THE BEGINNER IN POULTRY 



not but observe these many things. But, to delve into 

 the reasons for certain phases of group behavior and 

 also for certain individual habits will render them far 

 more interesting and attractive. The former can often 

 be traced ; the latter far less often. 



Observation of the habits of groups and of individuals 

 leads directly to more and more interest ; therefore to 

 increased sympathy, and to a sense of the rights of even 



the lower animals. 

 Not until we have 

 studied rather deeply 

 into the reasons for 

 common behavior and 

 for exceptional be- 

 havior in animals sub- 

 ject to us are we fitted, 

 in any real sense, to 

 become complete mas- 

 ters of their fate. For 

 masters of the beings 

 within their posses- 

 sion, men, women, and 

 children always are, as 

 long as these beings 

 are weaker than they, 

 or believe themselves 

 to be weaker. The 

 strength of man thus 

 lies in the weakness or the submission of that which he com- 

 mands or controls. It may be weakness of character, or of 

 will, or it may be weakness only physical (although phys- 

 ical weakness leads logically to the other weaknesses). 



Strength 



