It Is Becoming Clear That

To Live Remains An Art Which Everyone Must Learn, And Which No One Can Teach.

Dancing As An Art, We May Be Sure, Cannot Die Out, But Will Always Be Undergoing A Rebirth. Not Merely As An Art, But Also As A Social Custom, It Perpetually Emerges Afresh From The Soul Of The People.

The Sexual Regions Constitute A Particularly Vulnerable Spot, And Remain So Even In Man, And The Need For Their Protection Which Thus Exists Conflicts With The Prominent Display Required For Sexual Allurement. This End Is Far More Effectively Attained, With Greater Advantage And Less Disadvantage, By Concentrating The Chief Ensigns Of Sexual Attractiveness On The Upper And More Conspicuous Parts Of The Body. This Method Is Well-nigh Universal Among Animals As Well As In Man.

The Aesthetic Pleasure Of Dance Is A Secondary Reflection Of The Primary, Vital Joy Of Courtship.

There Is Held To Be No Surer Test Of Civilization Than The Increase Per Head Of The Consumption Of Alcohol And Tobacco. Yet Alcohol And Tobacco Are Recognizable Poisons, So That Their Consumption Has Only To Be Carried Far Enough To Destroy Civilization Altogether.