. Domesticated animals, their relation to man and to his advancement in civilization;. Domestic animals. THE FLOCKS AND HERDS 105 mals are able to prevail over their savage neighbors, and thus to extend the reahii of a nascent civihzation. Yet another influence, arising from the domestication of large beasts, arises from the fact that these creatures are important store- houses of food ; their flesh spares men the labor of the chase, and so promotes those regularities of employment v/hich lead men into civilized ways of life. In fact, by making these creatures captive, men unintentionally brou
. Domesticated animals, their relation to man and to his advancement in civilization;. Domestic animals. THE FLOCKS AND HERDS 105 mals are able to prevail over their savage neighbors, and thus to extend the reahii of a nascent civihzation. Yet another influence, arising from the domestication of large beasts, arises from the fact that these creatures are important store- houses of food ; their flesh spares men the labor of the chase, and so promotes those regularities of employment v/hich lead men into civilized ways of life. In fact, by making these creatures captive, men unintentionally brought themselves out of their ancient savagery. They were led into systematic and forethouo-htful courses, and thus found a trainingr which they could in no other way have secured. The first and simplest use made of the animals from which man derives strength appears to have been brought about by the subjugation of wild cattle— the bulls and buffaloes. Several wild varieties of the bovine tribe were originally widely disseminated in Europe and Asia, and these forms have been frequent objects of chase by the ancient hunters. Although in their adult state these animals were doubtless originally intractable, the young were mild-mannered, and, as we can readily conceive, must often have been led captive to the abodes of the primitive people. As is common with all grega- rious animals which have long acknowledged the authority. Cattle of India. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Shaler, Nathaniel Southgate, 1841-1906. New York, C. Scribner's Sons
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