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THE GUIDE TO NATURE 



THE LABORATORY IS WELL EQUIPPED. 



study, tools and all sorts of applicances 

 for dissecting" and mounting". One can 

 here see the beginning of things and 

 also perceive the owner's inclination 

 toward a careful and systematic ar- 

 rangement of his work. The joy of 

 doing is in doing well. Though my 

 call at this museum with a camera was 

 totally unexpected, not an object was 

 out of place. Order is Heaven's first 

 law, but is likewise the first, middle 

 and last law of a laboratory or mu- 

 seum. Here we see this law well ex- 

 emplified. 



Another excellent characteristic is in 

 the fact that Air. Howes makes his 

 studies at first-hand. Every specimen 

 in the museum means himself; I did 

 not find one that he had not produced 

 or did not obtain by his own personal 

 effort. Such souvenirs of the day's 

 tramp are of far more value than those 

 purchased of the dealer. More than 

 the delight in the thing itself are the 

 memories that cluster around each 

 thing. 



mr. howes in camera studies afield. We are hoping to see the museum 



