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endeavours, in the midst of many difficulties, to perfect 

 his knowledge of natural history, and to recommend it 

 to all around him, especially the young. Happy would 

 it be, if our tradesmen were to take a leaf out of Mr. 

 Edward's book, and instead of wasting their time, 

 squandering their means, and embittering their existence 

 in the haunts of dissipation, they would sally forth in 

 these calm summer evenings to rural scenes and sylvan 

 solitudes, to woo nature in her mildest aspect, to learn 

 a lesson from the moth or the spider, to listen to the 

 hum of the bee or the song of birds, to mark the various 

 habits and instincts of animals, and thus to enrich their 

 minds with useful and entertaining knowledge." 



The idea underlying this notice was to get the working 

 classes interested in natural history, and to arrange with 

 Edward for some lectures of a rudimentary character; 

 but Mr. Boyd's sudden death put an end to this, and 

 Edward grieved for him sorely, as a true friend gone 

 from his side. 



Several friends interested themselves on his behalf. 

 He was willing to undertake any kind of honest work 

 which would bring him in a livelihood for his wife and 

 family ; but apparently there was nothing likely to prove 

 a permanency which would take him away from his 

 cobbler's bench. Even for his many articles in various 

 scientific periodicals he received no remuneration, 

 although some of them were of a valuable character. 



irom many of these it would be easy to quote at 

 length, and there is in them much original and sugges- 

 tive information of fishes, Crustacea, zoophytes, mol- 

 luscs, fossils, and plants. 



