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defended from frost and famine in other homes of shelter, such 

 as the care of Him who careth for all, has led them to seek out. 

 Using our hobby as a hunter, we may pursue our game for 

 two different objects ; that of observation or collection, or both 

 combined. And we may collect for two different purposes ; 

 that of scrutinizing living instincts, or arranging and looking 

 at dead objects. The relative value of one and the other is 

 as that of an apple's rind to its juicy pulp ; the. rind is not 

 without its use and beauty, while connected with the interior 

 of the fruit ; neither is a collection of Insect specimens, as 

 connected with the juicier matter of the study they illustrate. 

 As for him whose delight in natural objects, of what kind 

 soever, consists solely in their amassment, or is circumscribed 

 within the walls of his cabinet, he is no naturalist at all, a 

 mere kindred spirit of the Bibliomaniac, and little better than 

 the miser whose iron heart is in his iron chest. Neither are 

 specimens necessary to the study of Insects, though, like the 

 Hortus Siccus of the botanist, they are of great assistance, 

 especially at its commencement. Subsequently, if you should 

 desire to collect, we would recommend the pursuit, for this 

 purpose, of one selected tribe ; say, Beetles, as the most varied 

 and perfect, or Butterflies and Moths, as the most elegant and 

 interesting of the Insect classes. The study of the latter 

 only, in the search after Caterpillars, the feeding them on 

 fresh leaves of such plants as they frequent, and the oppor- 

 tunities thus afforded of watching them through their changes, 

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