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diff --git a/43728-8.txt b/43728-8.txt deleted file mode 100644 index d08aa0a..0000000 --- a/43728-8.txt +++ /dev/null @@ -1,945 +0,0 @@ -The Project Gutenberg EBook of Natural Man, by Arthur B. Moss - -This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with -almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or -re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included -with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org - - -Title: Natural Man - -Author: Arthur B. Moss - -Release Date: September 15, 2013 [EBook #43728] - -Language: English - -Character set encoding: ISO-8859-1 - -*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK NATURAL MAN *** - - - - -Produced by David Widger - - - - - -NATURAL MAN - -By Arthur B. Moss - -PRICE ONE PENNY. - -LONDON: - -THE PROGRESSIVE PUBLISHING COMPANY, - -28 Stonecutter Street. - -1884. - - - - -NATURAL MAN - -Concerning the when and how of the origin of man nothing positive -is known. Genesis states that "god made man," but as the greatest -intellects of modern times doubt the existence of deity, a ready -acceptance of the Mosaic account of the creation of the haman species -can only take place among those who are not well qualified to weigh -evidence, balance probabilities, and appraise the evidence of rival -theories. - -The researches of men of science lead us to the belief that the -authors of the first and second chapters of Genesis were mistaken. They -formulated a theory and imagined it to be a fact. - -Darwin, Haeckel, Huxley, and other eminent scientists, dispute -altogether the theory that man was created perfect, and in their works -have proved to demonstration that the beings called men have evolved -from lower organisms; that they have the same anatomical structure as -the Catarrhini apes; that there is a distinct blood-relationship between -them, and that they have both had a common parentage. - -To establish the truth of the evolution theory, it is enough to look -fairly at the facts of nature; to observe man under various aspects; -to consider him in barbaric times, or in countries where he is not yet -civilised; to see him in a nude condition, with nothing to cover him but -a mass of hair which nature provides; to watch him in his struggle for -life with his enemies, the destructive lower animals and his fellow men, -and to find in the course of years that a higher form of man has evolved -out of this barbaric creature. - -The evolution theory accounts for the facts as they are observed in -life--facts which upon any other theory are quite inexplicable. And it -must not be supposed that because the theory does not give a complete -explanation to all the phenomena that it therefore is not reliable. -Haeckel says ("Pedigree of Man," p. 36): "If we can only prove the -general truth of the Darwinian theory, our idea of the origin of man -from lower vertebrata follows of necessity, and we are not obliged to -give a special proof as to this latter view if the general proposition -is well established." That the general proposition is well established is -now admitted by the most enlightened of the opponents of Darwinism. What -is called the "evolution theory" is generally acknowledged to be removed -from the region of hypothesis to that of fact. - -But it is not my purpose further to pursue the subject of man's origin, -which, while it is confessedly a most interesting question, is one upon -which no man who is not a skilled scientist can write or speak with -authority. I can only deal with probabilities. Nobody, so far as we -know, was present to witness the first man spring into existence. -Indeed, we do not know that there was a first man! And if there was a -first, it does not follow that he was conscious of being made, or when -he was completed that he had the pleasure of seeing his maker, who told -him how it was done. Or, on the other hand, if he were evolved from -some lower creature it does not follow that he was conscious of the -evolution. But at least we can be sure that history speaks with no -uncertain sound concerning man's progress in the world and the means by -which it was achieved. As a civilised creature man is not many centuries -old. Even now we find many savage races existing on the earth, and in -type so low in the scale are they that they more nearly resemble the -brute beasts, both in intellect and in physique, than the higher forms -of men. Now if we would study the progress of the human race to any -advantage, we must study it apart from all prejudice, and not allow -religious or superstitious notions concerning the superiority of one -class of people to warp our minds and prevent us from understanding the -important part played by savage peoples in the battle of life. For it -must always be remembered that man's history is one of fearful warfare, -not only between men and men, but between man and the lower animals. - -It is no flight of the imagination to say that there exist the clearest -proofs that man many ages ago lived in "holes in the earth," and went -in constant fear of animals who sought him as their prey. Sometimes -he would have to scramble up trees to elude the vigilance of these -sagacious beasts; sometimes the tree would form no place of safety, and -he would have to run for dear life or become a living sacrifice to these -savage beings. - -In the course