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nations might so die; but nations never 

 do. Similarly, there is never a protest 

 against the Game Laws sufficient to 

 bring about their repeal. Clearly, then, 

 the preservation of game is as directly 

 referable to the scheme of creation as are 

 the preservations of humanity in Europe 

 from the snows, St. Paul's Cathedral from 

 the mob, and nations from the impulse to 

 suicide. It is only to those who think in 

 'isms, or do not think at all, that this 

 statement will be startling or incredible. 

 All things in this world are wonderful ; 

 and sometimes familiar things, seen in 

 their true relations, are the most wonderful 

 of all. 



Often, however, it is very difficult to 

 perceive the true relations. This is 

 notably the case in human society. Some 

 social phenomena are more puzzling than 

 any to be witnessed among the lower 

 animals. As far as one can make out, 

 these do not habitually do anything with- 

 out a cause ; but men are different. 

 Dogs, for example, never bark merely for 



