the call a tide which generally a continual which is more favorable than any thing to the formation of sand banks considered in their general connection the of a continent should be looked upon as the product of a series of currents and with each other the final result of which is to transport in the direction of the flood the materials which the waves and agents have detached from the coast this is striking on the coast of the united states the deposit form at first only a narrow line on the coast of this line on the of the virginia and new it becomes wider on the coast of and finally the of its development in the grand bank of this process is of the highest importance in the economy of nature if we consider that the banks thus formed by tm currents are the principal seats of animal life in the ocean it is upon the banks which border the coast of the united states that the most extensive are carried on particularly the st george s and banks a new theory of ihe effect of the because these are ttie of of animals and which serve for the food of fishes whilst the great depths of the ocean at a short distance from the banks are almost deserts the tides are not less important from the manner in which they influence river hitherto the formation of such as those of the the le the and other rivers has been attributed too exclusively to the great quantities of mud which these rivers transport it seems to be forgotten that other rivers such as the the de la the and others are not less muddy and yet instead of forming at their mouths they empty into wide mr on the contrary shows that are in an to the tides so that they exist only where the tides are feeble or whilst we find wherever the tides are considerable take for example the rivers of the eastern coast of the united states and most of the rivers of europe which empty into the atlantic ocean and this is perfectly natural the tide on entering a river during the flood and keeps back the water of the stream so that when the ebb begins the water in escaping forms a current strong enough to off to sea the principal part of the materials held suspended in the river water mr remarks on this point tiiat where bars exist in such they are generally composed of brought by the tide ana not of in connection with mr we have endeavoured to apply the above results to the study of the of former and we think it is easy to show on a of the united states that the same laws which now the of sand banks have been in operation during the and the of these forming so many parallel following the great of the the in europe as well as in america merit a special attention in this respect no doubt during the the plains of northern germany as well as a great part of and on this continent the coast of the united states from to canada formed a series of banks and like the banks of in our day whilst the plains of the west between the and the mountains formed a vast bay ho v to the of in which the sea deposited the fine sand and clay of the as it now m the of the sand and mud that border the coast of the results of the above may be up thus � st the form and distribution of banks and of in general are in a great measure dependent on tides they ought to be found everywhere where the current is sufficiently to permit the materials held in to be deposited the finer and lighter materials must therefore be deposited in the calmer places nd the formation of banks b indispensable to tiie maintenance of life since they constitute the moat favorable for marine animals d the formation of at the mouths of rivers is in an to the force of the tide th the of the most recent being in all respects like the of our we must hint that they were formed under the operation of the same laws th the form and extent of so far as they are composed of are thus dependent on laws tiiat b on the attraction which the moon and the sun exert and in all time have exerted on the liquid part of our planet vi � cheap by corresponding secretary of the cheap boston b nothing which so surely makes a man write self down an ass as hb vanity it b just so with nations and the american people are often led by indulgence in this weakness to make themselves in the eyes of intelligent foreigners you are the most free and nation upon the earth say the and the amen and straightway go and vote such into place and power to the theory our government being composed i of the people tc ken from among the citizens r arm has no to do any or to support institution which is hostile to the interests of the people but to the fact it does do such things these is the of a most unnecessary and oppressive tax won knowledge and among men is w means of an odious of the business of conveying letters to this our enlightened people and even think their post office privilege is a great boon while a neighbouring nation has for years been in the enjoyment of a system compared to which ours is like a of the dark ages any one who can see an inch into has only to examine our present system of arrangements its and and to compare it with one that is perfectly in order to feel assured that in a few years 