Evening star., 1925-10-11
MAN is LOWER THAN ANIMALS.
CLAIMS AUTHOR OF NEW BOOK
Has Reason, But Will Not Use It-Pictured De.
praved Creature, Deliberately Seeking Misery,
By French Psychologist, Nobel Prize Winner.

on all men. without CIV ing any pre-
eminence to the good or the brave
II the socialist creed were adopted
by future generations. we should wit
ness iniquities differing in kind but
not in degree from those with which
we are familiar. The idler. sure of
his comfort, would tw.ddle his thumbs
and watch the Industrious working
The Gospel says: Every tree tina
bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn
down and cast into the fire I will
not go SO far as 20 suggest that idlers
be cast into the fire. I should be
quite content to leave them in the
bestial poverty which they have
earned. 1t is absolutely right that
workers and Intelligent people be re
warded that slackers and imbeciles
should expiate their slackness and
imbecility by actual want. Absolute
equality Is so gross an error that il
has been able to sprout only in the
befogged brains of theorists
Nor does he expect betterment from
religion. but refuses to embark on any
religious discussions lest some one re
proach him with attacking the faith
of his grandmothers.
Denounces Drinking.
Prof. Richter denounces drinking in.
toXicants as one of mans follies it
would have been perfectly easy TO do
without. and which is unequaIed in
the animal world. Wine. whisky.
beer are depraved, corrupt, putrefied
foods. and rejected by every livi- e
thing except man. Were it only on
account OF his taste for drink, men
would deserve to be set apart from
the whole animal creation for stupid
ity. The ugliest thing in creation is
the drunkard. but not among pigs
Jackals. donkeys is such ignominy
to be found. The evil Of alcohol has
been oft exposed, but men act as if
they had never heard anything about
it.
Much Is made of war in the in
dictment against men. The author
likens humanity to Sultan who has
two wives. One is young, beautiful
and healthy, radiantly graceful and
sweet. To her husband she gives
pleasure, mirth. tenderness, love and
serenity. She is science. common
sense. The other wife is dirty old
hag, abject. blear-eyed, a walking
skeleton. She has only a few scanty
tufts of gray hair thick with vermin
body ravaged by disgusting ulcers and
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Of lies and fury, given to frenzied
rage; she foams and bites. She roars
instead Of speaking. Even from afar
she stinks. She is war.
Man Embraces War.
Yet she is the favorite wife of this
egregious fool. He inhales her deadly
breath and presses his lips to her de
caying gums: he swoons with love
before this sinister creature and com
pels the other to be her abject slave
''Oh. men of TASTE" the author
says, in completing the picture. "how
will you Judge this sultan? Our civi
lizations have never dreamt Of in
terrupting the joys of war that they
| may heal their sores. They don't
want to be healed: they want to fight
And that Is why the human species Is
! a thousand times more stupid thar
the stupidest animal"
This author believes a tariff, a pro
tective policy, one Of the greatest
stupidities of men, as it encoura ges
idleness and mediocrity, and increa ses
prices. He believes in free trade be
| tween nations; in free effort. and re
| ward for good work. But I am not
| such a simpleton," he adds. ''as te
| believe that any one will listen tt
me- Writing down to public preju
| dice Is the lowest of trades"
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