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THE SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST.
In northern zones the ranging bear Protects himself with fat and hair. Where snow is deep, and ice is stark, And half the year is cold and dark, He still survives a clime like that By growing fur, by growing fat. These traits, O Bear, which thou transmittest, Prove the survival of the fittest! To polar regions, waste and wan, Comes the encroaching race of man; A puny, feeble little lubber, He had no fur, he had no blubber. The scornful bear sat down at ease To see the stranger starve and freeze; But, lo! the stranger slew the bear, And ate his fat, and wore his hair! These deeds, O Man, which thou committest, Prove the survival of the fittest! In modern times the millionaire Protects himself as did the bear. Where Poverty and Hunger are, He counts his bullion by the car. Where thousands suffer, still he thrives, And after death his will survives. The wealth, O Crœsus, thou transmittest Proves the survival of the fittest! But, lo! some people, odd and funny, Some men without a cent of money, The simple common Human Race, Chose to improve their dwelling-place. They had no use for millionaires; They calmly said the world was theirs; They were so wise, so strong, so many— The millionaire? There wasn’t any! These deeds, O Man, which thou committest, Prove the survival of the fittest!
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