of time man learnt how to keep himself warm, while the -beasts of the field perished from cold or parched with thirst and -famished with hunger, sunk and died; he learnt how to huddle himself -up close to a fire in his mud-hut, out of all danger from the enemy. In -addition to this he learnt how to speak, to communicate his thoughts to -his fellows. These were great steps in advance. Man was still in a nude -condition. But now he began to form a theory as to the cause of the -phænomena of the universe. He began to establish the reign of the gods. -All his gods, naturally enough, at first were fetishes. Those animals -which he considered superior to himself he elected as special objects of -worship. As soon as he found that these were not superior, but inferior, -to himself, he began to make gods after his own image. - -Out of small tribes in course of ages grew great nations. Men could now -manufacture weapons of destruction with which they could procure food -and destroy their enemies; thus little by little were built up the -nations of the earth. All advance, all progress towards civilisation -made by primitive man was made by opposing with all his strength and -skill the destructive forces of nature, and by strenuous attempts at -improving upon human nature itself. Was man then inherently depraved and -prone to evil continually? Not so. The germs of evil and good were alike -sown in his nature; and if either of these was developed by favorable -circumstances an evil or a good result followed of necessity. That -man was not depraved by nature is seen by the fact that in the general -evolution of things, instead of growing worse he has continued to -improve--from the low, brutal and immoral creature of the past, to the -purer, loftier, nobler being--the highest that can be found to-day. - -In his natural state, it is true, man was a wicked being. He had no -intuitive knowledge of right and wrong. He had to perform an act, and he -was never sure until he felt the results whether it was good or bad. In -his natural state he was dirty, untruthful, unjust. No god came to tell -him that "cleanliness was next to godliness;" nor admonish him to be -truthful and just in all his dealings. He was left alone to use his own -unaided intelligence as best he might. - -To test the truth of these assertions one has only to turn to savage -races existing to-day. It will be found on investigation that not only -are they unclean in their habits and destitute of any idea of justice, -but for the most part they are unblushing liars and ingenious thieves. - -All the characteristics in human nature that are called virtues are -purely of artificial growth, and result from man's cultivation of his -better self; or, in other words, from his improvement upon nature's -spontaneous course of action. - -In support of this view I may here quote J. S. Mill, who says ("Essay on -Nature," p. 48): "Children and the lower classes of most countries seem -to be actually fond of dirt: the vast majority of the human race are -indifferent to it: whole nations of otherwise civilised and cultivated -human beings tolerate it in some of its worst forms, and only a very -small minority are consistently offended by it. Indeed, the universal -law of the subject appears to be that uncleanliness offends only those -to whom it is unfamiliar, so that those who have lived in so artificial -a state as to be unused to it in any form, are the sole persons whom -it disgusts in all forms. Of all virtues this is the most evidently not -instinctive, but a triumph over instinct. Assuredly neither cleanliness -nor the love of cleanliness is natural to man, but only the capacity of -acquiring a love of cleanliness." On page 57 the same writer declares -that "Savages are always liars. They have not the faintest notion of -truth as a virtue." - -Having then all these bad qualities of nature, how is it that man has -been able to put them into subjection and advance along the road to -civilisation even at the pace that we have seen? Such advance has been -wholly dependent upon the energy and skill with which he has opposed the -destructive forces of nature, using one law to counteract another, and -upon the determination with which he has striven to improve upon human -nature itself. - -For centuries man groped about in the dark. Nature was deaf to his -appeals and blind to his sufferings, and her daily performances -frightened and bewildered him. And yet he did his best to ascertain the -causes of the phænomena of the universe. But his best guesses were wide -of the mark. Outside of nature he sought for explanation. He thought he -had scaled nature's heights and fathomed her debts when he had merely -gazed a few miles into the vast expanse of space above; and when -the most learned among them declared that god was the author of the -universe, a great theological enterprise commenced. Every nation started -a god on its own account, and if one proved to be insufficient, a few -more were easily drafted in, with a devil to keep them company. - -These gods and devils, which were material or spiritual, according -as occasion required, were hereafter put forward as explanations of -nature's workings. And the people believed in them. How could they -do otherwise? Their credulity was perfectly natural. They could not -investigate; all their faculties were untrained. Even the most learned -among them