114 INTRODUCTION TO SCIENCE 



It is evident that these sub-sciences of Biology 

 appear also as particular questions or methods 

 of the special sciences of Botany and Zoology. 



BIOLOGY 



For purposes of convenience it seems well to 

 retain the term "Applied Science" for any de- 

 partment of a "Special Science" which has 

 directly to do with the arts and crafts. Thus, to 

 take a familiar illustration, a great part of "Med- 

 ical Science" is "Applied Science" definitely ori- 

 entated in relation to the art of healing. This 

 "Medical Science" is, or may be, just as scien- 

 tific as anything else; it is so in direct pro- 

 portion to the soundness of its foundations in 

 Anatomy, Physiology, Biology, Chemistry, and 

 the like, and in direct proportion to its own scien- 

 tific industry, but not even its most enthusi- 

 astic devotees will maintain that it aims directly 

 at adding to the sciences on which it is based. 

 It does so illustriously, it is true, but incidentally, 

 and it is a fine example of what we may legiti- 

 mately call an "Applied Science." 



Another very clear example is "Agricultural 

 Science," which is orientated in relation to farm- 

 ing, gardening, shepherding, and the like. It is, 



