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to many otherwise destined to become idlers. 

 It will open the eyes of all to the wonders and 

 attractions of earth, air, and sea, and be a 

 source of strength and life to the recovering' 

 invalid. It will plant deep in the hearts of the 

 people a shnple love of Nature, which, like all 

 refining- influences, will become a corrective 

 of mischief and wrong, and a source of pure 

 enjoyment. In the crowd of entertainments 

 catering- in a greater or less degree to evil pas- 

 sions, it will afford a nobler and purer, because 

 simpler and healthier, amusement. To many 

 it will be the beginning of a new and natural 

 life, while to the student of the laws of Nature 

 it will ott'er unparalleled fields for investiga- 

 tion. 



The establishment of such institutions under 

 the immediate auspices of the Natural History 

 Society, and upon grounds leased of the Park 



Commissioners for the special purposes herein 

 set forth, is a distinct assurance they will be so 

 conducted as to merit the approval of all good 

 citizens ; and we confidently anticipate that 

 when it has been shown Avhat these establish- 

 ments can fairly do they will be the recipients 

 of the utmost favor from those who possess 

 the means for their endowment. 



