ON ADAPTATION 



And almost from the beginning, man has 

 studied the forces which go into the make-up of 

 life without much encouragement, till now these 

 ages of contemplation have begun to crystallize 

 into thornless cacti, stoneless plums, fragrant calla 

 lilies and a thousand other results as definite and 

 as practical as the trolley or the telephone or the 

 omnipresent touring car. 



Who among us shall say what new plants even 

 a decade, now, may bring forth? 



On and on we go; one step 

 backward, sometimes; then two 

 steps forward; marking time 

 awhile; then onward with a spurt. 



