receives it. The second half is dimly conscious Of the
thing having happened before, getting an impression
from the other side OF the brain.
The main question is: Do we come hero, take one
look for few years at this earth then leave for
ever? Or do we come back, time after time through
the ages, doing work while here and
turning to share in improved conditions that have
helped to create?
Millions Of Asiatics believe that we DO come back,
sometimes. which they most dread, women some
times a. lower animals, sometimes as unhappy poor
men, sometimes fortunate creatures Of the upper
class.
But those Asatics look upon reincarnation .
kind Of punishment q preparation for "Nirvana," .
hideous life without activity that the western mind
could not tolerate.
The western idea is an ACTION We are interested
in reincarnation because it would that have
worked through the thousands of centuries past and
that shall be permitted to work through the tens
of thousands Of centuries that are to come.
The suffering Of to-day, the disappointment Of yes.
terday, the misery Of the past would nothing
if we knew that all the buried treasure Of the ages
ours, that work done to-day would give hap.
piness in later existences that every builder, strug
gler and good worker Is doing something to help him
and others in the lives to come here on earth Of
course, do not know, just ask
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So much for the last quotation from Mr. McCays
interesting communication You will form your own
opinion to the theory that lived here with the