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Forging Differs From Hoaxing, Inasmuch As In The Later The Deceit Is Intended To Last For A Time, And Then Be Discovered, To The Ridicule Of Those Who Have Credited It; Whereas The Forger Is One Who, Wishing To Acquire A Reputation For Science, Records Observations Which He Has Never Made.

To Those Who Have Chosen The Profession Of Medicine, A Knowledge Of Chemistry, And Of Some Branches Of Natural History, And, Indeed, Of Several Other Departments Of Science, Affords Useful Assistance.

Whenever A Man Can Get Hold Of Numbers, They Are Invaluable: If Correct, They Assist In Informing His Own Mind, But They Are Still More Useful In Deluding The Minds Of Others. Numbers Are The Masters Of The Weak, But The Slaves Of The Strong.

In Turning From The Smaller Instruments In Frequent Use To The Larger And More Important Machines, The Economy Arising From The Increase Of Velocity Becomes More Striking.

There Is, However, Another Purpose To Which Academies Contribute. When They Consist Of A Limited Number Of Persons, Eminent For Their Knowledge, It Becomes An Object Of Ambition To Be Admitted On Their List.