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doing nothing worthy ot being handed down; and Hving on to old age: This is to 

 be a pest." With this he hit him on the shank with his staff. 



Look for the "L. Y. T." edition, English-Chinese, published 

 at Hongkong in 1898. Buy it, if you can find it, and live 

 with it. 



ON KEEPING one's OWN COUNSEL 



The scientific man's discoveries are his stock in trade. On 

 them depends his reputation, and on that, very often depends 

 his ability to obtain a Hvelihood and to care for those dependent 

 upon him. The pecuniary compensation he receives is small, 

 often despicable, if we consider the initial ability required and 

 the long years of training requisite to perfect it into a productive 

 career, and, especially, if we compare it with the great and allur- 

 ing rewards held out to the young man by professional and busi- 

 ness opportunity. Among a multitude of dollar chasers, who 

 usually despise him, the scientific man deliberately chooses to 

 remain poor for love of his science. His discoveries are his sole 

 riches! He has no regrets and does not ask for sympathy but 

 would like justice, and a livelihood! Any course of action, 

 therefore, either on his own part, or on the part of directors or 

 boards of control of institutions, which tends to rob him of the 

 results of his labor strikes him in a peculiarly vital manner. 

 If his discoveries are stolen or are frittered away to others 

 by premature publicity, he is robbed of all that which makes 

 his professional life worth while. Money he has not, and 

 reputation is taken away from him. There is very little appre- 

 ciation of this fact on the part of non-scientific men, but it 

 is a fact, nevertheless, and one which must be taken into account 

 by all who have to deal with men of science. Their ideals and 

 their psychology must be understood and should receive courte- 

 ous consideration from all in authority over them if they are to 

 work without endless friction and deep humiliation. Most of all, 

 the safety of his unpublished researches must be considered 

 by the scientific man himself since he is beset on all sides, first, 

 by marauding fellow workers who being unable to get results 

 themselves are always on the lookout for what crumbs they may 

 be able to pick and steal from others; second, by the so-called 



