Excerpt from Hardwicke's Science-Gossip, Vol. 27: An Illustrated Medium of Interchange and Gossip for Students and Lovers of Nature The Editor would point out that this annual volume is distinguished even above its predecessors by original papers. Those on the British Diptera and Rhizopods alone will hereafter make the Volume for 1891 sought after. In addition, he desires to draw attention to the articles on the new aspects of Darwinism, &c., to show how much science-gossip endeavours to keep pace with the Philosophy as well as with the facts of Modern Natural Science. The Editor is fortunate in being surrounded by a zealous clientele of earnest contributors, to each of whom he owes much. The low price of the Old Monthly does not bring a fortune, but it helps science-gossip to brighten the home Of many a working-man naturalist; and there is no better tribute to 'the eagerness to receive its monthly issue, than the grumbling letters sent when the magazine appears a day or two later than usual. For twenty - seven years science-gossip has held the privilege of being the chief and most largely-circulated popular scientific magazine in Great Britain - which means in all the world! There is no better testimony to the growing love of and interest in Nature, than that such a magazine should continue to be so much required. NO effort in the Future will be spared to keep up the well-earned reputation of the Past. Notwithstanding the fact that so many paths have been well trodden, there still remain fresh fields and pastures new. Natural Science, like Astronomy, may be explored, but cannot be exhausted. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.