were superlatively ignorant; incapable by virtue of an -untrained mind of accurately perceiving, recording, remembering, or -judging of nature's manifold manifestations. - -And so the theologian had a good time of it. He believed thoroughly in -his own pretensions; believed that he possessed the key which opened the -door of all mysteries; that he was a god-appointed teacher of men; and -in all the countries of the world he was looked upon as second only in -importance to the gods themselves. - -But all this time the people were anxious to know not only what sort of -deity it was they worshipped, but what kind of action would be likely -to win his favor. They were told that god was a jealous being, and that -their first duty was obedience to his will. They believed it. - -When, therefore, they were instructed to slaughter their neighbors who -worshipped a different deity, they went to the task with all the ardor -of their nature, imagining in their ignorance that the more brutally -they executed the deity's will, the more pleasantly would he smile upon -them. The Jews killed the Midianites, the Amalakites, the Baalites, and -all other peoples they were capable of mastering who despised their god. -Later, the Mahommedans with equal mercilessness followed the example -of their Jewish brethren. Later still, the Christians persecuted and -murdered many who stubbornly refused to acknowledge that Jesus was the -Christ; and each nation could not only refer the deed back to the priest -from whom the wicked instructions came, but the priest in his turn -could point to the passage in his sacred book distinctly commanding or -sanctioning such barbarities. The Bible contained instructions for the -Jews not only to kill unbelieving people of other nations, but minute -details were given as to how believers of their own kith and kin should -be put to death (Leviticus xxiv., 16). - -The Koran was equally explicit in its directions to murder the infidels -(chapter on the "Cow," p. 23); and the New Testament, which the -Christians accepted as a guide, not only bade the believer have "no -fellowship with unbelievers," but into whatever city they went, and the -people were indisposed to give heed to their preachings, they were to -"shake off the dust of their feet," and god would make it warmer for -such people in the next world than for ordinary sinners. Nay more: the -Christian could point to the strong declaration of Jesus: "But those -mine enemies who would not that I should reign over them, bring hither -and slay before me" (Luke xix., 27). - -The people were told that angels existed. They believed it. - -They were told that witches were displeasing to the sight of God; that -he had given instructions that they were not to be "suffered" to live. -They believed it; and did their best to remove the witches from the face -of the earth. - -They were told that their God liked nothing so much as roast lamb. They -believed it. And when they couldn't spare a lamb, they thought it would -be pleasant at least for their deity to smell the flavor of it. - -They were told that God was the father of all men; that he was just and -good; but that he liked some nations better than others; and considered -some men fit only to be the slaves of others. They believed it. - -They were told that God made man. They believed it. - -They were told that he made all other animals for man's pleasure and -assistance. They believed it. - -They were told that he made the sun and the stars to give light to the -earth. They believed it. - -They were told that he made the earth. They believed it. That it was -flat, and they were flats enough to believe that also. - -But they were not told who made God; what intelligent mind designed him -before he was made; who made the intelligent mind that designed the God -that made the world out of nothing. These matters were allowed to remain -impenetrable mysteries. - -In course of time morality improved. The would-be murderer found that -there were men in the nation who could defend themselves against all -assaults of the enemy; and that the only way to be secure from attack -was to promise not to be the aggressive party. - -And the thief found that if he stole others would steal from him; that -only by being honest could he hope to have his own property protected. - -Though very early in the progress of man laws had been made against -murder and theft, it was not until men saw that their own life and -property were at stake, and that unless they were peaceful and honest -themselves they ran a risk of losing all they had, that anything -approaching harmony existed among the people of the nations that were on -the high road to civilisation. - -Among savage races, murder, theft and other crimes are almost as rife -as ever; and it is only when barbarous races come in contact with -races higher up the scale of life that their morality manifests rapid -improvement. - -Scepticism is the sign of a healthy mind. Doubt and unbelief invariably -arise as the result of earnest inquiry and vigorous thought. Except -among the philosophical Greeks and cultured Romans, doubts concerning -the truth of theology were not openly expressed, even by the few, until -many centuries after the Christian era began. - -Of course, among the early Christians there were many who doubted; some -who denied the divinity of Jesus; many who questioned the truth of the -resurrection; among the Brahmins and Buddhists, many who were sceptical -on dogmatic points of their faith. But it was not until the middle of -the sixteenth century that we find men questioning the pretensions of -theologians, and exposing with admirable fearlessness and candor the -errors of theology. - -Martin Luther early in the sixteenth century boldly questioned the -dogmas of the Romish Church. He was ably supported by Philip Melancthon, -but these reformers, although fighting bravely for the right of -Freethought, were fearful lest others in the exercise of this freedom -should go further than they did. Bruno, Telesio, Campanella and Vanini -are among the first mentioned in history who courageously declared their -disbelief in the prevailing theology. - -Bruno was a Pantheist. He denied that God was a person, and declared -that he was an essence. He affirmed that matter was indestructible; -that nature produced "all phænomena as the fruit of her own womb." -He believed in the plurality of worlds, and denied the teachings of -Aristotle. Telesio and Campanella held much the same belief. - -Vanini was an Atheist. For their heresies Telesio and Oampanella were -imprisoned; Bruno and Vanini both died at the stake. No doubt there were -many others who entertained doubts similar to those expressed by these -noble philosophers; but when they found that their scepticism would be -burnt out of them if they expressed it, they doubtlessly came to the -conclusion that they had better keep it to themselves until men were -more prepared for the reception of it. And probably the time would never -have come had it not been for the heroism of a Bruno, the defiance of -a Vanini, and the persistent teaching of other less known Freethought -worthies. - -Galileo the astronomer must also be numbered among the sceptics. He -denied that the earth was the centre of the universe, and in opposition -to such teaching declared that it moved round the sun. For making known -this now well-established fact the great astronomer was imprisoned, -and a short interval allowed for him to recant or die the death of an -infidel. He was an old man, and life was sweet. He elected to live. -He had sown the seeds of doubt concerning the Church's teaching of -astronomy--he left it to blossom in its own good time. - -In Europe periodical efforts had been made to improve the social and -domestic life of the people. Feudalism having developed to its highest -point, decayed, and upon its ruins were established strong monarchies, -which vied with each other in voluptuousness and wickedness. But if the -nation showed any signs of going forward in the march of progress, there -was always one chain at least to drag them hopelessly back again. -This was the Romish Church with, its slavish theology and horrible -corruption. - -"For centuries the popes at intervals had embroiled Italy. Sometimes -several popes ruled at once, and sometimes the Catholic Church had no -pope at all. To unite and maintain, the temporal and spiritual power -in their own persons was ever the ruling passion of the Catholic -potentates; and for this they have spilt rivers of human blood. -Under their absolute power the Church and its vices has grown up for -centuries. Rooted into the heart of society the people had learnt to -revere the ancient institution. Their imaginations were captivated by -its showy services; its priesthood had the keeping of their consciences; -was their only means of access to heaven; gave consolation in sickness; -married, buried, and sent them to paradise. Its superstitions and -centuries of cruelty had as yet only increased its power. Europe was -filled with its images of saints and martyrs, real or counterfeit, and -the people were instructed to fall down and worship them. Dead saints -were made the medium of access to the deity; the services of religion -were muttered in dead languages; priests were decked in dazzling -garments; wax candles burnt in the churches at noonday; vessels of -gold and silver stood on the altars; preaching had become rare, and had -degenerated into frivolous talking; monks who lived a life of ease or -idleness, and often of vice, were scattered in multitudes throughout -every nation of Christendom; and in order to prevent inquiry and crush -opposition, the Inquisition was established and the fire of persecution -lit. Pope Alexander VI., a man of unusual depravity, burnt Savonarola -for preaching reform in the Church. In short, a frightful spiritual -despotism, such as Europe had never seen before, held the human mind in -abject bondage" (Dr. Bollock's "History of Modern Europe," p. 23). - -After the Reformation the disputes between Christians, regarding -the doctrines of the Protestant as well as the Catholic Church, were -numerous and exceedingly bitter. But the masses of the people having to -work hard for a small pittance and little leisure, took comparatively -small notice of these theological disputes, and applied themselves -with commendable zeal to more useful labor than watching the wretched -encounters of fanatical religionists. - -The printing-press having now got into working order, began to disturb -the peace of mind of the clergy and others in authority. Every shot from -the armory of intelligence shook to their foundation the dogmas of the -Church. The people continued to work. Scientific men, too, continued -their labors quietly. - -Columbus