"The age is demanding a broader, deeper, truer, . Unreasonable prejudice is hiding itself, along with the effete and narrow views of our fathers; and the world has come to the consciousness, that the culture of both sexes must keep pace with the ever-changing sphere of personal activity."
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James Orton
(April 21, 1830 – September 25, 1877) was an American naturalist and professor of . The species ' is named in his honor.
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