New Orleans Republican., 1872-11-14
NEW BOOKS.

The ANDES AND sHE AMAZON: or across
Pho Continent Of South America. BY
James Orton, M. A., Professor OF Natural
! History ia Iassar College, Poughkeepsie,
New York, and corresponding member Of
Fhc academy of Natural Sciences, Phlla-
| slelphia; with new map OF Equatorial
America and numerous illustrations.
Grown octave, CLOTH ~. HaTDeS &
I Brothers, Tew York
( IN July, 1867, scientific expedition, cen
sisting 81 Colonel Staunton, of Iugham Uni
Tersity Leroy, New York. y. 5 Williams,
Esq, OF Albany; =. Y. Myers and 4. Bush
nell, Of Williams college, and Professor
James Cgton, Of Tas5ar College, left New
S0rk city 20 explore the equatorial regions
OF South America Shis exploring %Xpedl-
zion was made under the auspices OF the
! Smithsonian institution. The explorers
: went by wav Of Panama 20 Paita, IN North
eru Porn. and then to Qaito BY way OF
| Guayaaui'. After exploring the elevated
! 9udean valley in which it il situated, they
went over the Western Gordilleras and
: through the pyimeval forest, on foot, 20
I 31apo, and then down the Rio Napo 20 Pc
] bas, on the great riveF. From Pebas they
! went 20 tho Atlantic coast by steamer. The
expedition reached Sfuayagui! July 49, 1867,
making its journey across the continent to
! Para, ia the volume before Us we have
! Professor 0rtVnS record Of She 0bserva-
tiOns, adventures. and scientific researches
OF this party during their journey across
! the Andes and through the valley of the
Amazon de has done nis work well, and
! tho book contains more accurate and com
plete account Of the regions through which
they travelled than can be found "a 2ny
! other single Volum8- Worcester .Spy.
, SKETCHES OF CREATION. 4 popular view
OF some Of che grand conclusions of the
sciences in reference 20 the history of
matter and Of life; together with e state
mGnt OF the intmatiOns Of science respect
!ng the primordiaI condition and ultimate
destiny OF the earth and the solar system.
by Alexander EincheIl, LII D., Professor
OF Geology, Zoology and Botany in the
University OF Michigan, and director OF
Hho State geological survey; with Illus
tTati0ns; du0decimO, cloth. s.. Harper
a. Brothers, New Work
"a popular exposition Of fhe leading
facts ana principles Of the natural history
of the earth. 1t is unlike any work in the
English language in the union Of exact sci
entitic statements with rhetorical ilustra-
tions and poeticat beauty. The whole
range OF geological research s described in
q style @f remarkable vivdness and force
retaining only so much Of the technical no
mencIature as is essential TO accuracy OF
detail. Though expressly intended for
popular reading, 1t sacrifices nothing to
flclality and sentimentallsm which are
usually found in the attempts to reduce the
conclusions Of science to the level Of com
mon minds. 1t never lets itself down 70 |
popular comprehension, but trusts to the
force OF its expO8itions and the aptness OF
Its illustrations for its hold on the mass Of |
readers. Deeply imbued with the bold and
critical spirit Of modern physical science il |
Is also profoundly religious, though with |
out can't or dogmatism. While il accepts |
the results of the free8t invest CATION, it !
makes no suggestions adapted to shock the |
timid conservative in matters Of faith. Few |
works combine so extensive q range Of in |
formation with so great popular interest. I
Many OF it's disclosures, though founded on
rigid scientific deduction, have almost the !
effect OF sensational fiction"
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