WEEKLY ENTOMOLOGIST. 
ENTOMA QUIDQUID AGENT NOSTRI EST FARRAGO LIBELLI.” 
No. 6.] SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1862. [Price 2d. 
UP TO THE MARK. 
have reason to believe that 
some of our readers do not 
consider the. Weekly Entomologist 
“up to the mark” at present. Such 
is the expression which men are in 
the habit of using whenever they 
wish it to be understood that they 
are dissatisfied with anything or any- 
body. It is a vague and general 
term, but it means a good deal, not. 
withstanding. In what respect then, 
is the “Entomologist” not up to the 
mark and to whom does the blame, 
if blame there be, attach ? Surely to 
the Editors you may say. Surely to no 
one else than the Editors we would 
reply. For the “ leaders ” indeed the 
Editors are accountable, and thej r 
must also be held answerable for 
everything personal, or otherwise 
offensive, which their pages may 
contain. But, for the rest they are 
but tools in the hands of their contrib' 
utors. They cannot undertake to fill 
whole columns with home-brewed dis- 
quisition, and they cannot fabricate 
discoveries, captures or observations 
to. increase the interest of the paper. 
When ever they have anything to 
communicate they will not be behind- 
hand in so doing, but it is for the 
Entomologists of England to make 
our paper a success, not for the 
Editors. It would indeed be ungra- 
cious in us to ignore the great 
kindness of those, who have already 
so materially helped us, iu supplying 
us with so much interesting and really 
scientific matter. Most cordially do 
we thank those Entomologists, some 
of them of the highest standing and 
reputation, who have already con- 
tributed to our pages. And such of 
our readers as think that our Journal 
falls short of its worthy predecessor, 
must be kind enough to wait until the 
Entomologist becomes as well known 
throughout the country as the Intel- 
ligencer was, before they form too 
hasty and unfavourable judgment. 
How can we receive contributions 
from men who have never seen our 
paper, ? and how large at present is 
the majority who have scarcely 
even heard of it! We hope and 
trust that all our friends, and friends 
we are sure we have, — who are 
anxious to see us “up to the mark” 
will do their best to be up to the mark 
themselves, up to the mark in their 
own endeavours to further the cause 
of science, and in assisting us in ours. 
