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of science fuller opportunities and facilities of meeting and work 
ing together, with fewer formal restrictions than are necessary a 
the general monthly meeting of the Society”; and when any me 
ber has prepared a paper it is understood, though not contained ia 
the rules, that he is not to hide his light by reading it to a small 
Section, but bring it to a general monthly meeting of the Society, _ 
for the information of the members there assembled. Hence tt 
Society and not the Section is credited with it in the annual volume 
In the British Association a Section is formed of members wit 
band themselves together with the object of doing a certai 
work, In ours the member incurs no such liability as compulsory 
work, and it is probable that there would be fewer members @ 
the Sections if they had to accept such a responsibility when they | 
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the inducement to work, we know that to the scientific W 
his work brings its own reward, in the consciousness that a 
adding to the sum of human knowledge, while he is sttl 
for the first place amongst the competitors. But in these ™@ 
it is, as it ever was, the philosopher is often poor, and, 
we are prepared to undertake the expense of publishing thos? 
may be deemed worthy, Some day, when the Royal 
attains the power which we are all working for, we may offer 
valuable rewards; but I will not believe that “money” 
