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Ellsworth Huntington quotes

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Ellsworth Huntington quote: "We are learning, too, that the love of beauty is one of..."
We are learning, too, that the love of beauty is one of Nature's greatest healers. Ellsworth Huntington
Although farming of any sort was almost as impossible in the plains as in the dry regions of winter rains farther west, the abundance of buffaloes made life much easier in many respects. Ellsworth Huntington
Ellsworth Huntington quote: "Year by year we are learning that in this restless, strenuous..."
Year by year we are learning that in this restless, strenuous American life of ours vacations are essential. Ellsworth Huntington
Ellsworth Huntington quote: "Surprising as it may seem, this study indicates that similar..."
Surprising as it may seem, this study indicates that similar conditions are best for all sorts of races. Ellsworth Huntington
No part of the world can be truly understood without a knowledge of its garment of vegetation, for this determines not only the nature of the animal inhabitants but also the occupations of the majority of human beings. Ellsworth Huntington
Ellsworth Huntington quote: "Except on their southern borders the great northern forests..."
Except on their southern borders the great northern forests are not good as a permanent home for man. Ellsworth Huntington
Man could not stay there forever. He was bound to spread to new regions, partly because of his innate migratory tendency and partly because of Nature's stern urgency. Ellsworth Huntington
Fertile soil, level plains, easy passage across the mountains, coal, iron, and other metals imbedded in the rocks, and a stimulating climate, all shower their blessings upon man. Ellsworth Huntington
Nevertheless most of the evergreen forests of the north must always remain the home of wild animals and trappers, a backward region in which it is easy for a great fur company to maintain a practical monopoly. Ellsworth Huntington
In fact, the history of North America has been perhaps more profoundly influenced by man's inheritance from his past homes than by the physical features of his present home. Ellsworth Huntington
Again and again, to be sure, on the way to America, and under many other circumstances, man has passed through the most adverse climates and has survived, but he has flourished and waxed strong only in certain zones. Ellsworth Huntington
Ellsworth Huntington quote: "It seems strange that almost no other traces of the strong..."
It seems strange that almost no other traces of the strong vikings are found in America. Ellsworth Huntington
The evidence points to central Asia as man's original home, for the general movement of human migrations has been outward from that region and not inward. Ellsworth Huntington
The human organism inherits so delicate an adjustment to climate that, in spite of man's boasted ability to live anywhere, the strain of the frozen North eliminates the more nervous and active types of mind. Ellsworth Huntington
Ellsworth Huntington quote: "America is the last great goal of these migrations."
America is the last great goal of these migrations. Ellsworth Huntington

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