164 ALEXANDER AGASSIZ 



put their noses down to the grindstone again and do a 

 little hard work before they finish unravelling the mys- 

 tery of creation. It is hard work I know to fight against 

 the crowd, and the mania which seems to have seized 

 all the younger workers makes me often doubt the wis- 

 dom of saying anything, it all falls so flat ; still I know 

 our time will come, and those who have kept cool, and 

 continued to work quietly during this time of transi- 

 tion, will find themselves some day just so much ahead 

 of their metaphysical opponents, and for that time I am 

 quietly waiting." 



