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,hsthe neares, distance between any points
mo, sDbers ike the earth Ia The ofa great ciFee'
intercepted between those points or pisces and IL n's's
he ,unnosed that the navigator would endesvor 10 oe
crih course tina. would coincide with this arc oil
,,s., circle Owing however to the difficulties oil the
calculations ;hts method OF sailing has been
b, seldom used and the course of snip has almost IN
va-,sb,r been directed upon rhumbs or lines making
IN Gil nsrts of the track the with the reaah
line courses arc the longest but they nave
he-,ofors been The easiest to pursue. The great circle
o,,.s. ar. the shortest but they hare hitherto been
rho mos, dcu, 10 calculate and keep. The oe)ec'
of the work before is to do away with these dico
Hes and 10 pu. within the power OF every navigator 10
adm. At Measure the method Of great circle sailing
That the author has been successful have he tesi
r,onr of Professor Hackey OF Columbia College Proes
ssr Ioomis of the University, with Mr. Stanley OF ale
and C. W. Blunt and others competen, to Judge DR.
EackIsv saws; b. sailing upon such an arc rather
than upon an oblique rhuub or upon parallel oil iau
ind. when the point 10 be reached is due East or West
shin NAV save day or TWO in voyage across the Al
lsn,c The advantage is often still greater II case OF
head wind eectipe in some the enormous saving
of .xyeehi miles in one hundred By taking the CREST
circle course instead Of the one that would ordinarily De
taken The rules for determining the proper courses
OF the ship and for solving all problems in great circle
sailing are simple proportions quickly wrought and SO
given BIZ Mr. Col, as 70 be easily Ineligible 10 ell prac-
teal men The Great Western. are informed, mas
adopted this mode of sailing and thus axes saving OF
about one hundred miles Il 10 be hoped that all our
na-icators vii! avail themselves OF Mr. Colts aoors anc
improvements and thus be enabled 10 take the "shor1
cut, over the Ocean instead Of rounda Ut thumb ns
course now universally adopted.
r. TIE WArER.CuRE JoURsAL, No l, Vol
2 contains very interesting letter fTom Capt CLARpeE'
dated at Graetenburg March h 1896 and addressed 10 A.
j. Colvn OF Albany. From II lea.n that there are IN
Great Britain az less twenty HydroPathc establishments
while numbers OF medical have adopted some OF the
appliances OF the waterCure IN thelr practice In me
East Indies the system has been tiled with complete sue
cess BY letter from Dr.. Sas o. Gleason We learn that
new water-Cure Establishment has also been opened At
Cuba Allesany Co. NY. The Editor, Dr. SHEw, gives
from his NeteBook account Of the application Oh VIZ
Cure in recent case of childbirth. We observe also
letter rem DR. Elder of Philadelphia, commencing IN me
highest terms the Lectures of Mrs PAuL1SA ; "AieAT
late of Utca addressed Lade, on Anatomy Physiology
and Health Dr., Shcw, glad TO perceive ADDS MS
voice OF coumsrda:on 10 that Of Dr. Elder. Inc oon
nal very useful publication and deserves the support
interested in an- degree in the new system OF neDc
treatment advocated in its columns Address The Editor
corner of Bond-st and the Bowery.
~ The METHODIST QUARTERLY REVIEW Tor
July is embellished with likeness OF Rev. Joseph NJ
Trlmbls OF the Ohio Conference. The numeer contains
seven articles, follows list. Mills Logic; ID Memoir
OF Dr. Proudat, By Dr. Dickinson; 3D. Landscape Gar
denng By Professor Hod!ch 4th Theory Of Aonenent'
by Rev H G. Hbbard 5th. Revealed Philosophy by Pro-
fesor Allen 9Th History of Wyoming by the Editor, Rev
Dr. Peck eth Capital Punishment The last named article
we sorry perceive another effort 70 bolster up that
relic o: barbarisn, the Galows. The Critical Notices
occupy eight pages. Among them perceive an il-tem-
pered notice of Mrs Farnbsms Life in Prairie Land
Il quite remarkable that the faults complained OF should
have escaped the OF every body the critics Of
the Methods, Book Room.
IF FISHERS NATIONAL MAGAZINE for June
opens with valuable article the Commerce of Sweden
and Norway, which is followed by searching exsmina-
ton of Secretary Walkers Report Circulars and Tables
The third article is Sketch OF California which VIII De
read with special interest at present time It's from
the pen Alfred Robinson Esq author Of Life in Cator-
MA We give the titles of the remaining articles as fol-
lows: Progress OF Manufacturing Establishments In the
Eastern Light Houses; Cotton Yarn; Iron Trade
In France: Great National Fair German Manufactures
Imp ported into United States; Glance at the Old
World. Published At isl Futon-st.
EDWARD BELL: a Popular Rural Tale,
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