Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. Survival of the Fittest.<br><br>In northern climes, the polar bear<br>Protects himself with fat and hair, <br>Where snow is deep and ice is stark, <br>And half the year is cold and dark, <br>He still survives a clime like that<br>By growing fur, by growing fat.<br>These traits, O bear, which thou transmittest<br>Prove the Survival of the Fittest.<br><br>To polar regions waste and wan, <br>Comes the encroaching race of man, <br>A puny, feeble, little blubber, <br>He has no fur, he has no blubber.<br>The scornful bear sat down at ease<br>To see the stranger starve and freeze -<br>But, lo! the stranger slew the bear, <br>And ate his fat and wore his hair;<br>These deeds, O Man, which thou committest<br>Prove the Survival of the Fittest.<br><br>In modern times the Millionaire<br>Protects himself as did the bear:<br>Where Poverty and Hunger are<br>He counts his bullion by the car:<br>Where thousands perish still he thrives –
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