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ing their own ignorance in order that 

 they may not be equally ignorant a 

 second time — is worthy of careful 

 consideration and relentless pursuit. 

 Do not imagine that the woods of 

 Maine or Michigan are alone worthy 

 of attention; but enjoy these of the 

 town of Greenwich, some of which are- 

 as uncultivated and wild as in the days 

 when the Indians roved through them. 

 Do not vainly wish for the Pacific but 

 be content with Long Island Sound, 

 which is marvelously interesting when 

 you have become intimately ac- 

 quainted with it. Great rivers and 

 lakes are not necessary to furnish in- 

 terest when every little brook, how- 

 ever insignificant, is just teeming with 

 all sorts of wondrous things. As for 

 the sky, there are as many constel- 

 lations visible from Greenwich as from 

 the far-famed Lick Observatory in 

 California, and we surely have far 

 more changes of climate than are 

 prevalent there. Any small tract of 

 uncultivated land is worth studying. 

 To observe the weeds and the incon- 

 spicuous insects in the small yard of 

 a city house is by no means degrading 

 or worthless. 



The true enjoyment of nature brings 

 many good results. First, one is bene- 

 fited physically on account of the pure 

 country air and of exercise, if it is 

 not indulged in to the extreme. Sec- 

 ond, mental stimulus is gained 

 through observation, which is the end 

 and aim of all education, and the re- 

 sulting power of expression if one tries 

 in any way to impart his knowledge. 

 Third, the spiritual side of a person is 

 more fully developed, for contact with 

 nature increases the love of the beauti- 

 ful and of unity. This friendship with 

 the works of the Creator leads to a 

 truer and greater reverence for the Cre- 

 ator himself. 



To gain these benefits, do not fear 

 that you will have to make fine scien- 

 tific analysis of everything, or do not 

 imagine that it requires "gush" and 

 shallow sentimentalism on your part ; 

 but, as in the words of Dallas Lore 

 Sharp, understand that, "Nature study 

 is the out-of-door side of natural his- 

 tory, the unmeasured, imprinted side 

 of poetry. It is joy in breathing the 

 air of the fields ; joy in seeing, hearing, 

 living the life of the fields ; joy in 

 knowing and loving all that lives with 

 you in your out-of-doors." 



Life Increasing in Duration. 

 The "Technical World Magazine" 

 recently published a remarkable article 

 under the title, "When is Man Old?" 

 The editor says that throughout the 

 world there are now living scores of 



AT AGE (OR YOUTH) OF 112. 

 He walks at least two miles every day. 



men and women who are near or even 

 beyond the century mark. It will be 

 recalled that we published in the 

 March number an illustration of a bee- 

 keeper that has kept bees for eighty- 

 four years, and at the age of ninety- 



