AiEMOIR OF CAMPER. 
In (liiectirig- the attentiim of our readers to .a 
sketch of the life of the celebrated Camper, we be- 
lieve that little is iiecessarj' in the way of explana- 
tion, far less of apology. It is true, that, by pro- 
fession, he was not a naturalist, but a physician and 
anatouiist, and in these respects belonged to a class 
of men, somewhat numerous, who devote only a 
share of their attention to the prosecution of zoolo- 
gical research. But, whilst it must be conceded 
that such men can bestow only a divided atten- 
tion on the pursuits of tlie science, it must be 
allowed, that, from the nature of their early edu- 
cation, and from the circumstances of their often- 
times changing and eventful lives, to say nothing 
of peculiar tastes and original genius, they pos- 
Rfsss remarkable facilities, such as are seldom en- 
joyed by more systematic students. It must be 
admittml also, that the bias of the class of men to 
whom we now allude, often lies in one particular 
direction, and that comparative anatomy, and minute 
structure, and physiological disquisition, are apt to 
’•‘■ceivo a somewhat larce share of their regard. But 
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