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THE YOUNG NATURALIST. 



to obtain specimens, and to know their 

 names is not the only thing to be done. 

 In our article on Larva Preserving last 

 week, a hint or two is given for making 

 collections more perfect by adding speci- 

 mens of each insect in its earlier stages. 

 But this is not enough, a naturalist requires 

 to know, as well as to possess. To be 

 informed on the habits of the various spe- 

 cies, as well as to have specimens of them 

 in his collection. This can only be accom- 

 plished by pains-taking, observation, and 

 carefully recording what is observed. 

 There is much to learn about perfect in- 

 sects yet, but very much more about their 

 preliminary states. A set of specimens is 

 all very well, but a perfect knowledge of 

 their life history is very much better. Ask 

 yourselves how much you know, and how 

 much more you do not know. Twenty 

 years ago Mr. Stainton asked eighteen 

 questions with reference to butterflies. 

 Many of these cannot be answered yet, 

 -though thousands of Entomologists have 

 been at work all the time, and if they 

 were all answered, other eighteen could be 

 asked, and many more to them, before 

 we could say we knew all about even the 

 commonesb species. Patience then ; " Art 

 is long, though time is fleeting." Know- 

 ledge is ever progressive. What is a puz- 

 zle to us, will be plain to those who follow 

 •in our steps ; while new problems will be 

 ; asked for solution that we never dream 

 about. There is a child's rhyme that should 

 ; never be forgotten : 



*' Little drops of water, 



Little grains of sand, 

 Make the mighty ocean, 



And the solid land." 



So, little facts, trivial observations, 

 notes that seem of small importance of 

 themselves, summed up together, make a 

 mighiy ocean of knowledge, that could 

 never have been fathomed in one effort. 

 All will come in good time. Have Patience 



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