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00:30The Stone Age man, in his struggle against prehistoric monsters, relied on his inventiveness
00:43or self-preservation.
00:45Many of our modern ideas are based on primitive man's genius, so let us get acquainted with
00:51our ancestors in this primeval village.
00:57Just like any residential home today, including the doghouse, the newsboys had respect for
01:03late sleepers and delivered the early morning papers just as quietly as ours are today.
01:11Good morning.
01:23Come on out, get acquainted, meet the folks.
01:31That's right.
01:32Who are you?
01:34I'm a hunter.
01:35I hunt stuff.
01:36Stone Age hunters were expert arrow makers, some arrows were known to last for days on end.
01:42Well, let us continue our tour.
01:50This is the workshop of Alexander Graham Long, local inventor.
01:55Let us see what task he is so engrossed in.
01:58You should never end a sentence with a preposition.
02:02Try it again.
02:04Sorry, Professor.
02:05Primitive man even tried to invent a telephone.
02:09We are about to witness the first telephone conversation.
02:13I'm sorry.
02:14You have the wrong number.
02:15Another nickel, please.
02:17But it didn't work.
02:32Here we see a businessman of the dark ages.
02:36He appears to be quite the gentleman, as suave, intelligent, and dignified as any business
02:55executive of today.
02:56But underneath it all, he's just a gay old dog.
02:59Well, here's the newsboy again, delivering the afternoon papers.
03:04Watch the perfect accuracy, with which the young lad heaves the heavy news slab.
03:14Nice shot.
03:15Well, it's our friend the hunter.
03:18Had any luck?
03:22Stop!
03:23Stop!
03:24Stop!
03:25I don't mind your buttin' in on my huntin', but you gotta get the sound effects right!
03:42That was an arrow!
03:44An arrow!
03:45I'm sorry.
03:46We're all out of sounds for arrows.
03:49Well, what do you got?
03:51Let's see.
03:52We have some good sneezes.
04:01Nah, give me something with a little finesse.
04:03You know.
04:04Stop!
04:05How about a good splash?
04:09Or thunder?
04:13Nah.
04:14Well, I'm afraid the nearest thing to it is the first one.
04:17Okay.
04:18Okay.
04:19Okay.
04:20I'll use it.
04:23All right, bud.
04:24Hit me.
04:28Whoa!
04:29Timber!
04:32Timber!
04:33Here we show man's first attempt to emulate the flight of birds.
04:47He hollowed out a huge rock in the shape of a balloon.
04:50All right, gentlemen.
04:51Cut it loose.
04:52All right, gentlemen.
04:53Cut it loose.
04:54All right.
04:55Well, one of the Wright brothers was wrong.
04:57Further on in the so-called uncivilized world, we find they, too, had great stadiums, dedicated to the development of the body beautiful, both in mind and muscle.
05:17Well, it looks as if we were in time to witness an event.
05:20They're in the corners.
05:21Hold on!
05:22Hold on!
05:23Hold on!
05:24Hold on!
05:25Hold on!
05:26Hold on!
05:27Hold on!
05:28Hold on!
05:29Hold on!
05:30Apparently, things haven't changed much in that line of sport.
05:34Well, here's our hunter friend again.
05:36Say, he's a busy little fellow.
05:38I wonder what he's up to now.
05:39Shh!
05:40Oh, I'm sorry.
05:41Taxidermy was an art, even in those days.
05:49What a dandy trophy he'd make.
05:57Uh-oh.
05:58He did.
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