 that he is thrown into a panic by
an eclipse, and thinks that the sun or the moon would surely perish, if he
did not raise a clamour and shoot his puny shafts into the air to defend
the luminaries from the monster who threatens to devour them. No wonder he
is terrified when in the darkness of night a streak of sky is suddenly
illumined by the flash of a meteor, or the whole expanse of the celestial
arch glows with the fitful light of the Northern Streamers.(722) Even
phenomena which recur at fixed and uniform intervals may be viewed by him
with apprehension, before he has come to recognise the orderliness of
their recurrence. The speed or slowness of his recognition of such
periodic or cyclic changes in nature will depend largely on the length of
the particular cycle. The cycle, for example, of day and night is
everywhere, except in the polar regions, so short and hence so frequent
that men probably soon ceased to discompose themselves seriously as to the
chance of its failing to recur, though the ancient Egyptians, as we have
seen, daily wrought enchantments to bring back to the east in the morning
the fiery orb which had sunk at evening in the crimson west. But it was
far otherwise with the annual cycle of the seasons. To any man a year is a
considerable period, seeing that the number of our years is but few at the
best. To the primitive savage, with his short memory and imperfect means
of marking the flight of time, a year may well have been so long that he
failed to recognise it as a cycle at all, and watched the changing aspects
of earth and heaven with a perpetual wonder, alternately delighted and
alarmed, elated and cast down, according as the vicissitudes of light and
heat, of plant and animal life, ministered to his comfort or threatened
his existence. In autumn when the withered leaves were whirled about the
forest by the nipping blast, and he looked up at the bare boughs, could he
feel sure that they would ever be green again? As day by day the sun sank
lower and lower in the sky, could he be certain that the luminary would
ever retrace his heavenly road? Even the waning moon, whose pale sickle
rose thinner and thinner every night over the rim of the eastern horizon
that he is thrown into a panic by 
 an eclipse, and thinks that the sun or the moon would surely die, if he 
 did not recruit a clamour and dart his puny shot into the air to defend 
 the luminary from the monster who threatens to devour them. No wonder he 
 is terrify when in the dark of night a stripe of sky is suddenly 
 illumined by the flash of a meteor, or the whole sweep of the celestial 
 arch glows with the fitful light of the Northern Streamers.(722) Even 
 phenomena which recur at sterilize and uniform intervals may be viewed by him 
 with understanding, before he has come to recognise the orderliness of 
 their recurrence. The focal ratio or slowness of his realization of such 
 periodic or cyclic changes in nature will count largely on the length of 
 the particular cycle. The cycle, for exemplar, of day and night is 
 everywhere, except in the polar regions, so light and hence so frequent 
 that men probably soon ceased to discompose themselves seriously as to the 
 chance of its failing to recur, though the ancient Egyptians, as we have 
 watch, daily wrought enchantments to fetch back to the east in the morning 
 the fiery orb which had slump at evening in the crimson west. But it was 
 far otherwise with the annual cycle of the seasons. To any valet a year is a 
 considerable period, seeing that the number of our years is but few at the 
 best. To the archaic savage, with his short memory and imperfect means 
 of punctuate the flight of clock time, a year may well have been so long that he 
 failed to recognise it as a hertz at all, and watched the changing view 
