A Story Outline of Evolution 



Twelve Blind Men of Hindustan" they all see an object 

 from a different viev^^point. A train carrying many pas- 

 sengers passes through a forest through which runs a beauti- 

 ful stream beside which are shaded grassy places. The lum- 

 berman at once sees the wonderful lumber that could be cut 

 from the giant trees of the forest, the cattleman sees the 

 pasture possibilities of the hillside, the engineer sees the 

 possibilities of the water-power the stream will produce, 

 the sportsman sees a place that is a paradise for the trout 

 fisherman, the geologist sees the earth's history written in 

 the rock cliffs, the botanist sees the beautiful wild flowers, 

 the naturalist sees a rare species of bird that is found in only 

 a few places in the world, and the landscape artist sees the 

 setting for a beautiful picture. They all see the same objects 

 but from a different mental viewpoint. 



We have seen that man disputed the right to the posses- 

 sion of the caverns of the earth with the gigantic cave bear 

 until the power of mind overcame the power of brute force 

 and left man in complete mastery of the caverns as a place 

 of shelter and habitation. But the time came when the 

 natural caverns of the earth were not sufficient in size or 

 numbers to furnish a shelter for the increasing numbers of 

 the tribes. This led to the necessity of making artificial 

 caves as a place for both shelter against the cold and storms 

 and as a place for his habitation. He then began building 

 huts crudely constructed from sticks or logs and covered 

 with brush and grass as a place of shelter. He then learned 

 that the dried skins of animals made a better and more sub- 

 stantial covering for his hut than did the brush and grass 



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