182 PROCEEDINGS OF SOCIETIES. 
family circle? Amidst the drifting storms of winter and the 
burning heats of summer, in sickness and in health, in riches and 
in poverty, the microscope was the endless medium of amusement 
and instruction. If he were asked what was the most useful 
single object, as a stimulus to the study of the works of God, that 
could be put into the hands of an intelligent, observing young 
person, he would without hesitation answer—the microscope. 
