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sequent determining events were my residing 

 abroad, and my mother making a home for me 

 there." (a, 6, e) 



(4) " They date from a very early period, and 

 there was little to produce them in my early 

 surroundings. As a small boy I was fond 

 of reading books bearing on natural science. I 

 was taught at home with my brothers, and was 

 partially self-taught also. We had always the 

 example of industry, and were encouraged to 

 think for ourselves. I first studied chemistry 

 at .... College/' (a, e) 



(5) " From an early age I had an innate taste 

 for all branches of .natural science. As a boy, I 

 made large collections of dried plants, minerals, 

 beetles, butterflies, stuffed birds, &c. At .... 

 I studied without regard to future profession 

 for two years, and only took up chemistry as a 

 special study on my third year's residence 

 there." (a, c) 



(6) " I cannot trace the origin. I began to 

 study chemistry set. 18, and pursued it at such 



