THE CALL OF THE WILD 



lassoing of a lion in Africa, the lassoing of lion or cou- 

 gar in the Rockies. You may also see the lassoing and 

 hoisting on board vessel of two polar bears and six 

 musk-oxen, within the arctic circle, at the inception of 

 their journey to the Bronx Zoo, where they now form 

 part of our zoological exhibit. 



All hail photography in its wonderful service to man- 

 kind! Build shrines to the White Gods of the Lens and 

 the Brush, whose devotees are making us acquainted with 

 all parts of this little world of ours and its denizens, both 

 brute and human. They are also reaching out into 

 infinite space, and daily increasing our knowledge of the 

 universe, of which we form so small a part. 



All hail every wholesome influence that lures from the 

 fetid artificiality of modern life to the pure air, the bright 

 sunshine, the detonating thunder, the storm with its 

 fury of swish and drift, to glorious contact with the 

 forces of nature, be they of gentler or sterner mood, 

 where we may recreate and exclaim with the greatest 

 of poets: 



"And this our life exempt from public haunt, 

 Finds tongues in trees, books in running brooks, 

 Sermons in stones, and good in everything/' 



The outdoor life sweetens all existence; it cultivates 

 the pure and wholesome in one's life and aspirations; 

 it lures from man-made attractions, that pander to 

 sensation, to God-made attractions, that sustain the 

 source of being; in advancing years it enables one to 

 exclaim: 



"Though I look old, yet am I strong and lusty; 

 For in my youth I never did apply 



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