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or eminent ability. The memory and services 

 of such persons should be kept on record, as^ 

 well as a mark of honour to the defunct, as an 

 incentive to the rising generation to tread in 

 their steps. 



In concluding these introductory remarks^ 

 the Writer has to add a piece of advice to his- 

 young readers, which, as he found it of much 

 use to himself, he can recommend the more 

 confidently. It is this : — in whatever place^ 

 station, or situation, a young man may find 

 himself placed while in pursuit of his business^ 

 always to keep a diary or register of the 

 various labours done by himself or his compa- 

 nions for every day in the year. Such a book 

 of memoranda, kept with steadiness and care 

 for three or four successive years, will form a 

 body of practical information which will be of 

 the greatest service to the possessor to the last 

 hour of his professional life. A calendar of 

 the weather should be kept at the same time ; 



