20 THE NATURAL HISTORY OF CHINA 



person that he or she will be amply rewarded. Museums 

 at home are crying for such material, and it would be a very 

 easy matter to work in cooperation with experts in America 

 and Europe, and so hasten the day when we can say that 

 the Natural History of China, is an open book for all who 

 will to study and enjoy. May that day soon come, and may 

 the North China branch of the Royal Asiatic Society, as 

 practically the only scientific society in the country, do its 

 part. 



