We See And Hear And Otherwise Experience

English, Once Accepted As An International Language, Is No More Secure Than French Has Proved To Be As The One And Only Accepted Language Of Diplomacy Or As Latin Has Proved To Be As The International Language Of Science.

The Spirit Of Logical Analysis Should In Practice Blend With The Practical Pressure For The Adoption Of Some Form Of International Language, But It Should Not Allow Itself To Be Stampeded By It.

Comparison Of Statements Made At Different Periods Frequently Enable Us To Give Maximal And Minimal Dates To The Appearance Of A Cultural Element Or To Assign The Time Limits To A Movement Of Population.

So Far As The Advocates Of A Constructed International Language Are Concerned, It Is Rather To Be Wondered At How Much In Common Their Proposals Actually Have, Both In Vocabulary And In General Spirit Of Procedure.

A Second Type Of Direct Evidence Is Formed By Statements, Whether As Formal Legends Or Personal Information, Regarding The Age Or Relative Sequence Of Events In Tribal History Made By The Natives Themselves.