12 N.Vl TRAL HISTORY OF rm> \'-\^<^^ 



jur race, and that is still fumhuncntal to a 

 ^'<xxl education, and that contributes largely 

 lo one's enjoNinent of liis ow-n environment. 



The Ixst place to begin is near home. Any 

 large fann will furnish opportunities. It is 

 'he object of the lessons that follow to 

 help you fmd the wild things of the farm 

 that arc most nearly related to your perma- 

 nent interests, and to get on speaking terms 

 with them. Vou will be helped by these 

 studies in proportion as your own eyes see 

 and >-our own hands handle these wild 

 things. The records you make will be of 

 value to you only as you wTitc into them 

 your own experience: \ATite nothing else. 



Suggestions to students : The regular held 

 work contemplated in this course makes 

 certain demands with which indoor labora- 

 tor>' students may be unfamiliar. A few 

 suggestions may therefore be helpful: 



1. As to weather: All weather is good 

 weather to a naturalist. It is all on nature's 

 program. Each kind has its use in her 

 eternal processes, and each kind brings its 

 own peculiar opportunities for learning 

 her ways. Nothing is more futile than 

 complaint of the weather, for it is c\'cr with 

 us. It were far better, therefore, to enter 

 into the spirit of it. to make the most of it 

 and to enjoy it. 



2. As to clothes: Wear such as are 

 strong, ])lain and comortable. There are 

 thorns in nature's garden that will tear thin 

 stuffs and reach out after an>-thing detach- 

 able; and there are burs, that will cling 

 persistently to loose-woven fabrics. Kid 

 gloves in cold weather and high heels at all 



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Fig. 1. Metric and 

 English linear mL-asure. 



