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incomprehensil:)le. It must have been due, however, to the fact, that 

 he always saw at once what was to be done, and the best way to do it, 

 and as a consequence all his work was so systematized that no labor 

 was lost. Every note, list, paragraph, or memorandum was complete 

 as far as it went, when it left his hand; in perfect form and order for 

 future reference, and always available. 



He attended also the next meeting of the American Association 

 which was held at Cincinnati last August, (1881), and was placed 

 vipon the committee on pul)lication. At these meetings he met and 

 became acqviainted with a large number of the leading scientific men 

 of the nation, and won the respect, esteem and confidence of all. 

 Latterl}', until his strength entirely failed, his time has been chiefly 

 devoted to the publication of the Proceedings as before mentioned. 

 A large portion of the illustrations have been the work of his own 

 untaught — or self-taught — hands. His facility in mechanical manip- 

 ulation was marvellous. He spent no time in experiment; the work 

 he did was always for actual use. Of his first effort in etching on 

 steel — and a very elaborate plate it was, where a failure in any part 

 would spoil the whole — Mr. Bannister, the Secretary of the Ameri- 

 can Bank Note Engraving Company at New York, on examining it, 

 said, "wonderful, wonderful^ wonuereul!'" 



The very building we now occupy was erected upon an original 

 design, planned and drawn by him, and adopted with scarcely the 

 slightest modification. 



In maimer, he was rather undemonstrative, never wept, and, 

 though he had a pleasant smile for all, and a vein of dry humor 

 which would sometimes crop out, he seldom laughed, at least in later 

 years, beyond a pleasant or amused smile; he was on the whole a 

 serious, and cheerful man. 



In executive and administrative ability he was naturally strong, 

 and would have become eminent. He possessed, I think, a remark- 

 able comliination of enthusiasm and conservatism. Earnest, per- 

 sistent, indefatigable and enthusiastic in the pursuit of knowledge, 

 he was fully imbued with the true scientific spirit, and never jumped 

 to a hasty conclvision. A true naturalist, our brother was always 

 happiest when enjoying the most intimate and free communion with 

 nature, and when engaged in endeavoring to sound her profoundest 

 depths, and to learn of the realities of things. He very fully ap- 

 preciated the harmonies and beauties of nature, and found in her 

 processes nothing to be suj)pres8ed or ignoi-ed in the pursuit of sci- 



