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while the neighbors had no fruit, then, and not till then, 

 did his father praise or encourage him. 



" What sort of a micrcscope do they use ? " 



That depends on the cash at hand. I always recom- 

 mend if one has a certain sum for such purjtoses, 

 that four-fifths of the money be set aside for the niicro- 

 scope, the remaining one fifth for things necessary that 

 cannot he made, — balsam, zinc white, cliloroform, etc. 



If two or three can agree to put their money together 

 and get a microscope, thereby getting a better one, they 

 are the gainers by it in many ways. 



They should also have a book of instructions. Man- 

 i2)ulation of a Microscope, by E. Bausch, is a good one, 

 and there are many others. In a paper of this kind I recom- 

 mend no manufacturer, all having good instruments. A 

 book for notes should be had, and as for the material, tjie 

 world is full of it. 



Were a person to make a boy of 12 to 18 years a pres- 

 ent of $25.00 I wouM suggest that it be applied ou a 

 microscope and necessary articles that must be pur- 

 chased. Some good cannot but be the result. 



So, I repeat, encourage this line of study among the 

 bo_ys and girls that they may see more of tlie worldabout 

 them from the commoner and coarser things to the 

 hisrher and refined. 



Collecting Funiri. 



E. E. MASTERMAX, 

 NEW LONDON, OHIO. 



In this locality (north-central Ohio) the year 189d 

 has been a very excellent one for the growth of fungi. 

 They are to be found on the leaves, stems, and branches 

 of plants. Taking advantage of suitable opportunities 

 I collected as many as possible and in the same way that 

 any botanist would accumulate his treasures. I pre- 



