Tantalus, or, the future of man / by F.C.S. Schiller.

  • Ferdinand Canning Scott Schiller
Date:
1924
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Credit: Tantalus, or, the future of man / by F.C.S. Schiller. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    THE FUTURE OF MAN I set out, therefore, with great promptitude, and in due course, arrived at the ruins of the tomb of Tantalus. They did not much resemble a first- class hotel, and, of course, my idea of an ' incubation ' was well laughed at, but I managed to find a pretty level corner, more or less sheltered from the wind. Here I wrapped myself up in my excellent rug, having decided to dis¬ pense with the more correct method of ensconcing myself in the gory hide of a sacrificial ox. The night was fine, though cold, and fortunately there were no mosquitoes, nor any of the other insects one would inevitably have en¬ countered in the dwellings of the living. But the ground was very, very, hard, and I tossed about for hours, regretting my classical education and the psychi- [9]
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