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lesson that lies nearest to us。        After all�察�it is more to my old mind�察�and 

perhaps to your   young mind too�察 �to look   at things which   are young and 

fresh and living�察�rather than things which are old and worn and dead。                 Let 

us leave the old stones�察�and the old bones�察�and the old shells�察�the wrecks of 

ancient worlds which have gone down into the kingdom of death�察�to teach 

us their grand lessons some other day�察�and let us look now at the world of 

light and life and beauty�察�which begins here at the open door�察�and stretches 

away over the hay´fields�察�over the woods�察�over the southern moors�察�over 

sunny   France�察  �and   sunnier   Spain�察  �and   over   the   tropic   seas�察  �down   to   the 

equator�察 �and   the palm´groves   of the   eternal   summer。        If   we   cannot   find 

something�察�even at starting from the open door�察�to teach us about Why and 

How�察�we must be very short´sighted�察�or very shallow´hearted。 

     There   is   the   old   cock   starling   screeching   in   the   eaves�察  �because   he 

wants to frighten us away�察�and take a worm to his children�察�without our 

finding out whereabouts his hole is。            How does he know that we might 

hurt him�拭�and how again does he not know that we shall not hurt him�拭�we�察�

who for five´and´twenty years have let him and his ancestors build under 

those eaves in peace�拭       �How did he get that quantity of half´wit�察�that sort 

of stupid cunning�察�into his   little brain�察 �and yet   get no   more�拭         �And  why 

��for this is a question of Why�察�and not of How�� does he labour all day long�察�

hunting for worms and insects for his children�察�while his wife nurses them 



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in the nest�拭    �Why�察�too�察�did he help her to build that nest with toil and care 

this spring�察�for the sake of a set of nestlings who can be of no gain or use 

to   him�察  �but   only   take   the   food   out   of   his   mouth�拭�Simply   out   ofwhat 

shall I call it�察�my child��Love�察�that same sense of love and duty�察�coming 

surely from that one Fountain of all duty and all love�察�which makes your 

father work for you。         That the mother should take care of her young�察�is 

wonderful enough�察�but that ��at least among many birds�� the father should 

help likewise�察�is ��as you will find out as you grow older�� more wonderful 

far。   So there already the old starling has set us two fresh puzzles about 

How and Why�察�neither of which we shall get answered�察�at least on this side 

of the grave。 

     Come on�察�up the field�察�under the great generous sun�察�who quarrels with 

no   one�察  �grudges   no   one�察  �but   shines   alike   upon   the   evil   and   the   good。 

What a gay picture he is painting now�察�with his light´ pencils�察�for in them�察�

remember�察  �and   not   in   the   things   themselves   the   colour   lies。    See   how�察�

where   the   hay   has   been   already   carried�察  �he   floods   all   the   slopes   with 

yellow light�察  �making them  stand   out sharp   against   the black shadows of 

the wood�察�while where the grass is standing still�察�he makes the sheets of 

sorrel´flower blush rosy red�察�or dapples the field with white oxeyes。 

     But is not the sorrel itself red�察�and the oxeyes white�拭�

     What colour are they at night�察�when the sun is gone�拭�

     Dark。 

     That is�察�no colour。      The very grass is not green at night。 

     Oh�察�but it is if you look at it with a lantern。 

     No�察  �no。    It   is   the   light   of   the   lantern�察  �which   happens   to   be   strong 

enough to make the leaves look green�察�though it is not strong enough to 

make a geranium look red。 

     Not red�拭�

     No�察  �the   geranium   flowers   by   a   lantern   look   black�察  �while   the   leaves 

look green。      If you don't believe me�察�we will try。 

     But why is that�拭�

     Why�察�I cannot tell�此       �and how�察�you had best ask Professor Tyndall�察�if 

you ever have the honour of meeting him。 

     But nowhark   to the   mowing´machine�察 �humming   like   a   giant   night´ 



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jar。   Come up and look at it�察�and see how swift and smooth it shears the 

long   grass   down�察  �so   that   in   the   middle   of   the   swathe   it   seems   to   have 

merely fallen flat�察�and you must move it before you find that it has been 

cut off。 

     Ah�察�there is a proof to us of what men may do if they will only learn 

the lessons which Madam How can teach them。                     There is that boy�察�fresh 

from   the   National   School�察  �cutting   more   grass   in   a   day   than   six   strong 

mowers could have cut�察�and cutting it better�察�too�察�for the mowing´machine 

goes so much nearer to the ground than the scythe�察�that we gain by it two 

hundredweight of   hay  on   every  acre。 And   see�察 �too�察 �how  persevering   old 

