. The sacred beetle, and others [microform]. Beetles; Coléoptères. The Sacred Beetle and Others time, especially as the favourable periods are brief. Years elapse; and then very often the perfect solution has not appeared. There are always gaps in our sheaf of light; and always behind the mysteries which the rays have penetrated stand others, still shrouded in darkness. I ari perfectly aware that it would be preferable to avoid repetitions and to give a complete story every time; but, in th;^ domain of instinct, who can claim a harvest that leaves no grain for other gleaners? Sometimes the han
. The sacred beetle, and others [microform]. Beetles; Coléoptères. The Sacred Beetle and Others time, especially as the favourable periods are brief. Years elapse; and then very often the perfect solution has not appeared. There are always gaps in our sheaf of light; and always behind the mysteries which the rays have penetrated stand others, still shrouded in darkness. I ari perfectly aware that it would be preferable to avoid repetitions and to give a complete story every time; but, in th;^ domain of instinct, who can claim a harvest that leaves no grain for other gleaners? Sometimes the handful of corn left on the field is of more importance than the reaper's sheaves. If we had to wait until we knew every detail of the question studied, no one w^ould venture to write the little that he knows. PVom time to time^ a few truths are revealed, tiny pieces of the vast mosaic of things. Better to divulge the discovery, however humble it be. Others will come who, also gathering a few fragments, will assemble the whole into a picture ever grow- ing larger but ever notched by the unknown. And then the burden of years forbids me to entertain long hopes. Distrustful of the morrow, I write from day to day, as I make observations. This method, one of necessity rather than choice, sometimes 378. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Fabre, J. Henri (Jean Henri), 1823-1915. Toronto : McClelland, Goodchild & Stewart
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