The Washington times., 1923-03-18

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can comprehend the intricate mathematical proc
eses necessary to cosmic exploration
Yet every educated lad today knows an that
Newton knew about the law Of gravitation. And,
STANDING ON THE SHOULDERS or THAT
GIANT, men far smaller than he are pushing the
boundaries q knowledge beyond his farthermost
point.
Possessing his great law as starting point men
are reaching out for that law Of counter gravita
tion'' which must exist anme gravitatiop without
counter gTavitation would mean matters ultimate
concentration and ctcs That Il does exist ID fact
4 shown n radlD aCtipe substances
VIM Dazu - . Mn the other great intellects,
III dc BamA
Through paRnas11lg study that lasted over an
entire lifetime and that patiently deferred for years
the glorious results Of scientific exploration Darwin
gave to the world his facts and his theories concern
ing the developments Of species in the animal king
DOM resulting in the final production Of man on the
earth
Men inferior to him IN genius have accepted
with gratitude the actual discoveries and the fas
cinatng theories that he gave to us. Humbly recog
MIXING their inferiority, but STANDING ON HIS
SHOULDERS and knowing what he knew, they are
going beyond him and striving to answer the ques-
lions that he did not answer.
Prince Kropatkn, IN his splendid study, shows
that mutual aid Instructive tendency toward gen
crosby and cooperation has produced results equal
or superior to the results that come from Darwins
famous Struggle for Existence"
Where Darwin the giant blazed the way thou
sand Intellectual dwarfs feebler than he Individually
but infinitely stronger. because POSSESSED OF
HIS WEAPONS. are supplementing his work
Every little individual Of to-day CAN see far
Their out into the realms of knowledge than any man
that lived in the past, however great he may have
been.
Yes It Is true that the dwarf on the giants
shoulders can see farther than the giant.
But. first of ALL HE MUST CLIMB Up THE
c1ANT's BACK AND STAND ON HIS SHOULD
ERs
what is the first duty of every man who wants
n take the opportunities offered to him? That duty
10 to POSSESS HIMSELF Of the accumulated
knowledge that the past has handed down.
The undertaking seems big but it is not big.
Even to-day, with education practically unor-
oanzed. with no sensible, simple map to guide man
Through the land Of knowledge it is no great task to
cet a FAIR idea of what men have done and known
in the past.
TO read few good histories and know what
humanity has gone through is the first step.
This should be supplemented, Of course, by suf
Acient knowledge Of astronomy the reading Of one
rood book suffices It tells the dwarf, the impercep
tible insect on the surface Of this imperceptible
planet where he stands in that vast creation that
surrounds him. It gives him his mental bearings in
infinite space.
Following the study Of the universe as whole,
and Of humanity in this tiny corner of the universe,
comes the study Of the worlds literature, simple
and pleasing process-the reading Of half dozen
books would be sufficient
Next comes an acquaintance with science-its
CONGRATULATIONS, not it's details
With these things possessed knowledge Of
what men have done and thought and conceived and
endured before you got here-you may climb up on
the back Of the giant, and be ready to look out be-
yond his range Of vision. Then add, you can, some