The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-01-19

one would certainly render the sce attractive ana
popular ann do equal service theology aud geology"
At The meeting OF the association the language Of
and OF mutual comp ment Ia not uafreauen
and does rot SANITY much; but these were sponts-
neem 'neu.ss o. praise 70 ore comparatively un,
Red Ssndstore" with the detsie OF the authors DIS.
oovores ana researches, than jasdsd oil the
c'pa,ons that had been formed. Il was received with
the highest spprobst by men of science alone for
the Interest 81 s facts hut by letters for the
besuy o. It's syie. SIR Roder'ck Murchisop, In his al
drsss TO the Geological Society that year. hailed the
accession TO t,eir sc'eu Gee OF such writer - and rad
that biz woi To beginner worth aihousand didao
tic iEestises Tut EDburg Rscec spoke OF the book
being "ss admirable for clearoess Of ITS
the sweeress o. It's ccmpo for the purity and
gsosfuress that pervsde IT," Che impression made by
eucb esnopy was The more marked that hs reviewer
poke the writer as fellow country man, meritorols
sDo eel taught" In iS47 apps sVed p Impressions Of
Fuglard ana is People ihs result OF tour made duriag
The prevors year Some paris Of this book spec siS
tie sccoup OF the p 20 STAFFORD on Avon aud
the Lea'owts and Oney. and other places memorable
for then literary asooiaops are hue pieces of do
,criItve writing ss the EUsilsh lspgusge possesses
This magic Of style characterized eli his works,
tresse- such the Od Red Sandstone and Foot priots
Of the Cres,or volume suggested by the svesges OF
Creation and suevt rsve H the fasces OF that super
ecia and plausible cook Not OF the authors Of
coy has approached Hugh Miller master Of English
ctmpcstiop, for tie equal Of woich must 20 back to
the times OF Addison Hume and Go dkml,h Other living
Y!ieTs hayc IQg wder celebrity but they owe II much
10 the f8oss OF Their style the popularity OF their
tpica Mr. Miller has taken Eub,sC, o. science TOO often
rendered dry md fepulsve anu cas tn own over tuem
air OF att sciive romance His erngs on literature,
history and politics, are known TO comparatively few,
fra m having appeared In the columns OF a Local news
pepper A judicoos selection from bic miscellaneous
articles IN the Wiireu would widely extend his fame
for hin. place In ciassc English literature
o, high a. he held curing his life periodical writer
scient io r. oosit che personal appearance Of
Mr. Miller "Old Red as bo ~as miarly named By
bis scphdc riepcs. viii Lot be forgoaen by any Who
have him head OF great marsiveness. magn
by abundant profus,op OF Celtic hair was set on
body Ct mcusr comp.ctness but whish In later years
felt the undermining fuence Of life OF unusual poy
sicsi ana mental ioil. Generally wrapped 10 a oulky
plaid and with earb sdy for any work, he had the
appearance OF abepherd from tho ssshire ILLS rather
than sn author ard OF science In oonverss alton
10 httuips IRE mar of original genius and cultivated
mrd at once thone out and bis abundant Information
ard philosophical scutenets oply lees resrkable
than bis liable disposition bic generous spirit and hts
consistent humble pi,ty Literature and science have
Loot In him Of their brightest rs, and Scot
land one Of It's greste4t men.