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THE ENTOMOLOGIST’S WEEKLY INTELLIGENCER. 
Could caterpillars groan, what fearful 
shrieks of these victims might not have 
been heard ! But they “ died and made 
no sign,” and no coroner empannelled a 
jury to ascertain the cause of their pre- 
mature decease. 
Many parents are somewhat averse to 
their children taking up the pursuit of 
Entomology for fear it should encourage 
them in cruelty, and such persons, when 
they read of the heart-rending tragedies 
to which we have just alluded, will feel 
that they are fully justified in the mis- 
trust they entertain of the benefits to be 
derived from entomological pursuits. 
We believe that the starving of cater- 
pillars, which is at times carried to a 
fearful extent, emanates entirely from 
thoughtlessness, and not from cruelty. A 
thoughtless person will often do many 
things which are cruel in their conse- 
quences, and yet the individual is not 
himself addicted to cruelty. 
Now we believe thoughtlessness to be 
a very common fault with young people, 
and is the cause of half the mischief that 
they do ; not being thoughtful they do 
not think of the consequences, just as an 
incipient chess-player will often, from 
the desire to cry “ check,” put his queen 
in a place where she is sure to be taken. 
Here we have the same thoughtlessness, 
though here unattended with cruelty. 
The young collector, who has starved a 
few valuable caterpillars, will be apt to 
be less thoughtless in that respect, and 
increased thoughtfulness in one amuse- 
ment may extend to his other occupa- 
tions. 
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All communications to be addressed to 
Mr. II. T. Statnton, Mountsjield, 
Lewisham, near London, S.E., in time to 
reach him by Wednesday in each week at 
the latest. No notice will be taken of 
anonymous communications. 
Mr. Stainton will not be “at home” 
on Wednesday, the 6th of May. Mr. 
Stainton hopes to be “ at home” on 
Wednesday, the 3rd of June. 
TO CORRESPONDENTS. 
W. Hume. — The larvae of the genus 
Hydrocam-pa live iu cases under water, 
and feed upon aquatic plants. 
W. W. — To transmit small larvae use 
a tin box. To rear them see the ‘ Ento- 
mologist’s Companion,’ p. 87. 
M. A. Mathews. — We shall be glad 
to find room for the report if possible. 
