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He then showed me a white children's school – some 60 in number & introduced me to the Mother Superior - A physiology class had been held – on the nature & function of the blood - The questions were still on the blackboard - I hinted to the Mother Superior that even the learned ones knew mighty little about either the nature or the function - Views were dissolving & reforming every 5 years on that most important of biological researches - Their rooms were too dark in my opinion but otherwise desks & all else were right - They had a nice shell collection with many of the species named – Cones, Cowries, Ovulidium Harps – many fine harps – Spindle – Purpuras – Scorpion & a host more including Nautili & trumpet shells – all Fijian which is a very good point - To know local things is the bed rock to stand on primarily & gradually to extend your vision farther & farther
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