Laboratory Guide in Entomology

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Excerpt from Laboratory Guide in Entomology: For Use as an Introduction to the Study of Entomology, and as Introductory to a Course in General Zoology This brief Laboratory Guide to the study of insects has been prepared for use in the writers own classes as an introduction to a more advanced course in entomology, and also for use as introductory to a general course in zoology. Its presentation to the public is with the hope that teachers of natural history, especially those of our own State, may in it find something to commend itself to them, and that much of this work which at present must be done by the University, may in the near future be doije, in part at least, by our preparatory schools. The importance of the study of zoology in High Schools, Academies, and Colleges is gradually being recognized, but in too many cases it still stands back in comparison with other branches of natural history, as that of botany. One of several reasons for this is no doubt to be found in the difficulty of the subject as usually taught. The study of zoology from the biological or laboratory standpoint, the only standpoint from which the subject can be studied as too often understood by our teachers, requires apparatus and skill that few possess. The study of protoplasm, the cell, and protozoans, though this may be the logical starting point for the study of zoology, nevertheless presents so many difficulties that it may well be questioned if it be advisable to confound the beginner with them, and more often probably fostering a dislike than a love for the subject. To begin, on the other hand, with one of the higher types, as a vertebrate, also presents a number of objectionable points which, unless in the hands of a most competent teacher, will not give the desired results in a large and mixed class of young minds. Insects no doubt present the most favorable group that can be chosen for beginning the study of general zoology. Few of the objections i beginning with the protozoans or in dissecting the frog, or some other vertebrate will be found here. 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.