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of his scientific career determine to be guided by them in 

 establishing his relations with the general public, he will 

 find splendid examples among the distinguished leaders of 

 all departments of science. Should he desire to present the 

 results of his labors in such a way that they may be under- 

 stood by intelligent people, he may imitate Franklin, whose 

 literary style, as to simplicity and clearness, commanded 

 the highest praise from literary men ; or Faraday, who was 

 able to give expression to the most involved conceptions in 

 simple English ; or Tyndall, the appearance of whose " Heat 

 considered as a Mode of Motion," was an epoch in the his- 

 tory of Physical Science, in its relation to an intelligent con- 

 stituency, without which it cannot thrive. He will learn 

 that there is no discredit in " popularizing " science; that 

 popularizing what is not science is the thing that is to be 

 shunned and prevented. The arrogance of genius is not less 

 disagreeable than that of riches, although it is less common. 



Should he wish to cultivate modesty in estimating his 

 own attainments, he need only follow Newton, Darwin, and, 

 in fact, the whole list of distinguished men of science down 

 to the present time, with a few rare and unexplainable ex- 

 ceptions, the existence of which serves, like a whistling 

 buoy, to point out what should be avoided. 



Should he aspire to be of some use to the world and to 

 leave it better because of his life, he will be encouraged by 

 the fact, already considered, that in the long run those dis- 

 coveries are most highly esteemed, and justly so, which are 

 the most potent in their influence upon civilization and so- 

 ciety by ameliorating the condition of the people, or by en- 

 larging their opportunities, and that all really great men of 

 science have not lost sight of this fact: that " science for 

 the sake of science " does not represent the highest ideal, 

 nor can the " almighty dollar " ever be bartered for the 

 " Divine Afflatus." 



All of these questions will serve to enlarge his interest in 

 public affairs, because he will come to recognize that he is 

 himself but a part of the public. He will remember the de- 

 light of Faraday, when near the end of his life he saw a 



