Difference between revisions of "69:7 The Utilization of Animals"
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69:7.1 To start with, the entire [[animal]] world was man's enemy; [[human beings]] had to [[learn]] to [[protect]] themselves from the [[beasts]]. First, man ate the animals but later learned to [[domesticate]] and make them serve him. | 69:7.1 To start with, the entire [[animal]] world was man's enemy; [[human beings]] had to [[learn]] to [[protect]] themselves from the [[beasts]]. First, man ate the animals but later learned to [[domesticate]] and make them serve him. | ||
| − | 69:7.2 The [[domestication]] of [[animals]] came about [[accidentally]]. The savage would [[hunt]] herds much as the [ | + | 69:7.2 The [[domestication]] of [[animals]] came about [[accidentally]]. The savage would [[hunt]] herds much as the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Native_Americans American Indians] [[hunted]] the [https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bison bison]. By [[surrounding]] the herd they could keep [[control]] of the [[animals]], thus being able to kill them as they were required for [[food]]. Later, corrals were constructed, and entire herds would be captured. |
| − | 69:7.3 It was easy to tame some [[animals]], but like the [ | + | 69:7.3 It was easy to tame some [[animals]], but like the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elephant elephant], many of them would not [[reproduce]] in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captivity_%28animal%29 captivity]. Still further on it was [[discovered]] that certain [[species]] of [[animals]] would submit to man's [[presence]], and that they would [[reproduce]] in captivity. The [[domestication]] of [[animals]] was thus promoted by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selective_breeding selective breeding], an art which has made great [[progress]] since the days of [[Dalamatia]]. |
| − | 69:7.4 The [ | + | 69:7.4 The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog dog] was the first [[animal]] to be [[domesticated]], and the [[difficult]] [[experience]] of taming it began when a certain [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog dog], after following a [[hunter]] around all day, actually went [[home]] with him. For ages dogs were used for [[food]], [[hunting]], [[transportation]], and companionship. At first dogs only howled, but later on they learned to bark. The dog's keen [[Senses|sense]] of [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Senses#Smell.2C_Taste.2C_and_Touch smell] led to the notion it could see [[spirits]], and thus arose the dog-[[fetish]] [[cults]]. The employment of watchdogs made it first possible for the whole [[clan]] to [[sleep]] at [[night]]. It then became the [[custom]] to employ watchdogs to [[protect]] the [[home]] against [[spirits]] as well as [[material]] enemies. When the dog barked, man or beast approached, but when the dog howled, spirits were near. Even now many still [[believe]] that a dog's howling at [[night]] betokens [[death]]. |
69:7.5 When man was a [[hunter]], he was fairly kind to [[woman]], but after the [[domestication]] of [[animals]], coupled with the [[Caligastia]] [[confusion]], many [[tribes]] shamefully treated their [[women]]. They treated them altogether too much as they treated their [[animals]]. Man's brutal treatment of [[woman]] [[constitutes]] one of the [[darkest]] chapters of [[human]] [[history]]. | 69:7.5 When man was a [[hunter]], he was fairly kind to [[woman]], but after the [[domestication]] of [[animals]], coupled with the [[Caligastia]] [[confusion]], many [[tribes]] shamefully treated their [[women]]. They treated them altogether too much as they treated their [[animals]]. Man's brutal treatment of [[woman]] [[constitutes]] one of the [[darkest]] chapters of [[human]] [[history]]. | ||
Latest revision as of 23:32, 12 December 2020
69:7.1 To start with, the entire animal world was man's enemy; human beings had to learn to protect themselves from the beasts. First, man ate the animals but later learned to domesticate and make them serve him.
69:7.2 The domestication of animals came about accidentally. The savage would hunt herds much as the American Indians hunted the bison. By surrounding the herd they could keep control of the animals, thus being able to kill them as they were required for food. Later, corrals were constructed, and entire herds would be captured.
69:7.3 It was easy to tame some animals, but like the elephant, many of them would not reproduce in captivity. Still further on it was discovered that certain species of animals would submit to man's presence, and that they would reproduce in captivity. The domestication of animals was thus promoted by selective breeding, an art which has made great progress since the days of Dalamatia.
69:7.4 The dog was the first animal to be domesticated, and the difficult experience of taming it began when a certain dog, after following a hunter around all day, actually went home with him. For ages dogs were used for food, hunting, transportation, and companionship. At first dogs only howled, but later on they learned to bark. The dog's keen sense of smell led to the notion it could see spirits, and thus arose the dog-fetish cults. The employment of watchdogs made it first possible for the whole clan to sleep at night. It then became the custom to employ watchdogs to protect the home against spirits as well as material enemies. When the dog barked, man or beast approached, but when the dog howled, spirits were near. Even now many still believe that a dog's howling at night betokens death.
69:7.5 When man was a hunter, he was fairly kind to woman, but after the domestication of animals, coupled with the Caligastia confusion, many tribes shamefully treated their women. They treated them altogether too much as they treated their animals. Man's brutal treatment of woman constitutes one of the darkest chapters of human history.
