The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-22
THE WORK OF A YEAR I'm NATURAL HISTORY
Trevor Kn Working Out the Relationship Between Our Plants and
Insects; flew Bees Discovered Insects That Initiate HslEed
Keigbbors for Self Protection Pests Our Forest Trees

reputation CT beng harmless. uzarred
bees. bus personally demonstrated that
tha. Is nos sa-.-esy tue One that I
caught was certainly wei. enough armed
for self-dessnse.
NasafnEton spiders.
At lzss summers meeting o. the Wash
ington State Academy Of Science. held n
New Whateozu a. The time Of the State
Teachers Association meeting. Mr. Kin
ea1d presented a paper on .'T2e Arachni1a
OF Washington" The opening paragraph
OF this paper IS as fellows.
Up I'll the year 1sss practically nothing
was known Of thu S-acnnid fauna of tbs
northwestern portion Of ths United States.
In 1851 the present writer became later
eSted in the group, and couameaced the
collection ard study OF The Arachnsda OF
Western Washington, most Of the material
being collected at Olympia, although specs-
mems were also secured from otter l5cal.-
ties. As resul. OF several years work
general facies Of the class has been
made known, no that IL il possible TO pub
Ssa preliminary list Of the Ayaca.aidr
- this region and 10 draw some conclu-
sions as 20 their distribution. All Of the
data in the following article rest upon
tbs authority OF Mr. Nathan Banks. o.
Washington. D. C. who IS now the lead
ing authority on spiders II Norta Amer
lea"
Mr.. Kincaid then proceeds IN this paper
TO give numerous notes on the geogrl PHI
cal distribution OF the species. and CON-
ments upon the spider fauna Of ether parts
Of the world. His own list OF Washington
ferns comprises i2e species. Of which for
fy-fhree were new 20 science.
This paper Is by far the rnoss important
contribution thai has thus far been made
10 tire knowledge Of tEse Pacific coast
spiders. In fact. before Mr. Kincasd be
49,
there were very few spiders on record
from the region OF Northwest America
Unxeldsh Devotion
In closing this paper wish 10 make
mention OF one more phase CT Mr.. Kin
calds work. He knows no vacation time.
except as the summer months seem to De
made Tor work out among the flowers and
bugs instead OF inside, among his books
anu boxes OF collected specimens He Ia
flreieSssy and unseifshiy devoted 10 his
work. and bis devotion TO the University
OF Washington IS just as unseIfish. He
ne:er collects bug, bee. butterfly
Or any other specimen that does not go
at once into the collections belonging 70
the university. People have sent him col
iec-aoas OF bees, butterflies and various
Insects and L have seen him turn them
al over 20 the university collections. IL
any one thinks this small matter. ler
AN collect bugs or plants until he has
thousands or specimens, every one OF
which Is precious 10 him. and then Iet
ain give them over 20 the university or
some other institution. He Viii know thar
fe has done noble thing, but he viii
also realize that he has parted with the
title 10 his treasures. The true scientist.
however, Is an enthusiast who 5ssaaius ALI
treasures save knowledge For that reg
son he VIII give his all-tine. Money
LABOR hfe-So aid in the work OF increas-
ihS tae worlds store OF knowledge.