CHAPTER THIRTEEN 
SECURING OUR ALLIES 
Norse is more certain than that man could not 
exist in the country alone; perhaps he can in the 
city. We began our civilization by securing the 
aid of the camel, the ox, the reindeer, and the dog; 
and by and by the horse became our noblest ser- 
vant and companion. Our food, our safety, our 
poetry, are largely dependent on association with 
these humble friends. Only a degenerate supposes 
that he can live with his gun, in defiance of all other 
creatures. Earlier races were ready to recognize 
their dependence upon animal friends. ‘The Aino, 
who represents the age of the cave-dweller, apolo- 
gizes to a dead bear that he has killed —“‘only 
from necessity, and not from love of killing.” ‘Oh, 
bear! forgive me! and believe me not to be a man of 
evil mind! I send you ahead to spirit hunting 
ground! I pray you to be my friend there, as you 
have been here!”’ This touch of sympathy with 
