The Unity and Application of Art 



The motive power comes from gasoline and Is produced 

 by small explosions taking place within enclosed cylinders, 

 the power from which is transmitted through shafts and 

 gearing to the point where locomotion takes place. But what 

 is gasoline? It Is a liquid substance, highly volatile, com- 

 posed of hydrocarbon particles that will explode when 

 changed to a gas and mixed with air when a spark is applied. 

 It is liquid sunshine stored away in the hidden recesses of the 

 earth's rocks millions of years ago. Its discovery and utili- 

 zation has grown Into one of the largest industries in the 

 United States. It Is a part of the Universal Plan of Crea- 

 tion. It Is a changed form of animal and vegetable life, 

 which in the economies of Nature, was stored away when 

 the earth was young and there held in reserve until Cultural 

 Evolution had prepared civilization for Its use. 



Before we reach the house toward which we are travel- 

 ing, we find that the automobile in which we are being 

 transported represents many varied industries that give 

 employment and furnish a livelihood to millions of human 

 beings. It represents a combination of constructive ideas 

 that have been accumulating throughout the ages and now 

 assembled into one useful machine. It Is not the product of 

 any one mind, age or Industry, but it Is a product of the con- 

 structive thoughts of millions of human beings who have 

 changed the forms of Nature in order that they may be 

 adapted and applied to the uses of man. It is a device of 

 his making that eliminates time, shortens space and adds to 

 his happiness, comfort and convenience. 



