How do men describe each other? Do they not speak as follows,
and mean exactly what they say
"He is as sly as a fox."
"He eats like a pig."
"He has dog-like faithfulness."
"He is as brave as a lion."
"He is as treacherous as a snake."
"He was as hungry as a wolf," etc. ----
Our good and our bad qualities alike are mapped out in our humble
animal relations.
The horse stands for ambition, which strives and suffers in
silence. The dog represents friendship, which suffers and
sacrifices much, but whines loudly when injured.
We have no doubt that of the twelve passions which enter into
Fourier's complex analysis of man each has its prototype in some
one animal. ----
To rebel at the animal combination which makes up a man would be
folly.
The Maker of us all, from ants to anti-imperialists, naturally
gathered together the various parts in lower animal form before
finishing the work in man.
A harmoniously balanced mixture of all the animals is calculated
undoubtedly to produce the perfect man. ----
Therefore, study your animal make-up. Analyze honestly and
intelligently the so-called "lower" creatures from whom you
derive your mental characteristics. If you have not yet done so,
study at once some good work on embryology, and learn with
amazement and awe of your marvelous transformations before birth.
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