The foundation of this theory lay in the marvelous phenomena of nature around them. […] When nature becomes serene and calm, the Great Spirit is pleased. […] Anthropology may be defined as the study of man, considered in his entire nature. […] The folk-lore of all countries shows that the savages consider themselves of the same nature as beasts, and regard “even plants, inanimate objects, and the most abstract phenomena as persons with human parts and passions.” […] The Hindoo goddess of nature.