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money freely for books and specimens, against 



the advice of friends ; but lie was indulgent 



generally, and not in the scientific direction 

 only." (a, e) 



(7) " Innate, as far as a love of nature and of 

 the observation of natural phenomena. I trace 

 the origin of my interest in science to the love 

 of truth and of mental cultivation in my father, 

 and his encouragement of this love in his chil- 

 dren. I do not think it was largely determined 

 by events after manhood." (a, e) 



(8) "I should say innate. I caught at all 

 scraps of lessons for self-improvement. My 

 soon-developed enthusiasm must have been de- 

 rived from my mother's family. As to whether 

 they were largely developed by events occurring 

 after manhood, I think not. All I can say is, 

 that neither profession nor marriage nor sickness 

 has been able to affect them." (a, e) 



(9) "I cannot recollect the time when I was 

 not fond of animals, and of knowing all I could 

 learn about them. Living in the country, I had 