 of earth and heaven with a perpetual wonder, alternately delighted and 
 alarm, elated and cast down, accord as the vicissitudes of light and 
 hotness, of plant and animal life, minister to his comfort or endanger 
 his existence. In fall when the withered leaves were whirled about the 
 forest by the nipping fire, and he looked up at the plain boughs, could he 
 feel sure that they would ever be green again? As day by day the sun sank 
 low and lower in the sky, could he be certain that the luminary would 
 always retrace his heavenly road? Even the waning moon, whose pale sickle 
 rose thinner and thinner every nox over the rim of the eastern horizon
 thwt he is thrown into a pxnic by
an eclipse, and vhinks fhat the sun or the moon would surelb peeish, uf he
did not raise a cuamour anf shoot yis kuny shafts into vge air bj dercnd
thz ouminaries frok the monsder who threatanr co devour them. No wonder he
is terrifyed whem ln the darknesf of gighf a streak of sky is suddenly
illumjned by the flash of a meteor, or the whole expwnse of the celestial
agch glows wuth eye fitful lieht of the Northern Stteamers.(722) Even
phenomena which recuf at yixed and ubidorl intervals nay bv viewed by hlk
with dpprehemsion, before hc has cone to recognise the ocderliness of
their rgcurrence. Dhz speed or slowness od yis rgcognhtiov of sudh
'erjodic lr ryclic chanfes in natuee will depend largtly in the length of
the pwrticular cycle. The cycle, for example, ox dzy and night is
everywheee, except in the polat regions, fo short and hence so frequent
that men probably smon cxared tj eidcompose themselves seriously as to the
chance kf ins failing to recmr, though the ancirnh Rdyptians, as wg have
szsn, daily wrought encjantmenjs to vring bach to the east in the morning
the fiery orb wkicy had sunk at evennng in the cximson west. But it was
far otherwisz with the annual cycle of ghe seasons. To avy kat a year is a
considerable [eriod, sexing chat the numner of our years is bmd few at the
best. Tl the psimitive swvage, with his short memory and imperfect meams
mf karking che fllght of time, a rear may well kave beeu so lung that hv
failed tm recognise it as a cycla at all, and xatched tre cyangung aspdzts
of earth anc heaven cnth a perpetual wonder, altevnateug delighted and
cuqrmed, elated anc cxst dlwi, accjsding as the vicksskyudes of light akd
hdat, pf plant and animal nife, ministered to his cjmfort ot threateged
his existemce. In autumn when the xitherxd leafes were whirled about the
forest gy the niopikg blast, and re lioked up at che bare boughs, could he
feel sure that tiey would ever be green again? As day by dai tme sun sank
lpwer wnd lower in the sky, could he be certain that uhe luminary would
ever detraca his heavenly road? Even the waning moon, whose pale sickle
rose thinner and thibner etewy night ovsr tne rik jy the ewstecn horizon
that he is thrown into a panic eclipse, thinks that sun or the he not raise a and shoot his shafts into the air to defend luminaries from the monster who threatens to devour them. No wonder he is when in the darkness of night a streak of sky is suddenly illumined the of meteor, the whole expanse of the celestial arch glows with the fitful light of the Northern Streamers.(722) phenomena which recur at fixed and uniform intervals be viewed by him apprehension, before he has come recognise orderliness of recurrence. speed slowness of his of such periodic or cyclic changes in nature will depend largely on the length of the particular The cycle, of day night everywhere, in the polar short and hence so frequent that ceased to discompose themselves seriously as to the of its to recur, though the ancient Egyptians, we have seen, daily wrought enchantments to bring to the east in the morning the fiery orb which had sunk at evening in west. But it was otherwise with the cycle the To man a is a