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Certain it is that he endured more labours and overcame more geographical difficulties than any other African traveller either before or after him; yet it is also sure that, on account of the defective natural-historical education of the author, and the indiscreet partisanship for the natives against the settlers, his works have spread many false views concerning South Africa."
For one thing, it was needful to be always carefully on the watch to avoid falling into mistakes geographical, topographical, natural-historical, and otherwise. For instance, despite the utmost care of which I was capable while studying up for the "Coral Island," I fell into a blunder through ignorance in regard to a familiar fruit.
"Ay, keeping a shop this shop," returned Mr Blurt; "you once told me you were versed in natural history; here is a field for you: a natural-historical shop, if I may say so." "But, my dear sir, I know nothing whatever about the business, or about stuffing birds and and fishes." He looked round him in dismay. "But you are jesting!"
Perhaps the author is more familiar with natural-historical than with philosophical inquiries, and, not having decided which particular theory about efficient cause is best founded, he meanwhile argues the scientific questions concerned all that relates to secondary causes upon purely scientific grounds, as he must do in any case.
Perhaps the author is more familiar with natural-historical than with philosophical inquiries, and, not having decided which particular theory about efficient cause is best founded, he meanwhile argues the scientific questions concerned all that relates to secondary causes upon purely scientific grounds, as he must do in any case.
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