so THE SHADOW OF THE WORLD’S FUTURE 
It is only when we recognise the colossal numbers to 
which progress at what might, at first sight, seem to 
be quite small rates leads, that the question of the 
possibilities of the growth of cereals and food-stuffs 
generally, is seen to be a momentous one for the 
human race. Fortunately we may rest assured that, 
when the intelligentsia have fully grasped these facts, 
they will antagonise themselves to any laissez-faire 
policy, or one which treats the whole matter with 
indifference. In the next chapter these matters will 
be more fully considered.