considerable period, seeing that the number of our years but few at the best. To the primitive savage, with memory imperfect means of the flight of time, year well have been so he to a at and watched the changing of earth and heaven with perpetual wonder, alternately delighted down, according as the vicissitudes of light and of plant and animal life, ministered to comfort or threatened his existence. In autumn when the withered leaves were about the the nipping blast, and he looked up at bare boughs, could he sure that they would ever be green again? As by the sun lower and lower the sky, could be certain that would ever his road? moon, whose pale sickle rose thinner thinner night over the rim of eastern
 that he is thrown into a panic bY
an eclipse, And thInkS thAt The sUn or The moon would suREly pErish, if he
did not raise a cLamouR aND shoOT hIs punY shafts INtO THe aIr To DefEnD
ThE lumiNarIes from The monster Who ThReatens to devOUr Them. No wondEr hE
is terrified WheN in the DaRknESs of nIghT a strEak of sKY is sudDenly
illuMiNEd by thE Flash of A MEtEor, oR the whole expanse oF ThE Celestial
arch gLows wiTh THe FITfuL liGht of the NoRtHern STReamers.(722) eVeN
PHEnoMEna which recur At fixed and uNIfoRm inteRvAls MAy be viEwed bY hIM
wiTh apprehensIon, bEfore he haS come tO RecogniSE the ordErlineSs oF
thEir rECuRrEncE. THE spEEd Or sLOwnEss of his ReCoGnitiOn of SUCH
PeriOdiC or cYclic Changes in natuRe wIll dEPenD largEly on The lEnGth of
The parTiculAr Cycle. The cycle, foR exaMple, of day And NiGht Is
EveryWHere, exCepT in The polaR regionS, So sHoRT ANd Hence so frequent
thaT mEN PrObably soOn ceasED tO dIScompose ThEmsElveS SEriouSly aS To The
chancE of its FAiLiNg to recUr, Though ThE anCieNt EgyPTianS, as we hAve
seen, dAily wROught enchantmeNTs to bring back TO tHE EaST in tHe mOrning
the fiEry oRB whiCh haD SuNk aT EveniNg in tHe CRiMSon west. But it was
far oThErwise With tHe annual cycle Of the seasoNS. tO any man a Year IS a
COnsiderable perIod, seEing that thE Number of Our yeArs is but Few at the
bEST. To the prImiTivE saVagE, WItH his short memoRY And iMpErfect mEanS
of markIng The FliGht Of Time, a year May well hAvE bEeN sO loNg thaT He
failed To RecOgNisE it as A Cycle aT all, aNd waTcHeD The ChanginG AsPECts
oF eArTh anD heAvEn witH a peRPetUal wondEr, alternaTelY DeliGhTeD and
alaRmed, elated and CaSt down, accoRdIng As the vICIssitudeS of light and
heat, of plant aND animal LifE, miniSterEd to his coMfoRt or thReaTEned
hiS existEnce. IN aUtuMN When tHE WiTheReD leaves werE WHirLed abOuT the
Forest bY the nipping blast, anD He lOoked up at the bAre BougHS, CoUld HE
fEEl sUrE ThaT THey would ever be gReen again? AS dAY bY day the sun SAnk
LoWer and lOwer in tHe sky, COuld he bE certain tHat the lumInAry wOULd
eVer retrace His heaveNly road? EvEN the wANiNg mooN, whOse palE sIckLe
rosE thinnER anD thinNer eveRy Night oVer thE rIm of the eAstern horizon
 that he is thrown into apanic by
a n ecl ips e,an d th inks  that the suno r th e moon would surely pe rish,  i f  hed id  notraise a cl a m our  a nd  sh oo t  h is pu nyshaftsinto the a irto  defend
thel um inaries fr omthe monsterwho  threa te nst o dev our  them . No w o nder h e
is terr if i ed whe n  in the d ar knes s of night a stre a ko f sky is sudde nly
il lu m in e d  by  th e flash of  a  mete o r, or t h ew h o lee xpanse of the  celestiala rch  glows  w ith the fi tfulli g htof the Nort hern  Streamer s.(722 )  Even
p h enomena  which  re cur  atf ix ed  an du nif o rm  in t erv als maybe  v iewed  byh i m with  ap preh ensio n, before hehas  com e  to  reco gnise  the  o rderl inessof
th ei r recurrence. T he s peed or s low ne ssof  hisr ecogni tio n o f suchperiodi c  or  c y c l ic  changes in nature  w i l ldepend l argely on  t h e length  o f
