the differ 



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aiight into the great laws of the universe of which tliey are but the 



lie age of'l*V»r^ ^^P^^^^^'^"' 

 such as m They enable those interested in the study of the animals, plants, 



rest, as btriniBrals or other natural products of the Province, to compare the 



it, and inp^mens from the latter with those of other countries, and thus with 



renter certainty and precision to determine their character and to pro- 



Ihe celebrajjjii^gg upon their value. 



dd They furnish a standard of reference for settling all doubtful 

 'olits arising ai to the mineralogy, geology ©r botany of the Province. 



4. They are invaluable as a means of instruction, enabling students 



1 Stquiro an actual and practical acquaintance with the subjects of their 



, budy, such acquaintance serving to imprint the characters of the latter 



pijSai the memory far more indelibly than can any merely verbal or 



rinited descriptions. 



Rollers &c ^* ^^®y awaken a desire for further acquaintance with the objects 

 luftrated, and arouse fresh exertions to increase the number and com- 

 leteness of those illustrations. 



6. They greatly facilitate the labors of the instructor, by enabling 

 im to appeal directly to the objects described in proof of the truths he 



riCT. lay be endeavoring to explain. 



7. And lastly they may aid in the general progress of knowledge by 

 c.) Dllecting and preserving facts and objects, the relati(ms of w-hich to 



lose in other parts of the world, may assist in the discovery of new 



ruths, and the deduction of great and universal principles. 



It follows as a natural consequence of many of these facts that the 



le, a condiUost profitable and advantageous locality for such a collection is in di- 



certainly set connection with a seat of learning. Public Museums, independent 



»f what wef literary institutions, although far from being without their value, fail 



of articles)r the most part to confer those practical benefits which similar collec- 



ons in colleges and universities are sure to afford. The casual visits 

 ch a coUectaid to the former are, without the aid of a guide, apt to confuse rather 

 briefly callian to instruct, while the latter, used in the daily illustration of natural 

 lal value, aws and organic forms, become storehouses to the student, wherein, 

 A^ith a seamder proper guidance, he may for himself trace out and acquire a 



nowledge of those laws which it is his object to uiifold. 

 md system:; To fully accomplish this result it is desirable that such collections, 

 sy exhibit, rhen madfe, shoidd be so arranged and displayed as to en;ible tliose in- 

 istrating tbrsited in the study to acquire the desired information with the least 

 ifford a cleaossible difficulty. The objects exhibited should be so arranged in suit- 



