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method. Mr. Ward sees tbe reason for thi.s iu tbe fact that kuowledj^e, 

 ingeuuity, skill, and itidustry, well-nigh omuipotent in the accomplish- 

 ment of anything toward which they can be once fairly directed, have 

 not been applied to moral end and directed to the attainment of social 

 well-being-. 



MYTHOLOGY AND FOLK-LORE. 



A very important addition to the philosophy of animism is that of 

 Mr. J. G. Frazer in his connection of burial customs with the primitive 

 theory of the soul. The whole range of literature has been consulted, 

 and the scrupulous habit of Mr. Frazer in the enumeration of authori- 

 ties will be of the greatest advantage to those who wish to follow u]) 

 the subject. The feature most thoroughly examined is the identity of 

 ghosts and the belief iu a second or spirit self. 



Major Powell, in reviewing Mr. Dall's paper on masks, draws atten- 

 tion to the fact that in paraphernalia, as in folk-lore, the i)ractical 

 passes imperceptibly into the mythical. "Savage mythology deals 

 largely with animal life, and savage drama is. intimately associated 

 with savage mythology." Among many North American tribes the old 

 men and women who transmit mythic lore are listened to with great 

 interest, and as the stories of the ancient god-beasts are told, resort is 

 liad to dramatic personification to give zest and vigor to the mytliic 

 tales. 



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