supply of the earth. Thus the trail of the grizzly 

 bear would lead one to the wonderful story of soil- 

 creation and the strange, almost enchanting powers 

 it has over our strange existence. 



For the young, and perhaps for the older, the 

 grizzly has qualities which should make him the su- 

 preme mental stimulus of the great outdoors. A 

 better acquaintance with him will be beneficial of 

 itself, and an interest in him would inevitably ex- 

 tend to his wild neighbors and to the whole wide 

 world of beauty and grandeur wherein he lives his 

 adventurous life. 



The eagle, our emblematic bird, has prowess; he 

 soars, he dares the storm, and he explores the cloud 

 scenery of the sky. He makes an appeal to the in- 

 terest of a few, but the bear stirs the minds and the 

 hearts of many. In most respects the grizzly would 

 rival the eagle for an emblematic animal and would 

 excel all animals in arousing a nature interest 

 around the world. 



Perpetuate the grizzly in our wild places and 

 National Parks, and this will fill all wild scenes 

 again with their appealing primeval spell — the 

 master touch which stirs the imagination. An edu- 

 cator has called the imagination "the supreme in- 



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