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at his hard fate, and deem himself an ill-used individual, 
but he will be inclined to laugh at his repeated failures, and 
amuse himself with making good tales about them. 
Now if the Entomologist learns to be cheerful, and learns 
not to be conceited, no one can tell him that his pursuit is a 
useless one,—but do I recommend every one to become an 
Entomologist? No, there are other branches of science as 
w orthy of study as Entomology ; it would not do to neglect 
them, but I may wish that there were more Entomologists; 
and there is no doubt that it would be a great benefit to 
themselves, and to all their acquaintance, if all those who are 
now destitute of any scientific occupation were to turn their 
attention to Entomology; nor let it be for a moment 
imagined that I recommend any one to devote his whole time 
to Entomology. If it be made the business of life, some other 
occupation must be sought for recreation; you cannot en* 
gage the whole day in one uniform occupation without feel* 
ings of weariness and irksome monotony being induced; 
follow your business whatever it may be with energy during 
the full time allotted to it, but after business hours, instead 
of dozing before the fire-place, or doing “ nothing at all parti¬ 
cular,” pursue some scientific study in a methodical and 
business-like manner, in short—“ Take a pleasure in your 
business, and make a business of your pleasure.” 
But I fear I am preaching too long a sermon to secure the 
unflagging interest of my younger readers, so I will endea¬ 
vour to direct their attention to some points more inline* 
diately practical. I will presume you have each of you been 
collecting for a year or two, and have obtained a tolerable 
collection, but no doubt you are puzzled to get some of your 
specimens named, and as there is no royal road to Entonio- 
an y more than to any other branch of learning, ro 
name a collection of insects is not an easy matter. Many 
is the inquiry that I have had for some work on Entoino- 
