Arts and Crafts, Trade. Conclusion

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Quite early, however, in history of the race comes the valuable discovery that the hands can be used, not only for holding and climbing, but for shaping things into handier forms, and thus through a long series of ientative breakings of sticks and chippings of stones the people finally get the more necessary arts established. A common characteristic of most forms of simple work is their rhythm. This is perhaps especially observable in a blacksmith’s forge, but hardly less so in milking, scrubbing, and various other common employments. One of the greatest points of contrast between the savage and civilized man, or even more advanced type of barbarian, is that the first is no trader, while in the other stages economic factors are not only of importance but are recognizedly so. Buyer and seller may meet in some place presided over by a god, and under his protection, have nothing to fear from each other’s personal violence or foreign magic.

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