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of the rapidly moving current of modern scientific life. It is a 

 duty that you owe not only to yourself, but also to your fellow- 

 workers, since no one lives wholly to himself! Science has 

 many enemies, and being your chosen goddess deserves your 

 unqualified and generous support. Her worshippers are a small 

 band and often they are too individualistic for their own best 

 interests. In union only is there strength. If you are not 

 public-spirited and helpful, you fall naturally into the ranks of 

 the mean and selfish, and will deserve the fate you may be quite 

 sure the gods have in store for you. It may even now be upon 

 you without your knowing it. 



On the contrary, if you are public-spirited, friendly and 

 generous, lending a hand wherever you can, working along 

 patiently and thoroughly, biding your time and not disturbed 

 by selfish elbowing or band-wagon tactics on the part of 

 your fellows, your opportunity will surely come, and a hundred 

 hands will be reached out to help you where you expected none 

 at all. The scientific public is quick to welcome all worthy 

 comers, only it must be certain that they are really worthy, and 

 if you keep yourself away from your fellows, how can anyone 

 know what stuff is in you? 



Be, then, ambitious for a worthy place and be willing to 

 work hard for it, sixteen hours a day if need be, in spurts, but 

 also remember that you must let people know who you are and 

 what you are doing. 



The counter of this advice is — Do not crowd in where you 

 are not invited, do not elbow and push for the best places, but 

 rather strive to be so courteous and to make yourself so thor- 

 oughly master of your subject that people will invite you. 

 Honors in science are welcome if they come unsought, but, 

 always, if you lobby for them, they will be less pleasant than you 

 anticipated, and will lower you in your own estimation and in 

 that of others. 



ON REST AND RECREATION 



By good food, pure air and temperate habits seek to put 

 your body into tone, like some perfect musical instrument. 

 Then the joy of living will overflow, expressing itself in ener- 



