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no means to omit including some medical men in his houshold 

 establishment. 



But the most desirable service which a governor could 

 render to this country, would be to carry out an assortment of 

 philosophers, for the purpose of surveying it scientifically. It 

 may sometimes happen that a single traveller, (the Mr. Barrow, 

 who visited the Cape, is an instance,) combines in his own per- 

 son the various requisites for an adequate survey, and is at 

 once the mathematician, the naturalist, and the statesman. 

 But in general a subdivision and distribution of labor is requi- 

 site, where comprehensive information is coveted. In order 

 to meet the risks of climate, and to obviate the great loss of 

 knowlege which ensues, if a man of science, while he is vi- 

 siting an unfrequented part of the earth, perishes of disease, 

 or accident; it is desirable to send out a company of learned 

 travellers, four or five in conjunction, with a party of Indians 

 to carry their baggage. To one or two might be intrusted the 

 task of mathematical survey, and of mapping the country ; 

 and on others might devolve the collection of facts relative to 

 the natural history, the zoology, botany, and mineralogy of 

 the district. The civil condition of the human population is 

 better learnt by residence than by thorough-fare. Such a 

 knot of young men of science would find considerable amuse- 

 ment in the enterprize itself ; and would return able to satisfy 

 a great deal of European curiosity about the region visited^. 



