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by theology ' seeming contradictions of science/ 

 I finally discarded the pentateuchal spectacles 

 through which I had previously looked at cer- 

 tain phenomena. I lay to early theological 

 teaching so much hindrance in the quest of 

 the most precious of our possessions truth/' 



TRUTHFULNESS. 



A curiosity about facts is much spoken of and 

 implied in the answers to my questions; in a 

 few cases it is combined with a curious repug- 

 nance to works of avowed fiction. A hunger 

 for truth is a frequent ingredient in the disposi- 

 tion of the abler men of every career ; but in all 

 probability it is felt most strongly and continu- 

 ously by men of science. The most clearly- 

 marked characteristic of scientific society seems 

 to me to lie in the careful accuracy with which 

 facts and anecdotes of all kinds are related. I 

 have the good fortune to be acquainted with a 

 large family circle whose curiosity about facts 

 and practice of scrupulous and, so to ' speak, 

 artistic truthfulness continually excite my admi- 



