2T2 CUEIOUS HOMES AND THEIR TENANTS. 



life of American insects afford an immense and fruit- 

 ful field to the investigator. With no more expen- 

 sive appliances than a magnifying glass and a cheap 

 pocket microscope, but with eyes to see, patience to 

 investigate, and brains to be interested in and com- 

 prehend what is seen and investigated, any one who 

 has sufficient leisure and love for Nature may make 

 discoveries that will cause his name to be known 

 throughout the civilized world. Indeed, I doubt if 

 there exists a more promising field for scientific in- 

 vestigation than the open-air study of American in- 

 sects. 



