The Crittenden press., 1921-09-23
Something TO
Think AbOuf
n r ffyxTFrD
THE QUEsTIONER.
b. p H. WALKER

WHEN Shakespeare wanted 20 en-
w pres The tragedy involved IN
the Enufang out of the life Of hls most
intellectual character, he did n By
fheso words. The rest 4 silence
he might have put Il IN another
vuy. by saying that Hamlet would ash
~ more questl0na For that was his
most Discovering habit
Keeping silence before a purrling
world. and a puzrllng universe h
souething that man has never done
The human being Who Just aaked
the reason for the hrst nightfAl and
the nrst appearance OF the stars
stsod on ne threshold q all modern
scientific Investigation
80. II Il were necessary % ina q
dennition Of man which would difer.
cutiate him IRON an the rcsi of crea-
tursa Il would b sufficient 10 aay 81
hin; -Ile h The animal that aaks
quesiionA-
Rudyard Kipling IN a Striking lins
talhsd Of -ths Law q the jungla-
The writers % fables have Dot
pulled ne long bow IN attributing %
the beasts the senae Of justice even
n thsy were making Fun of sOciety
n doing a. So the lion stands fer
the maker Of rules. aud the monkey
for him who evades them.
30 law Il not peculiar % TIE chil-
dren Of Adam.
The animals know political ecun.
eng. 60 to the ant thou siurEnrd-
aaid King solomon.
This little creature shows what en-
b. done through the orranired eforta
81 thousands q insects. uhoss opera
tions could b. stopped m q moment
b. the foot OF q passing giant IN ths
shape Of a miachievous bog.
30 business 0Fgzn,fafion r. not en-
elusiyely human.
n Il Impossible 20 look AZ tho combs
of q beehive without realizing that
ne creatures whe made n know geomr
oiry and archiiccturc.
The cells arp ~ eonsfructcd a. %
give the maximum of gtrvngth with
ths minimum of expenditure m the
way a. material
30 ne brooklyn bridge. er the done
q a. Petcra Il not a proof Of human
superiority.
Thcre ia q selitary eagle % BE- sesn
ever day. soaring over a lake m wcst.
ern Ontario once he had a nate
Bot she disappeared one winter. since
then the uidower has never married
Ths natives say that Il h. The habit
of these birds 70 b. pcrpetuaily true
% their frri and only love
50 cousiancy 4 not the exclusive
virtue of our racc
Whsn Christ wanted % cxpress he
afacfio1 fof Jerusalem. ~ could think
of uofh'ng better 20 say than that ~
Wouid have rathcrcd o. people about
Nm. e. q ben Fafhers hrr chicksns On.
Or her wings This timid bird WI
faoe any peril n shs thinhs that her
ycunE are m danger
IN me same way the bear of the
Horth woods which win ny befors
man under ordinary circumstances.
vill flght to tho death n she thinks
her cubs arc thrcaicncd
ac family anecilon and devotion 90
net ct mankind apart from the ruri
81 the animal kingdom
Only the other DAY a raccoon a. the
lnronx nooloricni gardens IN New York. |
was m danger of starving 20 death b.
cause the raiekcepcr who had tamci
and psiled him had been ssnt 10 ths
hospital Tho animal would not take
|food from q stranger.
- fdelity and gratitude arr net con.
'nncd o. thc lords of creation.
nui thefe ls no reason 20 believe
mat the beasts u the iunEle that
'have their hunting laws. or the ants
hat lny m ihelr sinrc fuf winter o.
the bees that tnov practical rcone
try. Or ne eaglc hat mourns hla dead