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Chapter 4

           Ihavealreadyspokenofthegreatpalacesdottedaboutamongthevariegatedgreenery,someinruinsandsomestilloccupied. Hereandthereroseawhiteorsilveryfigureinthewastegardenoftheearth,hereandtherecamethesharpverticallineofsomecupolaorobelisk. Therewerenohedges,nosignsofproprietaryrights,noevidencesofagriculture;thewholeearthhadbecomeagarden. 

           ‘Sowatching,IbegantoputmyinterpretationuponthethingsIhadseen,andasitshapeditselftomethatevening,myinterpretationwassomethinginthisway. (AfterwardsIfoundIhadgotonlyahalf-truthoronlyaglimpseofonefacetofthetruth.) 

           ‘ItseemedtomethatIhadhappeneduponhumanityuponthewane. Theruddysunsetsetmethinkingofthesunsetofmankind. ForthefirsttimeIbegantorealizeanoddconsequenceofthesocialeffortinwhichweareatpresentengaged. Andyet,cometothink,itisalogicalconsequenceenough. Strengthistheoutcomeofneed; securitysetsapremiumonfeebleness. Theworkofamelioratingtheconditionsoflifethetruecivilizingprocessthatmakeslifemoreandmoresecurehadgonesteadilyontoaclimax. OnetriumphofaunitedhumanityoverNaturehadfollowedanother. Thingsthatarenowmeredreamshadbecomeprojectsdeliberatelyputinhandandcarriedforward. AndtheharvestwaswhatIsaw! 

           ‘Afterall,thesanitationandtheagricultureofto-dayarestillintherudimentarystage. Thescienceofourtimehasattackedbutalittledepartmentofthefieldofhumandisease,butevenso,itspreadsitsoperationsverysteadilyandpersistently. Ouragricultureandhorticulturedestroyaweedjusthereandthereandcultivateperhapsascoreorsoofwholesomeplants,leavingthegreaternumbertofightoutabalanceastheycan. 

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