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And, in our little party, we could flatter ourselves that we all belonged to the last category, so far as the general effect was concerned. Only there were certain other changes as well, varying with each individual, and all interesting to note. AND IN OUR LITTLE PARTY WE COULD FLATTER OURSELVES THAT WE ALL BELONGED TO THE LAST CATEGORY SO FAR AS THE GENERAL EFFECT WAS CONCERNED ONLY THERE WERE CERTAIN OTHER CHANGES AS WELL VARYING WITH EACH INDIVIDUAL AND ALL INTERESTING TO NOTE
fallible, for it acts upon the soul as swiftly and surely as the hypo bath upon the negative of a photograph. A readjustment of the personal forces takes place quickly; some parts of the personality go to sleep, others wake up: but the first sweeping change that the primitive life brings about is that the artificial portions of the character shed themselves one after another like dead skins. Attitudes and poses that seemed genuine in the city drop away. The mind, like the body, grows quickly hard, simple, uncomplex. And in a camp as primitive and close to nature as ours was, these effects became speedily visible. Some folk, of course, who talk glibly about the simple life when it is safely out of reach, betray themselves in camp by for ever peering about for the artificial excitements of civilisation which they miss. Some get bored at once; some grow slovenly; some reveal the animal in most unexpected fashion; and some, the select few, find themselves in very short order and are happy. LTS SOONER OR LATER ARE INFALLIBLE FOR IT ACTS UPON THE SOUL AS SWIFTLY AND SURELY AS THE HYPO BATH UPON THE NEGATIVE OF A PHOTOGRAPH A READJUSTMENT OF THE PERSONAL FORCES TAKES PLACE QUICKLY SOME PARTS OF THE PERSONALITY GO TO SLEEP OTHERS WAKE UP BUT THE FIRST SWEEPING CHANGE THAT THE PRIMITIVE LIFE BRINGS ABOUT IS THAT THE ARTIFICIAL PORTIONS OF THE CHARACTER SHED THEMSELVES ONE AFTER ANOTHER LIKE DEAD SKINS ATTITUDES AND POSES THAT SEEM GENUINE IN THE CITY DROP AWAY THE MIND LIKE THE BODY GROWS QUICKLY HARD SIMPLE UNCOMPLEX AND IN A CAMP AS PRIMITIVE AND CLOSE TO NATURE AS OURS WAS THESE EFFECTS BECAME SPEEDILY VISIBLE SOME FOLK OF COURSE WHO TALK GLIBLY ABOUT THE SIMPLE LIFE WHEN IT IS SAFELY OUT OF REACH BETRAY THEMSELVES IN CAMP BY FOR EVER PEERING ABOUT FOR THE ARTIFICIAL EXCITEMENTS OF CIVILIZATION WHICH THEY MISS SOME GET BORED AT ONCE SOME GROW SLOVENLY SOME REVEAL THE ANIMAL IN MOST UNEXPECTED FASHION AND SOME THE SELECT FEW FIND THEMSELVES IN VERY SHORT ORDER AND ARE HAPPY
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