THE NATURALIST AND COLLECTOR 
18 
The Editor’s Note Book. 
Leonata—Axe these things spoken or do I but dream? 
Don John —Sir, they are spoken and these things are true. 
Much Ado About Nothing,, 
In one of our scientific journals a 
few months ago, there appeared an ar¬ 
ticle by a well known Naturalist, be¬ 
wailing the lack of a representative 
journal of Natural Science, paying 
proper attention to mammals and other 
interesting, but comparatively un¬ 
studied forms of nature. To supply 
this deficiency and to give to the 
scientific world, a magazine devoted to 
their favorite study, scientific, but 
popular, adopted to the needs of the 
student, as well as the more advanced 
collector, has been pur motive in 
launching this venture on the turbulent 
sea of fate. 
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This is an age of progress—a con¬ 
tinual advancement. Art and litera¬ 
ture are undergoing a revolution; what 
was considered correct a few years ago 
has been swept aside to make room for 
further improvement. One of the relics 
of antiquity isThe exchange columns of 
our magazines. These detract from 
the artistic appearance and moreover, 
exchanges, effected through this 
medium are seldom satisfactory and 
are a positive detriment to the dealer. 
This along with other petrified fea¬ 
tures, will be abolished in our publica¬ 
tion and new and fresh ones inserted in 
their stead. 
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As to the stability of our financial 
condition and the future of our mag¬ 
azine, we will simply say:—If twelve 
numbers as good as this one are not 
promptly issued we will cheerfully 
refund all money sent us. In placing 
the price at 75 cents we have endeav¬ 
ored to strike a medium which the 
young as well as the old can easily 
afford. Giving each month as good 
matter and as much of it on orni¬ 
thology as the average magazine, de¬ 
voted exclusively to it and with the 
other extra features added you will 
readily perceive the advantage of sub¬ 
scribing to this, the cheapest, the 
most artistic, and most popular maga¬ 
zine of Natural Science extant. 
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With these few remarks we leave our 
venture to your tender mercies. It is 
within your power to make it a success 
or to send it into oblivion. With your 
aid we can do much, without it 
nothing. And now in closing we hope 
we may receive your encouraging 
words and substantial support to 
strengthen our tottering footsteps in 
the path which nature has laid before 
us, that we may be the more able to 
publish for your benefit and pleasure, 
and for the advancement of our favor¬ 
ite studies, this simple tribute to the 
cause of science. 
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We shall be pleased to have our 
friends send us at all times, such 
articles on their favorite sciences a» 
may seem to them of interest. This 
magazine is to be edited by its patrons. 
If the branch in which you are inter¬ 
ested is not given a place it is on 
account of your failure to send us 
articles. Photos, pen and pencil 
drawings of objects of natural history 
will be thankfully received. This 
issue is not to be taken as a criterion 
for what is to follow as it was prepared 
during the rush of other work. 
