STUDIES IN NATURE 



Another way of beginning is to read what 

 these lovers of Nature have written, and then 

 go out and see if we can find the things they de- 

 scribe. The world will never look quite the 

 same to any two people, since we ourselves, the 

 observers, are all of us a little different from each 

 other, and see it at different times and seasons. 

 It will help us in our study, therefore, if we try 

 at once to notice differences, and think what 

 has brought them about. Because we see things 

 differently, it does not always follow that other 

 people are wrong, or that our eyes have led us 

 astray. There are really as many different ways 

 of looking at the world as there are people to 

 look at it. Each new way is of use, and teaches 

 us to understand more of what is happening 

 around us. This book is written to help those 

 who wish to help themselves, and it should be 

 put aside as soon as the reader can see all or 

 more than it tells about. 



When we set out to explore the world 

 around us, we must be careful, as the result 

 of our inquiries, not to burden our minds with 

 too many useless facts. We don't try to know 

 the exact height and weight of our friends ; we 

 don't always remember the colour of their eyes 

 and hair, their age does not matter to our friend- 

 ship. We understand them, we are fond of 

 them, and we know them again whenever we 

 meet. In the same way we must not burden 

 our minds and memories too much when we go 



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