WHAT ANIMALS HAVE DONE FOR MAN 



:^^AN inherits," says Carlyle, "not only life 

 but the garnitures of life." 



The saying does not go far enough 

 — since it is clear that the accessories 

 of life often come, by inheritance, to 

 be part and parcel of the very life 

 itself. The folk tales, for instance, of a people are the 

 outcome of the life of a people, and yet, once formu- 

 lated, they help to mould the people's life. One can 

 trace such mouldings, such mutual acting and inter- 

 acting, throughout the whole history of mankind in 

 regard to those larger legends which may be called from 

 their wide range of influence World-Ideas. Take as an 

 example the Symbol of the Cross, which from the begin- 

 ning to the present end has been emblematic of Life 

 and its Sacrifice. How many human lives has it not 

 touched and moulded ! Now amongst these World-Ideas, 

 these legends which have indeed left their writing on 

 the wall, it is surprising how many concerned themselves 

 with the Beasts that Perish. 



The Serpent alone as the Symbol of Sin has left an 

 indelible trail over the whole human race. The wolf 

 of Romulus and Remus was in a measure responsible 



