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have loved and it is over, will talk of it the'
feeling becomes an amusement. Some do 110
and surely it is better not Bury your love
at it no more---bury it, and tread down the
it. But you should do it • let no one else
what has been your life. Trample on it Y'
you have worshipped it, and whisper the
what you have glorified. But let none else
that grave, for your ,flesh and blood are I,',
too. You will' need no memorial to remerol
you will be happy, if sometimes the past
return unbidden, and force you to look lIP°P
of your dead again.—Ashford Owen.
THE TYPE OF THE SPANIARDS.---11l ti
of the Iberians some traits may be re(
even to this day mark the Spaniard. T:
the temperance and sobriety, the unyiell
extreme indolence, the perseverance in
fare, and the remarkable absence of the IL,
qualities, ascribed by the Greek and Romall
the ancient Iberians, are all more or less
of the Spaniards of modern times. The
gallantry of the Spaniard to women has,
down to him from his Iberian ancestors : 1
of the Greeks, it was an argument of all
civilisation, that among the Iberians the t
gave, instead of receiving, a dowry; that
sometimes inherited to the exclusion of soul
becoming the heads of the family, gave
their brothers, that they might be provk
able wives. In another point, the great
between the people of the south of Europe)
of the Teutonic stock, was remarked also
the Iberians were ignorant, but not sir

on the contrary, they were cunning and
with habits of robbery almost indomit,
brigandage, though incapable of the great
tions of war. These, in some degree, arc
common to all barbarians ; but they of
contrast to 'the character of the Germans.
spoke what was in their hearts, and of
powerful tribe it is recorded, that their asct.
maintained by no other arms than those of
Arnold's Rome.

CHINESE Slur BUILDING.—There is au
of the Chinese which is worthy of imitation'
sidering the increased security it offers
perty, and the additional safety of the lives
tors, it is surprising that it has not been.
Americans and Europeans—viz. the diva'
holds of ships by water-tight partitions.
divide the holds of their sea vessels into abt-
distinct compartments with strong plank,
seams are caulked with a cement composecl
oil, and the scrapings of bamboo. This
renders them impervous to water, and is
ferable to pitch, tar, and tallow, since it
incombustible. This division of their ves
have been well experienced, for the practice IP
throughout the empire. Hence it sometir
that one merchant has his goods safely
one division, while those of another suffer
damage from a leak in the compartment in
were placed. A ship may strike against °,l
yet not sink ; for the
.water entering by,
will be confined to the divisions where the'
To the :adoption of a similar plan in
American merchantmen, beside the
popular prejudice and the increased exp .
tion might arise from the reduction it
in the quantity of freight, and the incrc
of stowing bulky articles. It remains to,
how far these objections ought to prevai
greater security of the vessel, crew, as
any rate, such objections do not apply to
in which to carry heavy burdens is not
consideration.—_Ewbank's Hydraulic

OLD NORWAY.—Here still; as on the
day, stands the Fjall-stuga, the mountain
by an invisible hand, whose walls and
only that hand can overthrow. Here sti
dawn of time, the morning and the even' ,
meet, in a fleeting embrace at midsus
snow-covered summits. Now, as theo,,,,
mountain torrents, as they dash headie.l,l:
fearful
depths. The ice mirrors still g'x.,`•,
same images, now enchanting, now ter'
unattempted by the foot of man, lie wide
rivers, and woods, on which only the
summer sun look down. Here is the 031,
young Norway. Is thy soul weary of the

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life ? Is it oppressed by
ae dust of books ? Or is it
:ssions Fly, fly, then, to
with these grand, silent,
m to the beatings of the
win for thyself new strength
A thou see nature in her
crnificence ? Then see the
`,er in old Norway. Descend
k upon the valleys of Cla-
w beautiful Westfjordale,
des quietly, embracing in
overgrown with blue bells
;he silver rivers leaving the
'umps of trees and fertile
w nearest mountain, with
capped summits rear their
m like reverend patriarchs
race. Mark from these
s of the morning and even-
-in the depths. See the
storm, the calm beauty of
itself over the, waterfall.
Lan, behold this ; receive it
gain !---Strife and Peace.
some days past the select
:senal, at Woolwich, have
g the erection of a novel
ie inventor, M. Balan, a
who has obtained a patent
mt. The apparatus bears
way, and propels cars or
;ht on inclined wire ropes.
tached at the extremities,
materials or goods are to
Tart by a lever, the length
,o the inclination required.
:tutted to an upright post
is horizontal the ropes are
d of the lever is depressed
in a reverse way, and the
11 go in opposite directions.
:jugs,
embankments, guar-
be found useful, as it re-
the weight of the load
A the car travels without
re it is unloaded, and the
Le car slides to its loading
;eonsly used for crossing
interfere with the naviga-
the distance does not ex-
either goods or persons.
Ipes must be supported by
to the undulation of the
ors to pass the supports a
of each, on which frame-
te, with ropes attached, so
: the stationary frame, the
having counterbalancing
me is laid near the ground,
.)ition by a trigger, so that
lies the trigger, the move-
drawn up by the counter-
giving the rope a greater
cars to pass over the up-
Lent impetus to reach the
operation takes place. It
purpose of an electric
g placed inside the ropes
bmarine telegraph.
WEDDING OF QUEEN
at St. James's a quarter
Ith. When she first saw
the Duchess of Hamilton
" said the princess, " you
marriertwiee ; but it is
bad proof of her sense ?
.0 curl her toupet. " No,
it looks as well as those
sent for me : if the King
iwig, I will; otherwise I
Duke of York gave her
: her lips trembled, but
In the garden the King
fallen at his feet : he pre-
I led her into the apart-
ived by the Princess of
: these three princesses
At ten the procession
Preceded- by unmarried daughters

