Perseus or Pugilist? 



subtle something for which it stands 

 effectively promotes the aspirations of 

 mankind for something more than food 

 and drink. We know that unnumbered 

 thousands see or care for little appar- 

 ently beyond mere creature comforts. 

 We know that the fight for food, more 

 acres, bonds or power over our fellow- 

 men, obsesses most of us, just as corre- 

 sponding ambitions and desires sway 

 the actions of Poland-China pigs. The 

 merely physical still rides its rough- 

 shod way. 



I love the colors of a rainbow hang- 

 ing in a dripping atmosphere and the 

 dainty petals of the humblest wild 

 flower in the woods, but could write 

 no thesis on prismatic tints, on sta- 

 mens or corollas. We marvel at old 

 Sirius and Arcturus as they lead the 

 winter or the summer stars across the 

 sky, but some astronomer will have to 

 tell us when bright Rigel rises or Cap- 

 ella sets. Anyone may catch the 

 majesty of the Parthenon or Notre 



