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122 The Floral King.
commiseration for him, I offer it from the depth of
my heart.
“T feel certain that you, gentlemen, who constitute
such an illustrious Academy of Science will not
content yourselves with only receiving, furthering,
and publishing results, but far more encourage and
promote science. What more worthy subject could
I present to you? How would not our country be
honoured if his book became general? How
indigent would it not appear that such a work was
produced, but could not become common, because of
the callousness for science in our cold north? But
to furnish proposals for relief, sic stantibus rebus,
is somewhat more difficult.
“The Academy of Science consists of two kinds
of members, of workers and magnates. To the
former we ascribe all the results which shine in the
documents of the Academy, it is the duty of the
latter to encourage and promote. The magnates
might become as useful, yes, even more so, than the
most diligent workers, if only the Academy would
afford them opportunity. The majority of the
magnates would, with delight, contribute to this
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