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The Polar and Tropical Worlds.

The Polar and Tropical Worlds.
Is the title of a new and beautiful publ
cation by DR.. Hartwig one of the most DIS
| tinguished scholars and celebrated travellers
of Europe. Written in that simpIe and
easy style peculiar to the renowned author,
it possesses the. rare merits Of being both
thoroughlyiinteresting and thoroughly pop
ular. While the reader peruses il with the
Zest Of felton, he stores his mind with his
toric, SC ienti6c and general information
which can be acquired from no ether source
In the "Polar Worlds is given vivid
| description of the whole regions north of
the Canadas, Denmark, and the Amoor
River, describing all the different nations
and tribes of people, queer and funny, their
advancement in civilization, ways Of think
ing and living, ideas of God, their ancient
written history and traditions. Here also
we learn how the glaciers and icebergs are
formed, and all concerning that brilliant
and glorious phenomenon, the Aurora Bor-
calls or Northern Lights"-its cause and
its splendor in the high ATTITUDES. The au-
thor graphically acquaints us with the sea
and its living wonders, and gives US the &C
count and the result of every expedition
10 the Attic world since the discovery of
Iceland, over 1000 years ago, down to the |
present time, including the last expedition of |
Chas. Francis Hall, as well as ali the expe-
ditions made to the south polar world, |
where he shows us a climate, people and
animals similar. and yet so totally different
from those in the Arctic regions, both so
little known generally.
The ''Tropical World" is replete with
subjects ofrarest interest, full of instruction,
which are as facinating to the school boy,
as to the man of letters. In fact it is a
book which every school-boy should read.
The author himself great traveller in ev-
cry part of the globe, also gives the travels,
explorations and discoveries of Humboldt
Orion, Agassiz, Livingstone, DuChaillu,
Anderson and Wallace, in every region of
South America, Africa, India, and Austr a.
liza, and to every boy or girl engaged il the
study Of Natural History or Geography it
will be great help, for they can get here
pleasantly what they could not get in a
years hard application to their text books.
These are few ofthe high commentators
which the work has received:
1t is refreshing to find book one can !
heartily recommend The Polar and Trop- |
ical Worlds, just issued, is work of great |
taci nation, and the reader will derive from I
it information that could otherwise only be |
acquired from score OF books of travel |
Vim. Cullen bryant.
The book is splenddly written, life-like
in its descriptions, and 80 full of interest |
hot 10th 70 1or
moment, and sorry when had finished the |
last chapser.-A. N. Brick Pomeroy.
I have examined with great care and in
tercst The Polar and Tropical worlds, by
DR.. Hartwig. 1t is truly superb work,
containing much reliable Information, and
written in facinating style. 1t should be
in every teachers library SSm'l Fallosos
Sup't Pub. Instruction Of WIS.
: DR., Rartwig's work is very interesting
and instructive. I most gladly commend
it to all who wish to be enlightened upon
the subject of which it treats-A. F. Ernst,
Pres. N. ". University, Watertown.
know this work to be one of the most
instructive with which l an acquainted -
III. Bernhard, Prm. Union School No. l,
WG<ertown.
Tropical Worlds, and cordially recommend
it to all fellow-teachers as a very prof table
work. Parents will do very sensible
thing in getting it for their children-Jno.
Kalten5run, Prsn. Union School No, 2, Va
tertoson.
| have not time to examine this work
thoroughly, but by personal and general
acquaintance with several of it's endorsers,
| am sure it comes highly recommended
c. c. Cragin, Pastor Cong. Ch Watsrtown
can hardly conceive of work that will
! promise more useful and pleasant reading
| than is here offered. The wonders of the
Polar World are but little known generally
| and may we'll claim special attention f
| ". Boyd, Rector st. Pulls Oh. Natertown
DR.. Hartwie is one OF the most celebrated
| popular. naturalisls, great scholar and trav-
eler, and his works are extremely valuable.
Req. Il. B. Heinrichs, Pastor German
Lutheran Church.
Judging from an examination of this
work l am quite sure it will fully compen-
safe the purchaser. 1t is we'll calculated to
interest chill dren who are engaged in the
study of History; Geography, &c-W. Cor
By, Pastor Of st. Demands Church, Water
town WIS.,
The "Polar and Tropical Worlds are full
of subjects of the rarest interest. With the
examination | have been able to give this
work, it appears to be most worthy of it's
titled. Hall, WatertoaUn, Wis.
Strange but True.
There is no person living but what suf-