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expected on the basis of energy. When Germany threw herself 

 against the Italians in the fall of 1917 the balance was at once 

 changed. Whatever may be the reason, German energy is more 

 than a match for that of Italy. 



In the Great War two nations, France and England, fought 

 Germany to a standstill. Another, the United States, falls into 

 the same class. When the war ended, France, England, the United 

 States, and Germany all emerged with unimpaired prestige, so far 

 as prestige depends upon the energy and determination with 

 which they had fought. Here again I can only point out that this 

 is what would be expected on the basis of climate and energy. Let 

 us compare the climates of the chief cities of these four countries. 

 Perhaps it is worth while to remind the reader that these are also 

 the four chief cities of the whole world. Here are the figurfes as 

 to the mean temperature from month to month. The smaller 

 figures preceded by plus or minus signs indicate the amounts by 

 which the various montRs differ from the same month in London. 



Monthly Mean Temperature 



