. The Saturday evening post. nd wholly content in his ignorance. Withculture got from Latin and Greek came thedesire for greater knowledge of the worldand the fullness thereof. There were nobooks of travel to afford knowledge—noreports to geographic societies, no encyclo-pedia to record scientific research. Knowl-edge was got at first hand or not at all, andgetting knowledge at first hand meantweary months in wooden ships under can-vas, and other weary months in coaches orastride horses or camels. The quest of cul-ture was a hard business, not lightly under-taken, and the cultured few deserved
. The Saturday evening post. nd wholly content in his ignorance. Withculture got from Latin and Greek came thedesire for greater knowledge of the worldand the fullness thereof. There were nobooks of travel to afford knowledge—noreports to geographic societies, no encyclo-pedia to record scientific research. Knowl-edge was got at first hand or not at all, andgetting knowledge at first hand meantweary months in wooden ships under can-vas, and other weary months in coaches orastride horses or camels. The quest of cul-ture was a hard business, not lightly under-taken, and the cultured few deserved thehonor they received. Books brought the distant places to onesown fireside. One may sit at home andlearn all that other men know concerningthe wide reaches of the sea and the land;and yet, so persistent is custom, in thisgood day travel is, as ever, an essential toeducation, and people put themselves to agreat deal of trouble and expense to learnthe things that could be learned moreeasily at home. (Concluded on Page 65).
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