THE POINT OF VIEW 



can only be developed by struggle, by active, intelli- 

 gent, patient overcoming of difficulties, the elements 

 that achiev^ed success throughout the ancient travail of 

 the race. It is still "To him that overcometh"; and 

 nothing can take the place of the hard task in education. 

 But there need be no reversion to barbarism. In fact, the 



Fig. I. Primitive German Home and its Occupations 

 (From a painting by Joh. Gehrts) 



work should all be planned to exert the strongest possible 

 uplift toward civilization instead. 



Dominion over Animals. — The step from abject savagery, 

 by which a new relation between mankind and nature was 

 opened up, was do7nestication of ajiivials. Hitherto life 

 had been a struggle against all nature, against friendg and 



fog§ alike, At this point man first developed intelligene^ 



