H Wuh'i'nil* find Their Handling 



walking or falling among the pieces of rock which 

 fell from the cliffs in the mountains, and had 

 gradually learned how to make use of them. Peo- 

 ple who have studied these matters see evidences, 

 in the old records of different races, of the way in 

 which materials were discovered. In every case, 

 the intelligent observation of the effect of the ma- 

 terial or some circumstance in connection with it 

 - the original reason for its discovery and the 

 attempts to make use of it. 



Gold was one of the earliest materials used by 

 the peoples in places where the gold existed, be- 

 cause the bright color of the gold in the sand or 

 the rock would attract the eye and excite the curi- 

 osity. In the same way arrows and spears devel- 

 oped from the use of sticks in an attempt to ward 

 off the enemy. The broken branches of trees were 

 used at first and then some attempt was made to 

 shape them so that they would be handier to use. 

 In every case, however, the actual use of the 

 material came after the men had observed the 

 material, had some knowledge of the effect which 

 it produced, and had applied their intelligence to 

 the possibility of using the material. 



The Beginning of Industry. The long painful 

 journey of the human race to a more intelligent 

 use of all natural resources was begun when the 

 material was discovered; but, in the early history 

 of the matter, many hundred years passed before 

 it was discovered how the material could be used 

 for the greater convenience and comfort of man- 

 kind. Long after people had given up living in 



