THE CANADIAN NI'OIITSMAN AND NATI RALlST. 





frequent its neighborhood. Why do the Fishery 

 Department allow the waters of I his river to be 

 poisoned, when its officials arc aware thai a 

 statute exists to punish any one who willfully 

 do so? We demand inquiry and some explana- 

 tion must ho tri ven in regard to this tilths drain- 

 age. The Departmentat Ottawashould see that 

 a river long known to have been frequented l>y 

 Salmon, and in which Sea Trout were seen :i 

 short time ago, is not to be destroyed with im- 

 punity. We are determined to expose every 

 case of this nature coming to our knowledge, 

 and when the parties or authorities who shoul" 

 abate the nuisance are slothful, we will have no 

 mercy, but lash with the full force of our will. 

 C. 



CANADIAN MUSEUMS. 



When this Magazine was issued last January 

 we intended to give sketches of the Natural 

 History Museums of the Dominion, their 

 means of support, and how the material is 

 procured ; in fact, all our knowledge regarding 

 them, together with the influence they are 

 supposed to exert in the instruction of youth. 

 We, therefore, commence with 



THE LITERARV AND HISTORICAL SOCIETY 

 OF QUEBEC. 



This is, probably, the oldest Literary Institu- 

 tion in Canada. It has been, however, very 

 unfortunate — fire having destroyed its library 

 and collections on two occasions, at least. Its 

 present Museum was started when the Society 

 became tenants of Morrin College, in 1861, 

 after the fire which destroyed its library and 

 Museum in the Banque Nationale building on 

 John street, Quebec. The Museum is now on 

 St. Stanislas street, in the College building. 

 The collection is slowly increasing, bnt the 

 room is too email, and poorly lighted. The 

 collections of animals and birds are in good 

 preservation, and there is also a fair show of 

 ethnological material, affording instruction to 

 students attending the College. Therefore, it 

 is useful in its present position. We have 

 seen enough of isolated collections or museums 



in this country to speak intelligently on the 

 matier, and we maj sa- thai, outside ■ 

 educational point of view, the public take little 

 interest in them > hut when connected with an 

 educational institution, parents will support 

 them because the- are cognizant of the fact 

 that the youth have a chance of obtaining 

 a more accurate knowledge ot forms p r ese rved 

 from every branch of nature. When Natural 

 Science is taught in schools it is highly • 



sary that collections of mineral-, shells (f 



and recent), ami a good herbarium should be 

 at hand, to illustrate lectures. When youth 

 is determined to study, it is proper that th<- 

 love for it should not be cooled by other objects 



in the way of arriving at the truth. Wi 

 that every University, College or School hav- 

 ing a good Museum, claims the hearty support 

 of the public, because the material forming 

 these collections cost a large* amount of money. 

 Since the Literary and Historical Society 

 Quebec became associated with Morrin Col 

 its Museum is a source of attraction, and main 

 donations have been made to it of late years. 

 C. 



REVIEW. 

 The Annual Reports ot the Montreal Horti- 

 cultural Society, and Fruit Growers Associa- 

 tion of the Province of Quebec, are tnll ot 

 original matter, and extremely interesting "lin- 

 ing the last five years. We are pleased to state 

 that the issue of 1880 is the best ot the series. 

 The article on " Forest Tree Culture." by the 

 Hon. H. G. Joly, is just what we would wish 

 to insert in our journal, and we have a peculiar 

 reeling — not jealousy — when we cannot procure 

 these profound investigations. Mr. Joly is a 

 noble example of the son following the foot* 

 steps of his lather. We have had the pleasure 

 of being acquainted with the latter ; it will 

 suffice tii say that in a scientific view one is the 

 prototype of the other. Mr. Joly's experiment- 

 are well worth repeating. ••Forestry in Canada." 

 by A. T. Drunimond, a gentleman who has 

 devoted much leisure in promoting modes for 



