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a small scale as profitably as the specialist with all con- 

 veniences at his command, yet there is ample argument 

 in favor of small ventures in this direction. The gain is 

 not altogether pecuniary, or ■ in the gratification of the 

 palate. To those engaged in sedentary pursuits, a chance 

 for healthful exercise and diversion is often more than 

 these. Beyond all these there is yet a higher good. All 

 intimacy with the operations of nature has a silent but 

 beneficent influence. Whatever tends to develop our 

 perceptions of the wonders of creation^ even as manifes' 

 in the mission of a tiny bee, can but cause us to " look 

 beyond these results to their Divine Author." 



