176 ANDREW JACKSON HOWE. 



so they shall convey an intelligent meaning ? Large 

 cabinets of natural history specimens are being formed 

 in the large cities of the world, yet unless they be col- 

 lected and arranged with the view of portraying the 

 leading features of the organic world, and the wisdom 

 manifested in organization, the objects brought to- 

 gether will mean little except a display of natural 

 curiosities. 



