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no fact that would prove him to have been less kindly 

 dispositioned than such highly advanced animals, as the 

 elephant, the St. Bernard dog, or even the bear. Primi- 

 tive man must have been social by nature, for the origin 

 of humanity is due to communal life. .Language has 

 developed through the desire and want of intercourse, 

 through the need of an exchange of thought caused by 

 communal life, communal labor, communal interests, all 

 of which presuppose a social disposition, which would be 

 impossible without the qualities of friendly and kindly 

 sentiment. This humane feature in primitive man has 

 not yet been sufficiently recognized, although it must have 

 been the most significant factor in the origin of the human 

 race. 



Man's origin is due to a rise, not a fall ; nor has the 

 ascent been made by foul means. The prize has been 

 fairly won. Civilization is not brought about by an op- 

 pression of the weak, or by fraud and rascality. It is the 

 product of honest work ; of a bard yet fair struggle, and 

 of noble aspirations. 



