New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-12-15

n,hdeq cefnl sSlItndes had become great
architect and engineer has grown disconrg tbe earth
rae hare SO Gentle so handsome dstingussa " have
ia swfess It's wonderful delicacy Of car w are pog
dsanpenrc1 the few OF its kind whioh ti ~ al,ia
lively embruted And yet the poor animal h tan, the
and ieachable IN careful hands ~ Even thoss which
things most antsgonlstic 70 lie p"'"is'
These tnoughtf Which Se az heart T1sy had been
our allment our hatitual dream, ,siv' n is here
DO tS i S w ntowhat shah sayaa eooh
living trati At la feye II ePEeT nce Which God has
ordained FOR ri his creatures Of the ce cSiIdrSn
universal mother has sealed th endcres the
svmTafhetic with man--is that which man 10" "u"''
p9saes 0s, centred for IFS proteconi TO reveal the pd
as soul TO show that It Is person; mr. hoo,,. but
bIrJ i'm Nh the variations Of It's destiny as u aeeo
Iates itself to the thousand conditions Oh .' ut
e 6 6ns any yu' rnowledse Of tho less in,
cenous systems of transformnons INC ,,at 70 b.
arrested 10y the external differences OF species nor w
ona cnel inervenes In book In the full current OF
life. but passing accident ony; Ire goes iO' INV
Tbe agents OF death the numbering Species so goried
by man. who recognizes In them his nese nio ,h ron
placed very low the hierarchy RENTED 20 Ice n. in
which Is rightly theirs They are the most deho,eR, 20
the two special qualifications OF the ,'v an
and song. sad instruments of the Ia,a PHI o,trs Of
pear in the midst OF this book us the ohho inlil "
n"t tho ofty light Of fe-art its earliest daw-
shines only m the smallest With che small ylfds, mo-
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sphere Of man. Far from cqualng the llInunsm5 "" ~
4 have bee unable 80 express or 10 ienuoI Az "NN'
The eage hcn IN these pages dcthroned the night
ingole rene I'm his stead. In that moral creSce"dV "oo
the bird continuously advances In seltculIut, tC az, a.
aud the point are naturally h op Tut ii
pussance OF art OF soul and Of aspraoh Mlf" tram
has not attained and which Beyond fnaS sV'V
High Justice and true because II Us M
tenders, Feeble too many points DOUBT NOV, LII
"a str in
and faithful Nothing makes u dyarlcate AOVNo ,ih
ise it naIty IL os IL loves 10 hover from nest TO
nest from egg egg, from love 10 the love ot God
This is the Introduction, then follow the first
chapters of the book itself kNor must We leave
any longer to speak of the wood-cuts when
illustrate 30 admirably the eighth EDITION "a
the original book, and which are reproduced
in perfection in this American edition. lhey
make its pages q delight to the eye, and lead
ma resistlbly TO search in them for descriptions
y of such charming subjects. Hardly ever bavo we
C seen birds drawn with such mnging OF sclentlhc
70 tmth and poetic sentiment They are almost equal
. 10 the best Japanese work in these two qualities ana
10 this is praise that rarely he accorded 10 mouer
) European work. How seldom do we see BOOKS Illus
v Yated in the sense in which this book Of Mcheiets
= = has been illustrated by GiaeOmelli.
The first chapter is the Egg, and what mastery
of knowledge and mastery Of the means OF setting
Let ms take the egg in hands This ep'ical form
The most easy of comprehension The most bean
and presenting The iowest salient points 10 eAters
attack gives tho Idea Of complete nluatnrn World
of perfect harmony, from winch n"thihS sal ne lhdn
away and which nothing can be added No inorganic
matter ADOPTS this perfect form. conceive that under
ito apparent inertness IT holds high mystery Of lie ana
!, | some accomplished work OF God
What is IT, aud what should issue from it know not
But sIf yyelyoDdor trembling creature who, With
outsrotched Wings embraces and natures II with her
warmth she who, until now the free queen 81 tle nir
lived at her wild will bat suddenly fetiertd Sit@
motionless that nnto object which ono woud call
stone and which az s gys no FscIs demonstrate how
that cearsgned Instinct nodhes itself according 10
surrounding conditions; IN other words, how that Thdi-
mentary reason differs n its nature nom tho oily human
Yes; that mother knows md sees distinctly by means
OF the penetration aud clairsoynnce OF love. through
the thick cacareoqs shell where your rude haud rrtees
nothing she feels by adccaio tact tho mysterious being
which she nourishes and forms is this feeling when
during her protracted captivity She It delicate
and charming in its cot down OF Infancy and e pre-
bold. when with outspread wings II shall eye The sun
delightful 81 sciacle but oven more sublime than
| hghfnL Let ns be modest here WIN us the mother
loves that which srs 10 her hosoio-that which she
touches ciasps ehfods IN assured posesson she loves
the reality certain neaied and moving. which responds
unknown her heart bcats alone aud nothing az yet ne
spends 10 IT, Yet Is not her love the less intense she
! for her dream and her faith.
A faith powerful and ehcasiousi Itproduees world.
Of suns of the elementary chemistry Of globes Tho
ma;yel Of humming birds egg iransconds the MILKY
Understand that this little point which to You seems
impefceptibe, il an entire cceaD-the " milk where
floats Ia embryo the well beloved of heaven. Ii floats
fears sipwreck; It Is held suspended by the most
delicate gamens; y is saved from jar and shock I,
swims all gently in the warm element, as 1t win swm
hereafter IN Irs atmosphere Aprofound serenity. per
feet ia the bosom OF nourshng habitatOn! And
/ bowssuperior to all sucking tatGtomenUl
But zee how, IN this divine sleep, II has perceived Its
mother and her magnetic warmth And IL, too begins 10
dream. It's dream is OF notion 1t initiates, IL conforms
70 its moher It's first act tho act Of obscure love-
Kncvssi ,bsu 70, that Low, Transforms
IBto Itself WhAteer il lovesF
And resembles her, 10 win Eeek join her
II ucnes closely against the she'll which
heceiorth Is the sole barrier between 10 and its mother
Then she listens Sometimes she Is blessed by
ing already Its first tender piping IL viii remnin pns
longer Grown daring Il VIII take part
ceayes it, prison wall 1t has feet. and brings them
s assistance Geo now the work beguDi It's reward is
II wishes 10 admire the fertility Of nature. the
yigor Oh Invention the charming and IA certn sense,
the teriyin richness, which from identical creation
draws million OF opposite miracles. should regard
whence shai issue the innuInerabo tribes to life
! VI wings earth
countless and prodgousy divergent rays those winged
danes which you name birds. glowing with ardor aud
escapes continuously that astounding diver
sIty where everything shines where everything sings
where everything hoods me- with harmony and light
Molodious sparks Of celestial fire. whittier DO 70 not
heaven the aby it Is ali one What cloud What yas sps
deep Is TO ye Earth. in all vast circuit
s wholly yours hear 20 under the Equator ardent a
the arrows o. the sun hear ye at the Pole in the
the very bear soos yc afar and sinks away growing Y
sl remain ye i've ye love, yo bear witTess Cod ye
rcaninate DEATH In those terrestrial touch
ing loves invest with an atmosphere Of Innocence what
| man has designated the baIbarisn OF nature
Then follows a delightful chapter on the Polar
| birds--the Aquatic tribes.
Before mans appearance, profound was tho peace n,
these solltudes and their ampibous races FROM tbe
bear and tho blue fox the two yfants OF that region
tlnyTp the