FIELD MICE 



during the process lose entirely their own iden- 

 tity. In this way the dead and inert become 

 alive. Atoms travel from lifeless to living bod- 

 ies and back again to lifeless forms ; and so they 

 give and borrow ; are alive or are dead, just as 

 the wonderful processes of nature seem to de- 

 mand." Aunt tried to make me understand 

 that there was a life lesson here. " If the great 

 leaders of affairs," she said, "would only live 

 nearer to the powerful and simple laws of nature 

 and thus work together for the common good 

 of all instead of individual fame and gain how 

 much more rapidly and smoothly would all the 

 difficult problems of our national life evolution- 

 ize." 



Mongola not understanding or being able 

 to enjoy any of the wonderful thoughts Aunt 

 was unfolding to me did his part, however, by 

 living his own life and following his natural in-, 

 stincts. While we were using our minds my 

 pet had been using his sharp little eyes and his 

 well developed sense of smell. The grass 

 moved so slightly we did not notice it but the 

 skunk did and understood what it meant. He 

 aroused me from this train of thought as his 

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