EDWARD LIVINGSTON YOUMANS 



IFuterprctcr ot Science tor tbe people 



A SKETCH OF HIS LIFE 



WITH SELECTIONS FROM HIS PUBLISHED WRITINGS 



AND EXTRACTS FROM HIS CORRESPONDENCE 



WITH SPENCER, HUXLEY, TYNDALL 



AND OTHERS 



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BY 



JOH N FI SK E 



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