Madam How will not stop her work�察�though the machine has cut off all the 

grass which she has been making for the last three months�察�for as fast as 

we shear it off�察�she makes it grow again。              There are fresh blades�察�here at 

our feet�察�a full inch long�察�which have sprung up in the last two days�察�for 

the cattle when they are turned in next week。 

     But   if   the   machine   cuts   all  the   grass�察  �the   poor   mowers   will   have 

nothing to do。 

     Not   so。    They   are   all   busy   enough   elsewhere。      There   is   plenty   of 

other work to be done�察�thank God�察�and wholesomer and easier work than 

mowing with a burning sun on their backs�察�drinking gallons of beer�察�and 

getting first hot and then cold across the loins�察�till they lay in a store of 

lumbago   and   sciatica�察  �to   cripple   them   in   their   old   age。 You   delight   in 

machinery because it is curious�此�you should delight in it besides because it 

does good�察�and nothing but good�察�where it is used�察�according to the laws of 

Lady Why�察�with care�察�moderation�察�and mercy�察�and fair´play between man 

and man。       For example�此      �just as the mowing´machine saves the mowers�察�

the    threshing´machine       saves    the  threshers    from   rheumatism   and      chest 

complaints��which   they   used         to  catch   in  the  draught    and   dust   of  the 

unhealthiest place in the whole parish�察�which is�察�the old´fashioned barn's 

floor。    And so�察�we may hope�察�in future years all heavy drudgery and dirty 

work will be done more and more by machines�察�and people will have more 

and more chance of keeping themselves clean and healthy�察�and more and 

more   time   to   read�察  �and   learn�察  �and   think�察  �and   be   true   civilised   men   and 

women�察�instead of being mere live ploughs�察�or live manure´carts�察�such as I 



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have seen ere now。 

     A live manure´cart�拭�

     Yes�察  �child。   If   you   had   seen�察  �as   I   have   seen�察  �in   foreign   lands�察  �poor 

women�察�haggard�察�dirty�察�grown old before their youth was over�察�toiling up 

hill with baskets of foul manure upon their backs�察�you would have said�察�as 

I have said�察 �Oh for Madam How to cure that ignorance�                     �Oh for Lady 

Why to cure that barbarism�          �Oh that Madam How would teach them that 

machinery  must   always   be   cheaper  in   the long   run   than   human   muscles 

and nerves�      �Oh   that   Lady Why  would   teach them  that   a woman   is the 

most   precious   thing   on   earth�察  �and   that   if   she   be   turned   into   a   beast   of 

burden�察  �Lady   Whyand   Madam   How   likewisewill   surely   avenge   the 

wrongs   of   their   human   sister� ─   �There�察  �you   do   not   quite   know   what   I 

mean�察�and I do not care that you should。            It is good for little folk that big 

folk   should   now   and   then   ;talk   over   their   heads�察─  �as   the   saying   is�察  �and 

make them feel how ignorant they are�察�and how many solemn and earnest 

questions there are in the world on which they must make up their minds 

some day�察�though not yet。         But now we will talk about the hay�此          �or rather 

do you and the rest go and play in the hay and gather it up�察�build forts of it�察�

storm   them�察    �pull  them   down�察    �build  them   up    again�察 �shout�察  �laugh�察  �and 

scream till you are hot and tired。          You will please Madam How thereby�察�

and Lady Why likewise。 

     How�拭�

     Because Madam How naturally wants her work to succeed�察�and she is 

at work now making you。 

     Making me�拭�

     Of course。      Making a man of you�察�out of a boy。             And that can only 

be done by the life´blood which runs through and through you。                    And the 

more you laugh and shout�察�the more pure air will pass into your blood�察�and 

make   it   red   and   healthy�察  �and   the   more   you   romp   and   playunless   you 

overtire yourselfthe quicker will that blood flow through all your limbs�察�

to make bone and muscle�察�and help you to grow into a man。 

     But why does Lady Why like to see us play�拭�

     She likes to see you happy�察�as she likes to see the trees and birds happy。 

For    she   knows    well   that  there   is  no  food�察  �nor   medicine     either�察 �like 



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happiness。      If people are not happy enough�察�they are often tempted to do 

many wrong deeds�察�and to think many wrong thoughts�此                    �and if by God's 

grace     they   know     the  laws    of  Lady     Why�察   �and   keep    from    sin�察 �still 

unhappiness�察�if it goes on too long�察�wears them out�察�body and mind�察�and 

they grow ill and die�察�of broken hearts�察�and brok

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