“My word that’s true; but all the thinking in creation won’t keep an Eskimo warm without furs.”
“There’s no need for anyone to live up there. The Hudson’s Bay Commissioners are tradespeople.”
“That’s a big proposition.”
“Well?”
“You’d advocate everyone living in temperate climes to spare the beasts?”
“There’s no reason except trade for anyone to live in snow.”
“There’s a mighty except.”
“Well?”
“What about phthisical subjects who need dry cold climes?”
“Wool and astrakhan.”
“Well I guess furs’ll be worn for a bit yet.”
“That doesn’t affect the question.”
“I gather you reckon the beasts oughtn’t help advance science.”
“They don’t. Doctors are as ill as anybody.”
“True enough. You consider that invalidates medical science?”
“Of course they are overworked and many of them splendid. But illness doesn’t decrease. If one disease goes down another goes up.”
“Great Caesar , where did you come across that?”
“Even so; but suppose they all went up?”