April, '02] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. II7 



all orders. Such a periodical would be an absolute ?iecessity to 

 both collectors and entomologists of high and low degree. I 

 see "original descriptions" are first shown the light by our 

 leading scientists, one month in the News, the next in the Can- 

 adian Entomologist and the next in some "proceedings." A 

 resolution covering the main idea submitted to the entomolog- 

 ical societies of the country for discussion and action would 

 very quickly determine the pulse in this matter. Or would 

 rivalry, jealousy, etc., block such a move? Or am I in error in 

 assuming that such a move would be "in the interest of science," 

 which seems to be the sole object of all the brethren of the net. ' ' 



F, A. Merrick. 



There is no doubt but that a single publication covering the 

 field of American Entomology would be an ideal thing, but 

 while we recognize the difficulties in bringing about such a 

 result, we do not think it impossible. It would centralize the 

 labor which is now being done, mostly without compensation, 

 in a number of cities or by a number of societies. It would 

 become essential to find — First, someone sufficiently interested 

 to push the matter ; second, someone to shoulder the great 

 amount of work that such a publication would make necessary. 



Gktting Into Tiijkt. — Mount Everest, the highest mountain in the 

 world, presents to the adventurous explorer the same fascination as the 

 north pole. No one has ever reached the summit of this pinnacle of the 

 eirth, but mountain climbers constantly are trying to do so. To reach 

 the eastern side of the Everest, the side from which the ascent is most 

 feasible, the explorer has to pass into Tibetan territory. This may be 

 done with perfect safety, as the Tibetans have come to the conclusion 

 that any one who would risk his life to try to reach a place where it must 

 of necessity be exceedingly uncomfortable must be crazy. As crazy men 

 are regarded as holy men in Tibet, the mountain climbers are permitted 

 to pass through Tibetan territory unmolested, receiving, on the contrary, 

 many marks of respect from the natives. 



The class of explorer whom the ungentle Tibetan turns out of his country 

 with more asperity than any other is the naturalist. Before Sikkim was 

 annexed a man of science had been through the country collecting speci- 

 mens of the animal and vegetable life of the little kingdom, and the Ti- 

 betans now are convinced firmly that any man who collects moths is really 

 trying to grab territory. It is safer to cross into Tibet with a drawn sword 

 in one's hand than with a butterfly \\^\..— Clipping. 



