New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-12-29
And nulhing lett but Christ alone.
POPULAR SCIENCE MONTHLY.

POPULAR SCIENCE MONTHLY
Professor Tyndall's Lecture on "Crystalline
and Molecular Forces" s the opening article OF the
present NUMBER illustrating tho tendency of the uti-
mate particles OF matter to iuto symnctric forms
TIC very molecules, says Mr. Tyn1ll, seem to be In
stinc with desire Tor union aud growth THIS 10 the
source Of tho movement OF the sap IN trees, or the
warmth OF tho BODY and tho circulation OF tho blood
From the processes OF there Is an almost
impercepble advance to the lowest vegetable organ
isms and from these through higher ones up TO the
highest fornirg vast systom of natural deVel
opmcnt and growth. Speaking OF tho production OF
ciysaIs under tho action OF the electric current FRO
fessor Tynda remarks: ",rhey grow before you ike
sproutnv ferns, exhibiting forms as wonderful as II
,l,oy had produced by the play OF vitality ITSELF
have seen these thing hundreds OF times but never
look at them without wonder. And. il yon allow mo
nomenrs diversion, would say that have stood IN
the Sprngmc and looked upon tho sproIlinS foliage,
the grass aud the flowers and tho general JOY OF open
ing life ard IN ignorance of IL all have asked my
sc whether there is power, being, or thing IN tho
universe whose knowledge OF that Of which AIN iGnO-
rant Is greater than mine. have asked myself, can 1t
be- sble that mans knowledge Is tho greatest knOw
eige-hat mans life is the highest lie Ny friends
the profession OF that atheism with which ala sone-
times SO lightly CHARGED would in my ease, be npos
slbo answer ths question only slightly preferable
to that crco and distorted theism which have had
lately reason knew still rogus rampant in some
minds "a the survival OF n more fcrocous age"
Among the Orirual articles ia interesting history OF
"EyOutiOn in Ornamrn,,' by Prof Hart an papers on
"Thc Future OF Chemistry" By Prof. W. W. Clarke,
"Wonlan's Pace in Mature" by Francis Emily White
II. d. ard "Biolosy for Young Beginners" by Mrs. g.
H. Stevenson T.cre Is also biographical sketch OF
the late Pro-. JrTlcS Wvman with IA portrait
The Eclectic for January is number OF I'M
usual interest, containing the most RENAL kblo contri
buttons tho recent brsh periodicals, both Of liter
airy aud scientific character, including " Modern
Scientific MlteraIIsn" from Biackpood; Saxon
studies-No. H." by Julian Hawthorne; Dir. MiPs
Religious Confession" from th3 Spectator; and Prof
IIuxlcy's article Animals Automatic" from the
ForbighHy
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