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died our late associate returned after a winter’s absence, to the 
ome of his family, his bodily health exhausted, his energies 
prostrate. At first he entertained the hope that as before, rest 
and quiet might restore him partially at least to his usual health, 
and that he might have yet another opportunity of continuing 
those labors which he so fondly cherished ; but his fast declining 
Strength, the anxiety of those around him, the announcement of 
his physician and his own quick perceptions soon told that life 
Was drawing to a close, and that for him the great moment was 
hear. In all this he was calm and serene, conversed on the ap- 
proaching separation without faltering, gave utterance to expres- 
sions of deep affection to those who were bound to him by the 
ties of kin, uttered his prayer for forgiveness, and expressed the 
solemn conviction, which now rose paramount to every other, 
that if there yet remained much for him to live for, there was yet 
far more to die for. On Saturday morning, July Ist, a few days 
before the completion of his twenty-sixth year, he died. 
We cannot but sensibly feel, that in his death we have lost an 
associate of no ordinaty talents; we can point to no other mem- 
ber of our Society, and to not more than one other naturalist in 
our country, who has given such proofs of zeal and industry, and 
Scientific labor. Had he been spared to future years, we cannot 
but feel the assurance that he would have acquired for himself a 
far higher place and a still more honorable name in the annals of 
The Resolutions which follow, prepared at the request of the 
Society by Prof, Wyman, were unanimously adopted : 
Resolved, That the members of the Boston Society of Natu- 
Tal History have learned with deep regret the death of Dr. Waldo 
Irving Burnett ; that, in his decease, we have lost a most active 
and zealous associate, and science an ardent, disinterested and 
Ptoduetive laborer, | 
Resolve d, That to the family of our late associate, we would 
On motion of Dr. Abbott, it was voted, that Dr. Wyman be 
quested to prepare a copy of the Notice and Resolutions for 
Publication in Silliman’s Journal. 
f [It is with deep sorrow that in place of the usual Contribution 
‘om Dr. Burnett for this Journal, we have to present to our read- 
ers his obituary. One of the most earnest, faithful and profound 
laborers jn science in the country has ceased from his work while 
