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down, in his intent, penetrating 1 manner, at a sea-urchin 

 which he holds in his hand. The vignette engraving- 

 does not of course reproduce the whole figure, but it 

 gives very happily the fine face, and shows us the great 

 naturalist engaged in what was the chief business of his 

 life personal observation. One great advantage of a 

 handsome charter is that it attracts the immediate at- 

 tention of all visitors to the rooms of a chapter, and 

 leads to inquiries which often open the way to an invita- 

 tion to the society. Then, too, it is a constant stimulus 

 to the chapter itself, and a strong bond of union among 

 its members, like a flng to an army of soldiers. This 

 charter is furnished postpaid, for seventy-five cents. 



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This little volume has grown in a somewhat peculiajr 

 manner. The president of the A. A. kept a record for 

 several years of all the different questions asked by his 

 correspondents. The answers to these inquiries, ar- 

 ranged somewhat systematically, constitute this hand- 

 book. 



