, 1869-04-09

0f that N0to1tunhte 6ect1oh nave been
crushed to tho earth under the iron ttheel Of
the armed minions Of fsFcderM! power" It
ctteru. Hear the Richmond Inquirer:
"Onr exchanges throughout Virginia, At crcry /
point where troops bare been etauo1ed refer TO |
muiuA regrets expressed BY tho soldiers and c.u- |
xenAH
NEW PUBLICATIONS. |
TIE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. 1ts Phyaieal &C.
ogrsrhy. Includlng sketches Of the Topography,
hS,sny cass a - Gee1o M ~ Hne5 n9
Toe7x', Ii. u, I'residcnt OF the Amaricau As
author Of " Foster / whltneya Report on the
Geology Of the Lake Superior Region ~ Lecturer
Gil ri, ,aical Geography aud coRnatc Sciences In
The University Of ChltnTo, etc, etc. Illustrated
Gy Maps aud SECTIONS Chicago: y; c Grgss i
"a, London: TTuanef CO. 1860.
The above Is the comprehensive tttic~ ~of q work
upun the ply acal geography Of the Mississippi
Valley, by Colonel Foster, OF this city, with the ad
vance sheets Of which we have been favored by
the publishers Probably every oae will admit
the alili,y Of Colonel Foster to write s1ch a.wort
with clear understanding OF the subject coming
within It's Rcopc. both Is ainlcnt and In his
oruclM positions, he hos made speciality Of these
topics for years, and hrs Investigated them thof-
ouchly, bath Is a labor Of love and With the mora
general purpose Of aiding what he could 70 tho
fund OF knowledge already accumulated. To thla
end he has cullate the most Tellable authorities,
using their theories where they have colacdct
witt his own, In the way both Of confirmation
md Illustration, urrlying them practically to the
e1Is.!ng order Of things, and wcaying win: them
the results OF his own researches and the lnform4-
lion which he has gathered from hitherto unen-
rlo5cd sources. The result OF his labor s book
which completely covers the rather extenslve
grounds lald ont BY the &utnor, or nj teastas COM
nletely as could be desired In the limits
to which he 8as confined lie examines
and pronounces definitely upon each topic, in
yes, scste and comprehensive unan1cy, stating his
POSITIONS without unnecessary rerhtage, and foEl
Tying them with ample references TO and Citations
from cotcmperancous wrteI1 In works Of this
Kind. covering such variety OF topics and nvolr-
ing sueh close rcientnc research, there Is always
danger that the writer, himself familiar with tho
Technique OF eclence, Iuay commit the mistake Of
pcAantty and Involve his subject 80 deeply In ne-
menclaturc a. to render It valucess to the general
RAIDER, who Is rot familiar with the mysteries
Of ssthcc CT with the terms Of application decided
| upon hy the professors OF this or that science,
Colonel Foster has largely avoided this danger.
lie has rscd teehntcalties 20 sfaging1J thai the
general reader can easily understand him without
glossary, and by llnt o[ reasoulnE in detail and
| eoWIai1t EeeaAasn. 'lAs e3-~ee"e1 - oANAe-e -.
treatise even within the comprehension Of the
! pchoobo5. Indeed, We know Of no work npon the
physical geography Of the wonderful Mississippi
Valley better adapted OF more valuable a. = text
book for schools and ncslemleA Although not
written With this cnd In v1eH, 1t presents IN array
Of facts and weltdlgeeted fund Of knowledge,
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