78 ENGLISH MEN OF SCIENCE. [CHAP. 



in a few cases the third person has been turned 

 into the first, for the sake of uniformity. 



Extracts from Returns. 



ENERGY MUCH ABOVE THE AVERAGE FORTY 



CASES. 



1. "Travelling almost continually from 1846 

 up to the present time. Restless. All life ac- 

 customed to extremely rough trave] ; often 

 months without house or tent. Of mind 

 restless. 



"Father Very energetic; restless. In old 

 age travelled considerably. Mentally restless. 

 Mother Quiet and delicate." 



2. " When young, and to set. thirty or more, 

 worked habitually till two and three A.M., often 

 all night. Travelled much in various climates. 

 Much endurance of fatigue and hard living [an 

 excellent mountaineer]. Of mind [has risen to 

 the highest position in his branch of science and 

 conducts an enormous correspondence on a variety 

 of technical and scientific subjects]. 



