THE ENTOMOLOGIST’S 
WEEKLY INTELLIGENCER. 
No. 116.] SATURDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1858. [Price Id. 
THE ‘ANNUAL.’ 
‘The Entomologist’s Annual’ for 
1839 is now published, and our readers 
may all, if they will, study its pages. 
The “List of Entomologists” is rather 
a formidable one, and, did we fancy 
that we were expected to give entire 
satisfaction to each of the 967 ento- 
mologists there enumerated, the List 
would be formidable in the extreme. 
As our readers will see, from the Pre- 
face to the ‘ Annual,’ these 967 by 
no means exhaust the entomologists 
of this country, and we have little 
doubt in our own mind but that they 
really number much nearer two than 
one thousand. 
Whether Ihe whole of these persons 
are actually pursuing Entomology 'is 
quite another matter, as many who 
were collecting fiercely two or three 
years ago now write “ they are very 
sorry, but latterly they have had no 
time to devote to Entomology, though 
their love for the pursuit has by no 
means abated, and they hope, in a few 
years again to be able to turn more 
attention to it.” Such is the sub- 
stance of the reply we h^ve received 
from .scores of entomologists who were 
once most enthusiastic and energetic, 
but 
Now we never mention them — 
Their names are never heard. 
In January, this year, we despatched 
a circular to some two hundred cor- 
respondents who appeared to have 
dropped their pens, but all who replied 
renounced the idea of having abandoned 
Entomology, however little attention 
they might have latterly been able to 
pay to it ; so that, unless we hear 
from any one to the contrary, we are 
compelled to assume that “ once an 
entomologist always an entomolo- 
gist.” 
Mr. Spence has called attention to 
the fact that the pursuit of boyhood 
frequently becomes the solace and re- 
creation of old age; and, to our know- 
ledge, many dormant entomologists re- 
vived when the “ rising generation ” 
intimated a. -propensity to follow in 
what had once been the father’s foot- 
steps. However, if any entomologist 
wishes to have his name removed from 
our “ Alphabetical and Geographical 
Lists” we shall be quite ready to com- 
ply with such a request, however much 
we may regret it. 
It is very desirable that all changes 
of residence should be communicated 
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