Excerpt from Leisure-Time Studies, Chiefly Biological: A Series of Essays and Lectures In this latter View, the author would hope that the essays on the relations of biology to common educa tion may receive their due meed of attention from both educationists and scientists. Of these efforts to state the case for biology as a mighty influence in modern culture, the author would only say that they are the direct products of a long experience in biolo gical teaching, and the sincere expression of a strong belief in the value of a knowledge of nature in pro ducing a true and liberal culture in all departments of human thought. 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.