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Pragmatic economists have pointed out that Fascism is a reflex of the lean and bony ridges and sandy or sparse soil of Central Europe. Socialists insist that Fascism is not inevitable anywhere, and that a different system of property, political and consequent international relations would result in plenty for the German people even though their soil and raw materials are poor. But whatever the truth of the Socialist argument, it is axiomatic that a nation's total well-being under any economic system is limited by two things: the nature of the land and what is under the land...
...Department; and reflect what we conceive to be Professor Usher's capacity for original, careful, and profound analysis. His topic method of treatment has been a useful too in a vast field which responds badly to the integrated treatment we have suffered under elsewhere. As for the reflex of economic forces upon social events, Professor Usher has emphasized them repeatedly as he passed from topic to topic; and at the beginning of the year expressed his extent of agreement and disagreement with the specific theory of the economic determination of history. We remember with appreciation his humane and genuine interest...
...cyanide eggs were dropped into a pan of sulfuric acid; at 10:39:30 the fumes reached the pig. It staggered to its feet nine times. At 10:40:05 it fell to the bottom of the cage. At 10:41:40 all reflex actions stopped, two minutes 20 seconds after the start of the execution...
...reached. For sharp-eyed creatures which can easily follow the the 1/16th inch stripes, a further refinement is achieved by using slender threads, the finest of which were especially woven for Warkentin's experiments. The cylinder technique was used in Germany 15 years ago, but only to study reflex eye movements and not to test acuteness of vision. Its adaptation to Warkentin's purposes was suggested by his departmental superior. Dr. Karl Ulrich Smith. Since Mr. Warkentin's animals are inside a cylinder, his experiments of course give no inkling of the distances to which animals...
Fish Minds. Professor James Gray of Cambridge declared that fish: 1) perform simple reflex acts; 2) form associations between events; 3) accomplish difficult migrations apparently involving memory; 4) display emotion. "As far as I can form a judgment," said he, "these four types of behavior include most, if not all, of the activities of the human race. ... I do not believe we can put our finger on any one of our mental powers and say, 'Herein are we a race apart, elevated above the rest of the animal world...