ins Mk J. G. GOODCHILD ON ANTS. 
it afterwards. But those whose interest has been increased 
by the remarks here set forth might care to follow up the 
subject. In that case the following books may be consulted 
with advantage :— 
Sir John Lubbock (Lord Avebury), Ants, Bees, and Wasps 
(International Scientific Series); Rev. W. Farren White, Ants 
and their Ways (Religious Tract Society); Rev. J. T. 
Moggridge, Harvesting Ants and Trap-door Spiders, Hard- 
wicke; Auguste Forel, Les Fourmis de la Suisse, Genéve ; 
Bates, The Naturalist on the River Amazons; Henry C. Cook, 
The Honey Ants of the Garden of the Gods; Hiiber, Natural 
History of Ants, English translation by Dr Johnson; G, 
Linceum, Agricultural Ants of Texas; Belt, The Naturalist 
in Nicaragua; T. 8. Savage, “On the Habits of the Driver 
Ants,” Trans. Entom. Soc., 1847; Romanes, Jnstinct (Inter- 
national Scientific Series). 
NATURE AND MAN IN THE FORTH VALLEY. 
By Davip B. Morris. 
(Read 23rd May 1901.) 
INTRODUCTORY, 
Sir JonN Murray has asked me to speak in support of his 
proposals for the investigation of the Natural History of the 
Forth Valley. It is desirable that the survey of the Forth 
Valley should be made as complete as possible, and if I 
apprehend Sir John’s purpose aright, it is that the members 
of scientific societies should not be content with mastering 
the knowledge already acquired by their predecessors, but 
that they should undertake some definite original work. 
Sir John suggests a piece of work that lies at our own doors, 
so to speak. [t should be our aim to advance the sum of 
human knowledge ; to add, each of us, a little stone to the 
structure; to endeavour to leave the world richer than we 
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