DOMESTICATION OF ANIMALS 219 
(Narrative of an Explorer in Tropical South Africa)... . Two of 
the most striking features of the savage character are recklessness 
and greed. Being quite unable to make provision for the future, 
or even to realize the wants of the future, the savage con- 
sumes in disgusting orgies the produce of a successful hunt. 
A stroke of luck, such as the capture of a big herd of game, 
simply means an opportunity for gorging. But even the savage 
capacity for food has its limits; and, in exceptionally good 
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Fig. 1156.—Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) 
seasons, there is a superfluity of game. A civilized man would 
strain every nerve to store the surplus away against future 
wants. The savage simply wastes it; partly because he knows 
that meat will not keep, partly because he cannot realize the 
needs of the future. The ‘pemmican’ or sun-dried meat of 
the Red Indian, and his ‘caches’ or buried hoards, are the 
limits of the savage capacity for storing up against a rainy 
day. But if the savage is reckless and greedy, he is often 
affectionate and playful. If he has had as much food as he 
can eat, he will amuse himself by playing with his captives 
instead of killing them. At first, no doubt, there is a good 
