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THE WEEKLY ENTOMOLOGIST. 
gentlemanly feeling and courtesy 
debar bim from securing the return 
of his borrowed boxes. A box is too 
small a matter for anyone to go to 
war about ; in fact the laxity of any- 
thing like a punctual system in this 
respect, is too well known to create 
much uneasiness. Nevertheless, we 
are sure that our subscribers will 
take it in good part, if we point out 
the necessity for preventing the in- 
convenience which inevitably arises 
from undue carelessness. 
There is quite enough annoyance 
and loss in store for any entomologist, 
wlio intends establishing a wide 
correspondence, from the casual 
breakages which, occur in the 
carriage by post, to make any aug- 
mentation of the evil undesirable. 
Besides the keeping of boxes, until 
an opportunity shall occur of send- 
ing back some substantial proof of 
the receiver’s gratitude, is so ex- 
ceedingly unsatisfactory a method of 
making a return, as to cancel the 
advantage of the return itself. 
We would therefore recommend 
our readers to consider the question, 
in their future correspondence, and 
we may assure them that we ex- 
press a feeling very widely enter- 
tained, in what we say upon this 
subject. At the same time, we owe 
our thanks to the contributor who 
called our notice thereto, feeling 
assured that he will excuse our 
making use of his words, in point- 
ing out a general opinion. 
The Weekly Entomologist may be 
obtained from Mr. T. or Mr. J. B. 
Blackburn, the Yews, Woodford, 
London, N.E., by post, price Three 
Shillings and Three-pence per 
quarter, prepaid. 
Also of C. Andrew, 129, High 
Street, Cheltenham ; T. Brown, 2, 
Collingate, York ; J. E. Robson, 
Olive Street, Hartlepool ; T. Cooke, 
Naturalist, 513, New Oxfoi’d Street, 
London. 
Those who make any discovery, 
or capture of a rare species, or 
observation of general interest, are 
requested to communicate at once a 
notice of the same to Mr. T. or Mr. 
J. B. Blackburn, at Woodford. 
Booksellers willing to undertake 
the agency in their respective neigh- 
bourhoods are requested to com- 
municate with the same gentlemen. 
Remittances should be sent in 
Post Office orders or Stamps. 
All communications to be addressed 
to Mr. T. or Mr. J. B. Blackburn, 
The Yews , 1 Voodford, N.E. No not ice 
tuill be talcen of anonymous communi- 
cations. 
POETRY. 
A Life Lesson. 
He dwelt beside a southern sea ; 
Beside the woods of waving fir ; 
A follower of nature he — 
A loyal friend and worshipper : 
