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dence. That the magazine is popular, and constitutes a charm for the 
whole family circle, we know from personal observation. Not only is 
definite knowledge gained from it, but habits of careful observation are 
fo The young folks bring in their queer bugs and butterflies, and if 
they can not find out all about them and their habits in the magazine, they 
oh, how eagerly, for the next number. The same with flowers or birds or 
shells. It matters little what enkindles thought and enthusiasm in the 
young mind. Once kindled they give light and power through the whole 
li We can not too earnestly urge upon our friends to subscribe for the 
ATURALIST, and, having read the numbers, to bind and preserve them 
for future sueectice They are as equally “aie ieee and profitable for 
the “old folks” as for the boys and Jae — E. B. A., in The National 
Teacher for March, 1871. 
