INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER. 45 



volence, and claim to be regarded and treated as 

 such.. And the same study reveals the goodness 

 of God, not only to us, but also to all his works. 

 It is He who gives understanding and skill to the 

 fowls of the air, and who cares for them/, so that 

 not one falls to the ground without him. 



If these few introductory pages should give "an 

 impulse to any young readers to pursue the study 

 to which I invite them, their object is attained. 