discovered America, and frightened credulous believers in the -flatness of the earth out of all the wits they ever had. - -Descartes in France, Spinoza in Holland, formulated a philosophy that -knocked the anthropomorphic deity of the Christians quite off his -pedestal; it was done, however, in such a learned manner that the common -people heard scarcely anything about it. - -These continued the useful labors of the world. They tilled the soil; -they bred cattle; they erected magnificent houses for the rich and small -hovels for the poor; they made gaudy raiment wherewith to bedeck the -persons of kings and priests, and plain dresses as a covering for the -common people. Periodically, their progress was thwarted by being -called upon to fight religious wars for the priests, and wars for the -glorification or vanity of kings. Running rapidly over the pages of -history one important fact stands prominently out. It is this, that -as soon as the nations were at peace, for however short a while, the -sceptics appeared again, and with the growing intelligence of the -people, spoke in language of unmistakeable plainness about religion. - -Thomas Paine directed his powerful intellect against the upas tree; -Voltaire's wit went like a javelin to its core; while Mirabaud and -D'Holbach tore off the mask and left theology's errors exposed in all -their glaring hideousness. And now the dawn of a new era for Freethought -began to appear. - -The clergy maligned great sceptics, but scepticism increased -notwithstanding. Heretical works were condemned and the authors -imprisoned; but the seeds of doubt having been widely sown, nothing -short of the wholesale destruction of persons suspected of entertaining -these doubts was likely to prove effectual in the extirpation of them. - -From this point rapid progress towards the higher civilisation was made -in all countries in Europe where the people were bold enough to -free themselves from the dogmatism of the priests, read the works -of scientific men, take advantage of every new discovery, interest -themselves in the political and social movements of the country. In -short, man advanced in proportion as he devoted himself to the work of -the world, and left the next world and all opinions in regard to it to -take care of themselves. - -So far we have seen the progress of man has been won by a vigorous -struggling against the harmful forces of nature. In truth, nature has -been a very useful servant to those who understand her, but a harsh and -brutal master to those who were ignorant of her ways. She is not, nor -ever has been, worthy of worship. She destroys every being that lives -once, and sometimes by the most painful process it is possible to -conceive. How many thousands she has starved with hunger, frozen with -cold, poisoned, drowned, or swept away by earthquakes or other frightful -calamities, mankind will never know. All we can know is that thousands -have been thus sacrificed, and that in proportion as man used one force -of nature to counteract the effect of another he has advanced. - -When the sceptical man had a chance of life, his advance towards -civilisation was rapid. The sceptical mind investigated; new discoveries -were made; the printing press increased in usefulness and power; new -forms of industry were started, and a higher happiness made possible for -the masses of the people. The art of agriculture steadily improved; -and the shipping of merchandise from one nation to another was greatly -facilitated by improved skill in navigation. - -Great, however, as were the strides towards civilisation in the -seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, they were all eclipsed in the -early part of the nineteenth century by the utilisation of steam-power, -electricity, and other great natural forces, which had the effect of -greatly increasing the wealth-producing power of those nations that -adopted them. Nor was this all; for immediately following, machinery, -which saved an enormous amount of labor, was introduced. Food and -clothing became cheaper. The people multiplied rapidly, and with this -increase of population grew a proportionate demand for food and labor. - -In a short time the struggle for existence was manifestly keener than it -had ever been before; the rich became richer and richer, while among the -poor the tendency was to get poorer and more poor. Uncomplainingly the -people devoted themselves to the labor of each day. Theology they set -aside for six days of the week, and concerned themselves about the gods -on Sunday. Though they did not often say so, the majority of men thought -it was far better for them to be diligent workmen, performing all -the secular duties of daily life--building houses, making clothes, -machinery, writing books; acting the part of good husbands, fathers, or -citizens--than to have the most orthodox belief it was possible for a -being to entertain. And this sentiment grew stronger and stronger, and -proved of immense importance to mankind. - -For hundreds of years theologians had talked about the importance of -saving men's souls; and those who possessed the smallest seemed to make -the most fuss about them. But now the aspect of things was changed. Men -began to talk about looking after their bodies; and some ventured to -suggest that if they had souls in their bodies it would, perhaps, be no -disadvantage to them