Civilization—Primitive Institutions (Part 4)

Fire building forever separated man from animal; it is the basic human invention, or discovery.  Fire was a great civilizer, providing man with his first means of being altruistic without loss by enabling him to give live coals to a neighbor without depriving himself.  The household fire was the first educator, requiring watchfulness and dependability.

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