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science, even the ^^^tur^lHistor? of Society. ^ « 

 teaches us how we are "»°'^«" *^ ^„„b to us, 

 worlds. Natures vo>ce ^^^^.^g^Xut its register, 

 and human nature ^''^, '°f °' ^^tion must neces- 

 It reminds us tta* natua s lect.on ^ ^^^ 

 sar.ly result m the sur ^^^^^^ imperfect 



but artificial selection, irm t- ^^^ 



born babe, which "'ff^'^'i^edly passes into 

 arboreal ^-^f^^^'-.^fi^M repeats in its growth 

 human kind ; so the c°'''\J^''f ?f '^^^ bas passed, 

 the savage ^'-f^g'Xtld moreUteUigen't than 

 At tour years we "^^^^'^'J^ii^ „^ find a decided 

 a growD savage. J." *°« J^^'^" certainly ought to 

 love for natural "bj^f^j^^tofte'' '^ *«" '""* 

 be encouraged, l^s'^*"; °° tu.es instilled into 

 dread of many 'f ^^^^^".^tersons. We talk of 

 their Uttle minds by older per^ ^^ 



child IS b/P.P'«'. \^;° t: lise^s by the perfec- 

 ^"^^° o'ur'nature a^d increase of our knowledge 

 tion of our nature """ „g jq youth, but 



Perhaps the 1? -^f, P^^^^r oZL well ; we can 

 certainly the keenest sorrows ^j a wait- 



only look \P0°y°"'^„^^„^tfa1eus°ually undigested 

 ing time, when ''.'^ *^°"r„^^^^^^ often stands 



and his actions [f^^'.^^^^^^^^t-^^llot achievement 

 for war, not peace; for stru« ^^ ^^^^^ 



^'^^^'rVhi^k^d us thdi rroning faculties to 

 them to thin"^ *"* "^^j„ afraid, generally speaking 



days are o;«\7S^gTheir leisure time, loafing 

 see so many lads laiing ,.„„in„ how to pass 

 about the streets, h;"^!/ ^^"^'f"- tbose to drift 

 away their time ; how e'isy is i^ 

 into mischief and cormptonan^^ 



often do we find^^^Vwell here to look into that 

 destruction It may be ^^^^^^ i^^^^iness ?"- 



question, ."/''^he successful, must be a happy 

 because a l'f«'*°°^'""tolis us that uninterrupted 

 one. Expenenceat once tel^^ ^^^ ^^ ^^.^ ^^^. 



blissisnotof this worn any y .^ ^^^^ „^^,th 



"■^'id bring it but geTerally speaking, is wealth 

 would bring "'^^^-^ jj^ „ho possess it or 

 happiness.' If we look a ^^^ ^^^^^ ^ ^^ 



look into the 1"« °' ^ ,^,„33^ established a 

 limitless, after he ha, bui^^^^ ^^^^ ^^^ ^^ ^^, 



carriage, *°<' J^.\:V„' coveted while they were 

 ?^ 'rhTsTealh become common place once they 

 beyond h s ™*^"- ™ ^^^ often nowhere is the 

 are in his PO"<%=='°'^^ ^he midst of his treasures. 



Zi:::^;il'e:t ^^^^^ ad contentment. 



Knowledgewemightatfirstthink^ofashapp^^^^^^ 



n^ ilSSi:^^?^ utmost a si^>e^^ 



devoted to study can ^-f """P'^f,; ^o" t^ven 

 the fountain, at whjch we can n«^«^ ""P^^ ;„ ^^^ 

 slake our t'.irst. Happin ss co- sts^ "^^^^ „, 

 possessions, not in what we na , j^^ 



Le. He is t\« Ij^PPy J^aTa'^d phyBicaHaculties. 

 can exercise both ?»«°t*' 1°° P^o such an extent 

 Hopeless -i-ry exis^ nowhere to su^ch ^ ^^ .^^,^ 



-egTa^bMU^a jolly m^^^^^^^^^^ 



----:-t^£sg'Sv^s 



who live in towns, for J* »^ =°^^'"";V trees and 



tute for the life in *>>« XvL*? live But our 



plants, -fa«",-t";^L°y have t^'ir seasons and 



sports have l'°»'t=' .^''^y "'the games, and gener- 

 numbers necessary to form '«» g* .'j j^ ^^ay 



ally they -'^-t'^-^rmln wit approaching 



often be noticed that » ™*" , commonplace. 



middle age, grow, P'-ft'^al a°^ ^'"j^^^^P^^eB 

 and takes no further interest in sport 



self-satisfied, the g«°-°f^°iilf''e materialism ; 

 the cold calculation "^ ?''<i^'^;''„f the sterner 

 F°^*^^';riU s'teal's^ch^neToTten suffer in 

 ffith^Jid irrgreat deal of plea^sure^ To^my 



possible way, t^e p easure of jh.ch, ^^^^^. 

 knowledge accumulated must o^^ ^^^ 



throughout hfe^ ".'^!XVt to exercise hisbody; 

 gain his living by his '."'^"f t,to exerc ^.^ 



^hoiUd he gain his ll''"Id enlarge his thought, 

 cultivate his mind a°'*..^°'"\e„ds to develop 

 Nature study, as we P^^'^t^^^'^'^a'^e prominence 

 both mind and body, without undue p ^^.^^^ 



to either, but so vast >s, ^^^ rf^°f^'„o Nature 

 are the problems, so delightful are 

 .amhles,thatajanwsh.ng^for^a^.^p,y^.,,l 

 rmSt^l°to:k.^"^now Wng^ felt how neces 



sary object lessons are 'o f^^f °,t Tife house, 

 not limited to the oontents ot to 

 but include objects of the woo ^^^. 

 fields and where possible the .^u^iy ^^^ 



Stl\iren\akewhena^^^^^^^ 

 insects, pebbles and shells. P^bamy n 

 their interest will °ot cease with chUdhoo 

 will be kept up through y.^j^'h. and we m y ^^^ 

 them facing the world with that bro^ ^^ ^^^^_ 

 which is so necessary It is well tor ; 



tor anybody living >° '7°\*° ^ son^'ething to 

 into the country and *» ,°*.;^„3_then what a 

 interest them in their ex^^^jf^ ."ve learned 

 blessinc, if, in their education, *"% ""^hev will 

 s mrhtng'of the wonders around^ Jhey^^-'^^ 



will look forward with pleasure ^^^^.^^ 



r:riiiratioI VdriviTg 'arfbeaut-y from o.r 