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of peers, and peeresses in plenty. The new princess
was led by the Duke of York and Prince William ; the
archbishop married them : the King talked to her the
whole time with great good humour; and the Duke of
Cumberland gave her away. Sheis not tall,nor a beauty;
pale, and very thin; but looks sensible, and is genteel.
.Her hair is darkish and fine ; her forehead low ; her
nose very well, except the nostrils spreading too wide ;
her mouth has the same fault, but her teeth are good.
She talks a good deal, and French tolerably ; possesses
herself, is frank, but with great respect to the King.
After the ceremony, the whole company came into the
drawing-room for about ten minutes, but nobody was
presented that night. The Queen was in white and
silver ; an endles mantle of violet-coloured velvet,
lined with ermine, and attempted to be fastened on
her shoulder by a bunch of large pearls, dragged itself
and almost the rest of her clothes half-way down her
waist. On her head was a beautiful little tiara ofdiamonds,
a diamond necklace, and a stomacher of diamonds,
worth three score thousand pounds, which she is to
wear at the coronation too. As supper was not ready,
the Queen sat down, sung, and played on the harpsi-
chord to the royal family, who all supped with her in
private. They talked of the different German dialects :
the King asked if the Hanoverian was not pure : " Oh,
no, sir," said the Queen, "it is the worst of all." She
will not be unpopular. The Duke of Cumberland told
the King that himself and Lady Augusta were sleepy.
The Queen was very averse to leave the company ;
and at last articled that nobody should accompany
her but the Princess of Wales, lind her own two
German women, and that nobody should be admitted
afterwards but the King. They did not retire till
between two and three.—Horace TValpole's Letters
to Sir Horace Mann.
THE PHENOMENA OF NATURAL AND OF HYPNOTIC
SLEEP.---In passing into common sleep objects are
perceived more and more faintly, the eyelids dose and
remain quiescent, and all the other organs of
convey
sense become gradually blunted, and cease to n
their usual impressions to the brain, the limbs become
flaccid from cessation of muscular tone and action, the
pulse and respiration become slower, the pupils are
turned upwards and inwards, and are contracted
(Muller). In the hypnotic state, induced with the view
of exhibiting what I call the hypnotic phenomena,
vision becomes more and more imperfect, the eyelids
are closed, but have for a considerable time a vibratory
motion (in some few they are forcibly closed, as by
spasm of the orbiculares) ; the organs of special sense,
particularly of smell, touch, and hearing, heat and cold,
and resistance, are greatly exalted, and afterwards
become blunted, in a degree far beyond the torpor of
natural sleep ; the pupils are turned upwards and in-
wards, but, contrary to what happens in natural sleep,
they are greatly dilated, and highly insensible to light;
after a length of time the pupils become contracted,
whilst the eyes are still insensible to light. The pulse
and respiration are, at first, slower than is natural, but
immediately on calling muscles into action, a tendency
to cataleptiform rigidity is assumed, with rapid pulse,
and oppressed and quick breathing. - The limbs are
thus maintained in a state of tonic rigidity for any
length of time I have yet thought it prudent to try,
instead of that state of flaccidity induced by common
sleep ; and the most remarkable circumstance is this,
that there seems to be no corresponding state of mus-
cular exhaustion from such action. In passing into
natural sleep, anything held in the hand is soon allowed
to drop from our grasp ; but, in the artificial sleep
now referred to, it will be held more firmly than before
falling asleep. This is a very remarkable dfference.
The power of balancing themselves is so great that I
have never seen one of these hypnotic somnambulists
fall. The same is noted of natural somnambulists.
This is a remarkable fact, and would appear to occur
in this way, that they acquire the centre of gravity, as
if by instinct, in the most natural, and therefore in
the most graceful manner ; and if allowed to remain
in this position, they speedily become cataleptiformly
and immoveably fixed. From observing these two facts,
and the general tendency and taste for dancing dis-
played by most patients on hearing lively music
during hypnotism, the peculiarly graceful and appro-
-priate movement of many when thus excited, and the
varied and elegant postures they may be made to
assume by slight currents of air, and the faculty of
retaining any position with so much ease, I have
hazarded the opinion, that the Greeks may have been
indebted to hyponotism for the perfection of their

