^ From Cave-dweller's Sketch to Photograph 



cause is deep-seated — that deep down in the heart of the 

 highly-cultured civilised man there are involuntary yearn- 

 ings after the sensations of wild, healthy, primeval nature. 

 The progress of mankind from the so-called barbaric stage 

 to the highest civilisation has been accomplished in so 

 short a time, in comparison with the whole period of man's 



Cttnurlo-^ardufjeu Girtdffe 



A GERMAN PICTURE OF THE GIRAFFE DATING FROM ABOUT TWO HUNDRED 



YEARS AGO. 



existence, that it is easy to understand how such a longing 

 may survive. In every man there must be something 

 of this craving for light and air and primeval conditions. 



" The conflict of man with the animal world," says 

 Wilhelm Bolsche, '' has passed away unsung and un- 

 celebrated. The civilised man of to-day has hardly a 



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