Humus 



ALL FLESH is one, including man, in its demand for nutrition 

 to survive, but man alone demands infinitely more that mere nutri- 

 tion. Through his conquest over the forces of nature, man has 

 adapted himself to all conditions and environments and lives 

 wherever there is air to breathe on the surface of the earth, in 

 the sky, under the earth, on the surface of the waters, under the 

 sea. His frozen footprints are preserved for future ages in the 

 regions of the north pole and the trail of the tractor pushes 

 steadily into the unexplored continent locked in everlasting win- 

 ter around the south pole. His air-conditioning creates a cool 

 spot for luxurious comfort astride the equator, and he squats non- 

 chalantly within the rim of boiling volcanic cauldrons and takes 

 the temperature of mother earth and diagnoses her fevers and 

 convulsions. 



To serve the demands of the ubiquitous adaptability of man, 

 to speed up production of necessities and luxuries for his use, to 

 create new and useful things to satisfy his growing needs and de- 

 sires, are some of the practical ends of scientific research. Be- 

 cause of his adaptability and conquest over the forces of nature, 

 man has cut loose from his mother's apron strings the earth 

 and we find the populations of civilization throughout the world, 

 in large part, marooned on the islands of villages, towns, and 

 cities, segregated and separated from the land vast aggregations 

 of restless, discontented children, playing with the machines and 



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