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sculpture, and the Fakirs for their wonderful feats of
suspending their bodies by a leg or an arm. It thus
clearly appears that it differs from common sleep in
many respects, that there is first a state of excitement
as with opium, and wine, and spirits, and afterwards a
state of corresponding deep depression and torpor.--
Mr. Braid's Neurynology..
A LION HUNT.—The following account of a " lion
hunt," which took place near Bloemfontein, Orange
River sovereignty, is from the pen of a settler there :
" We left Bloemfontein on Monday, for the purpose of
enjoying a week's sport on one of the farms of that
truly hospitable gentleman, Mr. A. H.B—, distant
from this about sixteen miles. Our party consisted of
six, principally officers in Her Majesty's service, and a
merrier one has seldom left Bloemfontein. We
reached our little camp at sunset, looking forward
with eager anticipation to the morrow, and with
reason, for how rarely it falls to the lot of any one to
see, much less to shoot, the noble animal we were in
quest of! The next morning was beautiful, but cold,
the pools being frozen. After breakfast our horses
were saddled, guns looked to, and the pack' being
called together, we started, beating the stony hills
that stretch away for many miles round that jolliest
of outposts, Bloemfontein. Many a mile we tra-
versed without seeing the noble game we sought, and
we had almost despaired of finding them that day,
when from the long grass up rose three wild boars,
and immediately after five lions and lionesses, truly a
splendid, and, to the sportsman, a thrilling sight.
They trotted majestically away ; but on being hotly
pursued, faced about. One of them, with her tail
whirling on high, made a few springs towards us ' -
but as we showed an imposing front, she stopped, and
the dogs brought her to bay. Several shots were
fired without effect, and she made alternate charges at
the place where the bullets struck and at the dogs,
who got out of the way fast enough. All this time
she kept making a low murderous growl, and as her
wrath increased, so did the impatient switching of her
tail. At last a lucky shot hit the shoulder, and she
charged viciously, nearly catching one of the dogs,
which howled in anticipation of his fate, Several well-
directed shots now struck her, and after a few more
short charges, and some desperate attempts to catch
one of the pack, she rolled over dead. The process
of skinning was soon completed, and we then went in
pursuit of the other four, who had managed to
conceal themselves in the long grass, and we were
thus unable to find them. We returned to camp at
sunset, passinc, large herds of quagga and blesbuck,
with which the plains abound, their number baffling
any attempt at computation. During the night, the
tyrants of the wilds' serenaded us, and from the
sounds we judged there were a goodly number of
them. However, although we -hunted most inde-
fatigably for three days, we were unable to find them.
Another day dawned, and again we scoured the plains,
passing a few dogs, wolves, ostriches, and a number
of jackals. On ascending a little hill, the hawk-eyed
Tottie saw three specks in the distance, which he un-
hesitatingly declared to be lions. Although we could
scarcely discern the objects he pointed out, away we
went in pursuit, and after a hard gallop got up to
them ; they immediately came to bay at some distance
from each other, and were attacking with right good
will ; one of them made a most determined effort to
catch one of the party, and, his horse being blown,
would most probably have succeeded, had not its at-
tention been diverted by the opportune arrival of
another gentleman, being only a few yards behind,
when it gave up the chase. While this little scene
was enacting one lucky shot killed the second, and
then we went after the third, which was slowly mak-
ing for an adjacent hill; hearing us in pursuit, it
turned round, and at once charged about 150 yards ;
as we all stood it thought better of it, and went at
the dogs, who, however, eluded it grasp with sur-
prising quickness. The first shot broke his leg, and
Added to his fury, but it was now incapable of doing
much harm, so we went up within a few yards ;
another shot went right through the heart, and, in-
credible as it may appear, it charged,/ and nearly
caught one 'of the dogs ; this effort was an expiring•
one, and rolling over, vainly endeavouring to catch
some of its tormentors, the noble creature, who never
for one moment showed its backs to us, gathered to
its fathers. A short time sufficed to strip them of
their skins, and ere the day closed the vultures had
left bat a few bones to tell where so lately had stood

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