Excerpt from Sub-Coelum: A Sky-Built Human World The ease with which life was sustained left them abundance of leisure. Bent was indulged and tastes were gratified. Ad vantages were turned to account. Not so much to get wealth as to acquire the art of living. To make the most of themselves and to enjoy the greatest amount of ra tional pleasure was the common ambition. Selfishness, the one great enemy of man kind, was under perpetual ban. To gain the mastery over themselves, by studying and practicing moderation, self-control, and humanity, was the prime object of all per sonal and organized effort. Simplicity and modesty were at a premium, and self-re spect and fellowship were exalted to a high place among the virtues. The great pur pose of society was to produce genuine, individual, friendly men and women, and to surround them with all auxiliaries and facil ities for growth and happiness. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.