MPER. 



IN directing rae-atifiatifln-^or our readers to 

 sketch of the life of the celebrated Camper, we be- 

 lieve that little is necessary in the way of explana 

 tion, far less of apology. It is true, that, by pro 

 fession, he was not a naturalist, but a physician au1 

 anatomist, and in these respects belonged to a clas 

 of men, somewhat numerous, who devote only a 

 share of their attention to the prosecution of zoolo- 

 gical research. But, whilst it must be conceded 

 that such men can bestow only a divided atten- 

 tion on the pursuits of the science, it must be 

 allowed, that, from the nature of their early edu- 

 cation, and from the circumstances of their often- 

 times changing and eventful lives, to say nothing 

 of peculiar tastes and original genius, they pos- 

 sess remarkable facilities, such as are seldom en- 

 joyed by more systematic students. It must be 

 admitted also, that the bias of the class of men to 

 whom we now allude, often lies in one particular 

 direction, and that comparative anatomy, and minute 

 structure, and physiological disquisition, are apt tu 

 .eceive a somewhat large share of their regard. Bu 



