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They describe their own environment, give glimpses of the wild life about them, come to him with their natural-history difficulties; in short, write as to a friend of whose tolerant sympathy they feel assured. In fact, this is true of all his correspondents. They get on easy footing at once.
Parrott's brother was a sea-captain who had sent him "stuffed" natural-history curios from all parts of the world, and Mr. Parrott had arranged a rather picturesque interior.
Many of his most interesting natural-history notes Thoreau got from his farmer friends Melvin, Minott, Miles, Hubbard, Wheeler. Their eyes were more single to the life around them than were his; none of them had lost a hound, a turtle-dove, and a bay horse, whose trail they were daily in quest of.
He refused all offers of emolument from any quarter, and spent all his surplus earnings for the aggrandizement of the great natural-history museum he founded at Cambridge. The propositions of the Emperor Napoleon III. he had declined with thanks as soon as made, and without a thought. He had come to America to study natural history, and did not propose to be diverted from this purpose.
Get books out of the library and read. Inform yourself and have a story for the folks!" A few days later the chairman of the state committee had an indignant report to make to the governor regarding Uncle Dan's natural-history activities. "He has turned that museum into a circus show, your Excellency.
It is enough for our purpose to know that the natural-history of the apple, as of anything else that runs to time immemorial, passes at the end into obscurity. We seem never to reach the ultimate origins or to find an end to our quests. There are other apples than the common pomological orchard types. There are the crabs.
But if you make any more water sketches and would like me to put some ducks or any other kind of wild-fowl in the foreground I will be glad to do it for you. I have made a specialty of natural-history drawings. Don't bother yourself about that easel; I'll carry up your things for you."
In one way, Wallace surely paralleled Humboldt: both lost a most valuable collection of natural-history specimens by shipwreck. Several of the good men who had advanced money now asked that it be paid. Wallace set to work writing out his recollections, the only asset that he possessed. His book, "Travel on the Amazon and Rio Negro," had enough romance in it so that it floated.
"I came to collect natural-history specimens," said Brace warmly. "I don't want to slaughter ignorant savages." "Then you don't believe in that Italian law?" said the captain, with a chuckle. "Which Italian law do you mean?" said Brace, staring. "Well, Roman-Latin then, if you like. It's all the same, isn't it old Italian Lex talionis.
The ruins of the ancient castle, consisting chiefly of a portion of the keep and some rough arches, are not far from the church, and little is known of its origin. There is a museum near the ruins which contains some interesting antiquities and a fine natural-history collection.
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