if their bodies were well fed, well clothed, and -their whole being well trained. - -Necessity forced all but a small minority into the labor market. And -after years of labor the earth was converted from a howling wilderness -into a home fit for habitation. Here let me distinctly affirm that all -that is admirable in civilised life--the comfort of home, the pleasure -of education, the fascination of the drama, the beauty of painting or -sculpture, the usefulness of scientific acquirements--owe their value to -the secular labor of mankind. - -Theology deserves no credit in respect to these things. Theology did not -help man to supersede the sailing vessel by the steamship, the old coach -by the railroad, the reaping machine by the scythe (vice versa, DW), nor -the fastest locomotion by the telegraph wires. The theologian did not -discover the telephone, nor did he learn how to light--with a brilliancy -previously unknown to man--our streets and great public buildings by -means of electricity. - -One Stephenson is worth a thousand theologians; one Edison of more -value to the world than all the gods that men's imagination have ever -pictured. - -But see what additional wonders the secular laborer has accomplished. He -has removed forests of trees and converted them into houses, the hides -of cattle he turned into boots and shoes, the wool of sheep he has -transformed into robes of beauty and utility. He has bedecked our -walls with paintings, put books upon our shelves, and with sweet music -gladdened our hearts. To accomplish all this he has had to rely solely -upon his reason. Yet theologians call this splendid attribute _carnal -reason,_ and declare that it is no safe guide to man. It has been man's -only guide; and when he has trusted it he has been more often in the -right than otherwise. Even his errors have assisted hint in future -labors. Faith he has had, but it has always been secular faith. -Experience has been his guide, science a lamp unto his feet. Even when -he has walked down the wrong path he has done so with his eyes open. - -Theological faith is sightless. It allures you to the brink of a -precipice and precipitates you to the earth beneath. It is a ship -without a rudder; the tempestuous waves toss it about recklessly, the -wind drives it savagely against the rocks, and to-day this ship called -"Theological Faith" is a dreary wreck. - -But reason grows stronger and clearer as the ages roll on. Man has -discovered that he can trust it; that he can use it; that he can assist -himself and others by the employment of it. In other words, he can do -his own thinking, reason out his own principles, act his own life. He -can be a man. And it is better for an individual to be a bad original -than a good copy of somebody else. Man is civilised to-day. He has -fought a good fight, he has conquered a foe; but better than all, he has -converted an enemy into a friend. - -What is man's future policy? Is there not still plenty of labor for -him to perform? Is there not an ocean of enigmas yet to be fathomed, a -gold-mine of knowledge yet to be explored? Is there not poverty to be -remedied, pain to be alleviated, ignorance to be removed? The reformer -has yet something to inspire his fervid soul; the philanthropist plenty -to touch his generous heart. Why even now the wealthy rogue struts -pompously upon the stage of life in grand attire, and fares sumptuously -every day; while honest poverty in rags lies hungry and fainting at his -door. Even now the rich own all the land, and many poor have not where -to lay their head. Even now all men are not equal in the sight of -the law; and one man gets pensioned for work for which another is -incarcerated in gaol. Even now our sisters are outraged and turned -adrift upon the world to be the playthings of vicious men for evermore. -Even now our workhouses are filled with men and women who are able to -work for an honest living--if they could get it--but cannot because -labor is cheap, and there are too many waiting to perform it. Even now -our gaols are filled with society-made criminals, that education and -better circumstances might have rescued from a life of misery and crime. -Even now youth is stunted and starved, and men and women pine away, -racked with some terrible disease which thoughtless and careless parents -have transmitted to them. - -Reformers abate not your enthusiasm, but work bravely on. Through the -world diffuse the glorious light of knowledge, let men learn that all -crime is a mistake, that effects always follow causes, and that a good -effect never follows from a bad cause in a nation that is governed on -the principles of truth and justice. - -Remove poverty by sound advice to the poor and by strenuous efforts to -improve men's surroundings. Stay the drunkard in his downward course, -and assist unceasingly all social and political progress. Popularity you -may never attain; even praise for your unselfish labor may be denied you -while you live. But good work must leave its influence in the world; -and your children's children will assuredly profit by it. For as Carlyle -truly says: "Beautiful it is to see and understand that no worth, or -known or unknown, can die even on this earth. The work an unknown -good man has done is like a hidden vein of water flowing underground, -secretly making the ground green. 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