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PHILADELPHIA, PA., OCTOBER, 1901. 



COLLECTING TRIPS. 



The enthusiastic Entomologist is always thinking of new 

 fields to conquer and is constantly longing to explore new 

 places and capture specimens and species not taken in his own 

 locality. He has in his mind's eye new and rare species in 

 numbers and perhaps confidently hopes to get them. If he 

 has but a limited amount of time at his disposal for such a 

 journey there are a number of things that may spoil his fond 

 dream, the principal one of these being the weather. It some- 

 times happens that ever)' collecting day in the field may be a 

 rainy one and Old Sol simply will not shine for his benefit. 

 Or the contrary may happen, and a prolonged drouth makes 

 him equally unhappy. Then, again, from a combination of 

 causes it may be a bad season for insects and his catch may be 

 numerically small and poor as to the value of the species taken. 

 Indeed fortunate is the individual who has time to put in a 

 whole season in a choice locality, as time is almost sure to re- 

 turn a reward more or less rich. There are, however, other 

 rewards, such as the pleasure of the outing and renewed health 

 and vigor which usually come to all who indulge in the pas- 

 times of forest, field and stream. The hope of ideal conditions 

 keep him at it and sooner or later the large returns conies. 



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