Show PIONEERS OF THE FRONTIER red blooded men and women were those who carved an empire from wilderness no doubt the run of the continent has improved the fiber of the american people ot of course the well established and the intellectuals had no motive to seek the west but in energy and those who sought the frontier were superior to the average ot of those in their class who stayed behind it was the pike rat rather her than the carp that found their way vay out of the pool now in the main thosa who pushed through the open dobrof opportunity left more children than their fellows who did not often themselves members of large families they had fecundity as it were in the blood with land abundant and the outlook encouraging they married earlier in the narrow life of oc the young west love and farally family were stronger interests than in the older society hence all married thanks to cheap living and to tho the need of helpers the big family was welcomed living by agriculture the west knew little of cities manufactures social rivalry luxury and a serving class all foes of rapid multi multiplication pl from origins lna of the american people by prof edward A rose rosa in the Cen century turye |