Тарзан, прийом мавп
The Light of Knowledge
Itwasadifficulttask,forheheldthepencilasonewouldgraspthehiltofadagger,whichdoesnotaddgreatlytoeaseinwritingortothelegibilityoftheresults.
Butheperseveredformonths,atsuchtimesashewasabletocometothecabin,untilatlastbyrepeatedexperimentinghefoundapositioninwhichtoholdthepencilthatbestpermittedhimtoguideandcontrolit,sothatatlasthecouldroughlyreproduceanyofthelittlebugs.
Thushemadeabeginningofwriting.
Copyingthebugstaughthimanotherthing—theirnumber;andthoughhecouldnotcountasweunderstandit,yethehadanideaofquantity,thebaseofhiscalculationsbeingthenumberoffingersupononeofhishands.
Hissearchthroughthevariousbooksconvincedhimthathehaddiscoveredallthedifferentkindsofbugsmostoftenrepeatedincombination,andthesehearrangedinproperorderwithgreateasebecauseofthefrequencywithwhichhehadperusedthefascinatingalphabetpicturebook.
Hiseducationprogressed;buthisgreatestfindswereintheinexhaustiblestorehouseofthehugeillustrateddictionary,forhelearnedmorethroughthemediumofpicturesthantext,evenafterhehadgraspedthesignificanceofthebugs.
