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Inspiration Science

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The Race

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To

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"Yes, I can guess that by looking vious that the country which called paychological knowledge and the at it." replied Uncle Henry in a halt to scientific progress would established facts of science; scienti non-committal voice. He stepped soon fall behind in every other fic and constructie measures of back and regarded the canva

canvas with

respect as well-in its industry, in eugenics and birth control; scienti- half closed eyes. "You've got its economic position, in its naval fic research in agriculture and in- great sense of colour," he pro-

and military defences, and, not least dustry, sufficient at least to defeat nounced at last.

important in its culture. Those the gloomy prophecies of Malthus "I'm glad you realise that, ait." who sign for an Arcadia in which and enable ever larger populations “But I'm not so sure about your all machinery would be scrapped to live in comfort and contentment perspective."

and all invention proclaimed aon the same. limited area of land. "Sir," hegan Aubrey, stung to crime, as it was in Erewhon, forget In Buch ways we may hope to to the quick.

that the Erewhonians had neither restrain the pressure of population

"However, that wouldn't matter to compete with highly organised and the

Makes Defence Efficient

far more likely to at all as regards the idea I have scientific competitors for the trade to expansion which,{ mind," he went on. "And you'll of the world nor to protect them drive the people of a nation to war admit, I suppose, that I have got elves against possible bomb-drop- than the knowledge that they-and also the chemles they will have to ideas. I should never have built up ping, blockade or invasion.

Aght tre armed with the deadliest this great advertising concern

weapons which science can devise. without them. Now, as it happens.

But can we admit that the sus

This last brings us to the thorny I am looking for a a somewhat picious of our critics are justified? bedr

problem of economic depression, and Funcle the attack more ginal and striking design, and If science has made the

unemployment. No doubt a large must say I never expected to and deadly in war, it has also made the part of this results from the war, it here. But that he pointed to defence more efficient in the long national rivalries, tariff barriers, the canvas, "might do with certain run; it shows no partiality in the and various causes which have alterations, of course."

age-long race between weapons of nothing to do with science, but a Au-attack and defence. This being: 40 residue must be traced to scientific It would, I think, be hard to main-research; this produces labour- "I'll make it clear.. The clients tain in cold blood that its activities having devices which in times of are jam and preserve makers are likely to make wars either more depression are only too likely to be Stick a large jar of jam in the fore- frequent or more prolonged. It is welcomed as wage-saving devices ground of that picture, make it, of at least arguable that the more and to put men out of work. course, the outstanding item and deadly a war is likely to be, the Rare Gifts From Science,

"I don't understand," began brey, frankly puzzled.

don't worry about the perspective. less likely it is to occur.... You might do a border, too of Still it may occur. We cannot particularly luscious strawberries, fgnore the tragic fact that, as our but don't bother with any lettering president of two years ago told us, -you're not experienced enough science has given man control over

for that."

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himself.

"I see," put in Aubrey, breathing The tragedy does not He in man's heavily through the nose.

scientific control over Nature, but Dlana stepped forward in readi-in his absence of moral control over nesa, if necessary, to catch Aubrey himself. This is only one chapter as he fell. Poor darling,

a long story-human natura How of could Uncle Henry have been so changes very slowly, and so for ever human knowledge, lactless? What was the use now lags behind.

of dreaming that he and her hus-which accumulates very rapidly. band might become friends?

The plays of Eschylus nad So-

"I am sorry, sir, but I fear I amphocles still thrill us with their interest, but the not interested in the business side tal human

cold.

of pictorial advertisement," said scientific writings of Aristarchus Aubrey with what she felt, in the and Ptolemy are dead-mere his 9th Nov. circumstances, to be wonderful torical curiosities which leave us

restraint. "You say that I have a sense of colour but

none of per- spective-the same mgiht be said of Van Gogh."

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"Exactly, young man, but Van Gogh was a genius-and, you are not."..

The scientific Robot in "Punch'a” cartoon boasted that he could do the work of 100 men. but gave no answer to the question "Who will find work for the dlaplaced ninety- nine?" He might, I think, have answered "The pure scientist, in part at least."

For scientific research has two products of industrial importance -the labour-saving inventions! which displace labour, and the more fundamental discoveries which originate.as pure science, but may ultimately lead to new trades and new popular demands providing employment for vast armies of labour.

Both are rich gifts from science! to the community. The labour- Scientific knowledge is trans-saving devices lead to emancipa- tion from soul-destroying toil and mitted from one generation to another, while required charac- routine work, to greater leisure and better opportunities for its enjoy- teristics are not. Thus, in re-

ment. The new foventions add to spect of knowledge; each genern tion stands on the shoulders of the comfort and pleasure, health its predecessor, but in respect of and wealth of the community. If human nature both stand on the a perfect balance could be maintain- ed between the two there would be same ground.

employment for all, with a con- tinual increase in the comfort and dignity of life..

More Science Needed These are hard facts which we

It seemed to Aubrey that the 5th Nov. other man. was

laughing at him, 5th Dec. even aneering. Only the thought that the visitor was Diana's uncle kept him from breaking into angry. protest. He longed to order him cannot hope to alter, and which- But, as I see it, troubles are out of the studio, to be coldly, we may as well admit may wreck bound to arise if the balance is not magnificently contemptuous. le- civilisation. If there is an avenue maintained, and a steady flow of stead, he was horrified to discover of escape it does not, as I see It, labour-saving devices, with no ne that his main impulse was to burst lies in the direction of less science, companying steady flow of new in, into unmanly tears.

but of more science psychology, dustries to absorb the labour, they "Well, what do you say?" in which holds out hopes that, for the displace, cannot but lead to unem quired Uncle Henry, seating him, first time in his long, history, man ployment and chaos in the field of self and taking a large cigar case may be enabled to obey the command labour.

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"I refuse-absolutely,"

"Know thyself;" to which I, for one, would like to see adjoined a

Uncle Henry selected a cigar and morality and, if possible, even a began to pull at the weed slowly religion, consistent with our new and meditatively. "I've got an-

other idea," he said, as if Aubrey

had not spoken: "It's a risk, but

our

don't mind taking it. I am going TWO ORANGES AND

to offer you a job in my dealgoing

department, £500 a year. You

won't be worth it at first, but; I'm

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giving you your chance and it's up Lord Wakefield's Choice to you to make good." He beamed[ Of "Ample Meal" benevolently on the young couple! through clouds of cigar smoke..

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AMUSING CONFESSIONS

Want Of Balance angola

At present we have a want of balance resulting in unemployment, so that our great need; at the moment is for industry-making dis coveries. Let us remember Fara- day's electromagnetic induction. Maxwells, Hertzian waves, and the

Otto crele each of which has pro- vided employment for millions of men. And, although it is an old story, let us also remember that the economic value of the work of one scientist alone, Edison, has been estimated at £8,000,000,000.

Tinhappily, no amount of plan ning can arrange a perfect balance. Viscount Wakefield made some For as the wind bloweth where it interesting confessions as to his lateth, so no one can control the liking for light lunches and his direction in which science will ad lifelong habit of collecting Freas vance; the Investigator in pure cuttings when he presided at the science does not know himself whe Annual meeting of the Hythe Foot-ther his researches will result in. ball Club, of which he is President. mere labour-saving device or new Although they had to attend a industry. He only knows that if all number of luncheon and dinner science were throttled down, neither engagements, he said, he could as- would result; the community would sure them that City Aldermen did become crystallised in its present not live on, turtle soup

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