t he p a r ticul ar c y cl e. The c ycle,f or  e xample,  o f dayan d n igh t ise very where,  exceptin th e  polar regions ,  so short and he n c es o fr equ ent
that me n pr o babl y so o ncea s ed to  disc om p os e  themselves serious ly  as to  thechance of its  failing t o r ecur, th ough th e  ancient Egypt ians,  as we hav e 
seen, d ailywroughtenchantme n t s to bri ngbac k t o t h e  e ast in the mo r n ingth e fiery  or b which  ha d s unk  at  e vening in  the cri ms on  w es t.But i t  was
far  o the rw ise  with the an nualcycl eof the  season s .T o  any  m an  a y ear  i s a
c onsi d era ble per iod, seei ngt hatth enumberof our yearsis  but few a tthe 
best. T o the pr imitive savage, with hi s  shortmem ory a nd i mperfectmea ns
ofmar k ing th e flig ht of  t ime , a yea r ma y w el l have bee n solongth at h e
faile d to recognise ita s a  cycle at all , a nd w a t ch edt he cha ng i nga s pects
of earthand heaven  w i th  a perpetu a l w on der, al ternate ly de l ightedand
alarm ed, elate dandc a stdown, acco rding as  the vici s situd e sof li ght  and
h ea t,of pl ant an d  an imallife,mi nister ed to  h is comfo rt or threatened
his ex istenc e. In  au tumn when  th e  wi thered le aves  were whir led  ab out t hef orest  byt he  ni p pingblas t , and hel oo ked u pat the bare b o ugh s, co uld he
fee l su re that they woul d  ever be green  aga i n ? A s d a y by  d ay the sun san k
l ow e r  and low er  in the sky , couldhe be ce rtainthat t he lumi n a ry wouldever  re trace his  he av e nly roa d?  E v en the  wan in g moon , whos e  pal e sickle
rose thin ner a n d  thin n erevery  n ight ov e r th e rim of t he easternhorizo n
 that_he is_thrown into a panic_by
an eclipse,_and_thinks that_the_sun or the_moon would surely_perish, if he
did not_raise a clamour_and_shoot his puny shafts into the air to defend
the luminaries from the monster who_threatens_to devour_them._No_wonder he
is terrified when in_the darkness of night a_streak of_sky is suddenly
illumined by the flash of a_meteor,_or the whole_expanse of the celestial
arch glows with the fitful light_of the Northern Streamers.(722) Even
phenomena which_recur at fixed_and_uniform_intervals may be viewed_by him
with apprehension, before he has_come to recognise the orderliness of
their_recurrence. The speed or slowness of his_recognition of such
periodic or cyclic changes_in nature will depend largely_on the_length of
the particular cycle. The_cycle, for example,_of day_and night is
everywhere,_except in the polar regions, so_short and hence_so frequent
that men probably soon ceased_to_discompose themselves seriously_as_to_the
chance of_its failing to_recur,_though the_ancient_Egyptians, as we have
seen, daily wrought_enchantments_to bring back to the east in_the morning
the fiery orb_which_had sunk at evening_in the crimson west. But_it was
far otherwise with the annual_cycle of_the seasons._To any man a year is a
considerable period, seeing that the_number of our years is but_few at the
best. To_the primitive_savage,_with his short_memory_and imperfect_means
of marking the flight of time, a_year may_well have been so long that_he
failed to recognise it_as_a cycle at all, and watched_the changing aspects
of earth and heaven_with a perpetual wonder, alternately_delighted_and
alarmed,_elated and cast down, according_as the vicissitudes of light and
heat,_of plant and_animal life, ministered to his comfort or_threatened
his_existence. In autumn when the withered_leaves_were whirled about the
forest by the_nipping_blast,_and he looked up at_the bare boughs, could he
feel sure_that they would ever be green again? As day_by day the_sun sank
lower and lower in_the_sky,_could he be certain that the luminary would
ever retrace his_heavenly road?_Even the waning_moon, whose pale sickle
rose thinner and thinner every night over_the rim of the eastern horizon