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the unprogressive portion of the Aryan race, while 

 the new countries received the more progressive indi- 

 viduals. But as these migrating armies traveled 

 farther and farther they met with many difficulties. 

 The difficulty of obtaining food was constant, and 

 many an individual succumbed to starvation. As 

 they wandered through new countries, inhabited by 

 other peoples, they learned many new customs, and 

 in this way became acquainted with the principles of 

 agriculture. 



But a more important change was produced in the 

 character of these migrating people. These migra- 

 tions lasted many years and always the less vigor- 

 ous, the less ambitious, and the weaker individuals 

 were crowded out from the ranks and left behind 

 whenever a good spot could be found for the planting 

 of a family. It was ever the most active, the most 

 ambitious, and the most warlike individuals who con- 

 tinued the migration, and by the time they had 

 reached their final home, the remnant of the original 

 band would be composed of a selected class. It 

 would contain only those who had developed the 

 greatest personal vigor, the greatest ability to con- 

 tend with adverse conditions in nature and with 

 vigorous opponents, the most warlike, the most ambi- 

 tious, and the class that would be least satisfied to 

 settle down into a quiet life. Those who wandered 

 farthest would be the fiercest, like the Germans. 

 Thus it came about that whereas, when they started 

 on their migrations, the people consisted of one type 

 of individuals, the final companies that settled in 

 their new homes were composed of individuals whose 

 average character was very widely different from 

 that with which they started. The people left in the 



