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glaucus-or the wonders of the shore(鯉斥互帽)-及46何蛍

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of smoky Babylon itself�察�and how easily a man                   might�察�if he would�察�wash 

his   soul   clean   for   a  while   from  all   the turmoil   and   intrigue�察 �the   vanity 

and vexation of spirit of that          ;too´populous wilderness�察─�by going out to 

be alone a while with          God in heaven�察�and with that earth which He has 

given to the       children of men�察�not merely for the material wants of their 



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bodies�察    �but as a witness and a sacrament that in Him they live and move�察�

and   have   their   being�察   �not   by   bread   alone�察  �but   by   EVERY   word   that 

proceedeth out of the mouth of God。; 

       Thus   I   wrote   some   twenty   years   ago�察  �when   the   study   of   Natural 

History      was    confined      mainly     to   several     scientific    men�察   �or    mere 

collectors of shells�察�insects�察�and dried plants。 

     Since   then�察  �I   am   glad   to   say�察  �it   has   become   a   popular   and   common 

pursuit�察   �owing�察    �I  doubt   not�察  �to  the  impulse     given    to  it  by  the   many 

authors     whose     works    I  then   recommended。         I   recommend       them    still�察�

though      a  swarm     of  other   manuals      and   popular    works     have   appeared 

since�察   �excellent     in  their  way�察   �and   almost     beyond     counting。     But     all 

honour   to   those�察  �and   above   all   to   Mr。   Gosse   and   Mr。   Johns�察  �who    first 

opened people's   eyes   to   the   wonders   around   them  all   day  long。           Now�察�

we   have�察  �in   addition   to   amusing   books   on   special   subjects�察     �serials   on 

Natural     History    more    or   less  profound�察    �and   suited   to   every     kind   of 

student and every grade of knowledge。                 I mention the        names of none。 

For first�察�they happily need no advertisement from                 me�察�and next�察�I fear to 

be unjust to any  one   of them  by           inadvertently omitting   its name。           Let 

me  add�察 �that   in   the   advertising   columns   of   those serials�察 �will be   found 

notices of all      the new manuals�察�and of all apparatus�察�and other matters�察�

needed by       amateur naturalists�察�and of many who are more than amateurs。 

Microscopy�察  �meanwhile�察  �and   the   whole   study   of   ;The   Wonders   of   the 

Little�察─�have made vast strides in the last twenty years�察�and I was                   equally 

surprised and pleased�察�to find�察�three years ago�察�in each of                 two towns of a 

few   thousand   inhabitants�察  �perhaps   a   dozen   good          microscopes�察  �all   but 

hidden away from the public�察�worked by men who                       knew how to handle 

them�察    �and   who    knew    what    they   were    looking    at�察  �but   who    modestly 

refrained from telling anybody what   they were                 doing so well。        And it 

was   this   very   discovery   of   unsuspected       microscopists   which   made   me 

more desirous than ever to see ´ as I             see now in many places ´ scientific 

societies�察�by means of which             the few�察�who otherwise would work apart�察�

may     communicate        their   knowledge        to  each   other�察  �and    to  the  many。 

These ;Microscopic�察─           �Naturalist�察─ �Geological�察─�or other societies�察�and 

the   ;Field    Clubs;   for     excursions   into     the   country�察  �which    are   usually 



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connected       with them�察�form a most pleasant and hopeful new feature in 

English      Society�察    �bringing    together�察  �as   they  do�察  �almost    all  ranks�察  �all 

shades of opinion�察�and it has given me deep pleasure to see�察�in the                     case 

at least of the Country Clubs with which I am acquainted�察�the                     clergy of 

the Church of England taking an active�察�and often a                  leading�察�interest in 

their practical work。       The town clergy are�察        �for the most part�察�too utterly 

overworked to follow the example of              their country brethren。        But I have 

reason to   know  that   they  regard       such   societies�察  �and   Natural   History  in 

general�察�with no unfriendly          eyes�察�and that there is less fear than ever that 

the   clergy   of   the   Church   of   England   should   have   to   relinquish   their 

ancient   boast   ´    that   since   the   formation   of   the   Royal   Society   in   the 

seventeenth       century�察  �they   have   done   more   for   sound   physical   science 

than    any    other    priesthood    or  ministry   in   the   world。    Let    me   advise 

anyone      who may do me the honour of reading these pages�察�to discover 

whether such a Club or Society exists in his neighbourhood�察�and to                      join 

it forthwith�察�certain that ´ if his experience be at all like              mine ´ he will 

gain   most   pleasant   information   and   most   pleasant         acquaintances�察  �and 

pass most pleasant days and evenings�察�among                   people whom he will be 

glad to know�察�and whom he never would have                   known save for the new ´ 

and now�察�I hope�察�rapidly spreading ´            freemasonry of Natural History。 

     Meanwhile�察  �I   hope   ´   though   I   dare   not   say   I   trust   ´   to   see   the   day 

when   the   boys   of   each   of   our   large   schools   shall   join   ´   like   those of 

Marlborough   and   Clifton   ´   the   same   freemasonry�察  �and   have   their        own 

Naturalists'   Clubs�察  �nay  more�察  �when   our public   schools   and         universities 

shall awake to the real needs of the age�察�and ´ even                 to the curtailing of 

the time usually spent in not learning Latin              and Greek ´ teach boys the 

rudiments at least of botany�察 �zoology�察           �geology�察�and so forth�察�and  when 

the public opinion�察�at least of the          refined and educated�察�shall consider it 

as ludicrous ´ to use no        stronger word ´ to be ignorant of the commonest 

facts and laws of        this living planet�察�as to be ignorant of the rudiments of 

two dead      languages。       All honour to the said two languages。            Ignorance 

of    them is a serious weakness�察�for it implies ignorance of many things 

else�察�and indeed�察�without some knowledge of them�察�the nomenclature                        of 

the   physical   sciences   cannot   be   mastered。      But   I   have   got   to discover 



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that    a  boy's   time    is  more    usefully    spent�察  �and    his    intellect    more 

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