126 ENGLISH MEN OF SCIENCE. [CHAP. 



exhibiting objects of natural history]. <). 

 " Strong natural inclination towards mechanism." 

 [His present profession was accidental and 

 against the grain]. 10 and 11. "Aptitude 

 for mechanism." 12. "A decided turn for 

 mechanical pursuits, both in arrangement and 

 construction." Statistics. 13. "Fond of and 

 quick in understanding machinery." 14. "I 

 always took great interest in mechanical im- 

 provement." 15. " I often feel a positive pain 

 in passing an object of which I do not compre- 

 hend the meaning and construction/' 



RELIGIOUS BIAS. 



It appears that out of every ten scientific men, 

 seven call themselves members of the established 

 Churches of England, Scotland, or of the now 

 disestablished Church of Ireland, and three 

 belong to one or more of the following sects, 

 which I name in the order in which they are 

 most numerously represented : 



1 . None whatever ; 2. established Church 

 with qualification ; 3. Unitarian ; 4. Noncon- 



