THE RELIGION OF NATUEE 



likeness of God that we stand to the lower ani- 

 mals as the representatives of their God cruelty 

 will be impossible in any human mind. I wish that 

 the avowed humanitarians would recognize how 

 much stronger their position would be upon this 

 higher plane; because there is wisdom in the old 

 saying, " Omnia dat qui justa negat " " He who 

 denies the truth gives his whole case away." 



Before leaving the subject of the feelings of 

 animals I would say a word or two to those who 

 are passionately fond of animals, such as dogs and 

 horses or other pets. 



In following the straight line of my argument, 

 I have drawn a strict distinction between man and 

 " other animals," because I believe it to be true 

 that no other animal than man has gone through 

 the ages of mental discipline which resulted in 

 the development of self-consciousness. 



But I cannot help admitting nay, loving ani- 

 mals as I do, I am glad to claim that like causes 

 must always produce similar effects, and that in 

 demanding obedience from our domesticated ani- 

 mals and in permitting them to take concerted 

 action with us in sport, agriculture, domestic life, 

 etc., we may be on the way to endowing them with 

 self-consciousness and morality. 



A well-trained dog's lapses may be deplorable 

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