, 1874-05-09
LITERATURE.

1903; and his second, in Inner Africa, i
18G8-7O. Tho hitter expedition waa contluote
under tho auBplc.'H of m ahsociato momber
tho Royal 0eogral ,lical Society, for tho purpos
Of at,,lying zolig Ion and morality among th
nasiycB and also oi collecting materials for tn
presopt work, Il " na the authors original rla,
to propato. under Il 10 titlo Of "Tho Origin o
Mind" q supplol uent to Mr. Darwin
"Origin Of bpe clos" but Lis tdo'
was anticipated BY Rr. Darwin himaol
In tho " Descent Of M.n," and no accordingly
exchanged hiH first into. 'tion for tho scheme o
the present volume. Ii, this 1t has been Ills OBJ
iccs to oontrovert tho sta tomont, maintained bs
wrltcrs Of philosophical History, TINT Negsoland,
Or Innor Africn, las boon smt OF from tho main
stream Of tho worlds ovents' by showing thntitia
connected, through Islamtsn with tholsuds ofthe
East and tint, through tho savo-trado, It has
powerfully affected the motal history OF Europe
aud tho political history Of tho United States.
Tllcno aro questions Of prufound interest, and
stimulate to high degroe the curiosity Of tho
roadcr.
THO writer intimatcs, In tito preface, that bis
volume haa osortowed its original bounds; aud
TINT, from tho history Of Africa, ho was con-
atlained to write the history OF tho world; tint
ho could not describe ancient N egroland Without
describing tho archaic nations with which 1t was
brought into contact, TINT he could not uarrato
tho rise nnd progress Of fMohammedauiHm without
explaining tho nature and origin Of TINT religion
and OF tho religions Of Judaism and Christianity,
OIL. OF which it grow and, finally that in sketch
ing history OF tho slave-trade. an account Of
tho carly discoveries Of tho Portuguese the
giories Of Venetian commerce, tlro revival Of tho
Arts, tho Dark AgeH, and tho invasion Of tho
IL In ~ 3n,-
n,enso expanse,- Including, indeed, tho outlines
Single duodccimo, Of necessity demands that
general factB and principles should bo treated to
Tho exclusion Of details.
hIr. Koailo divides his work into four chaptors,
the first OF which be entities War. Within it's
limits llo givos q compact, but comprehensive
tho Porsians tho GleeKs. tho Macodoniana, al
exanlria tho phnnlclnllB, Carthage and Rome.
Roman Afrlca, and tho Arabs. These are brill
iant and captivating pages Tor Mr. Roado's
pointed. 11o drenses tho facts Of history in
1lo1id coors, transforming the most proBaio into
tho semb!nnce OF poetry. Tho effect is somo-
tilncB 60 dazzling that one doubts if the pootcal
1iceneo Of presenting striking nu d beautiful i'm
aSeH has not boon used to tho Misrepresentation
OF truth. But, In his narration OF oyonta, tho
writer conforms closely to tue authorities. It III
Hllnply in decorating it with the ap1ondora Of a
fervid Imagination that he departs from tho COM
mon method Of ttcnting history. As sample
Of his graphic power. We copy passage from
The flight Of tho Egyptian Court acroHa tho
NuLian Desert into Central Afriea, after the
capture Of 1lemnllis BY the DcloulnB, aud tho
estabiishnont Of tho dynasty Of the tlyskas, or
shepherd-kings:
Tho Nio, II Is true, flows through this desert, and
Joins Ethiopia to Egypt, with 3 silver cham. Dut,
from the time Of its lesyng soudan until reaches
frontier, it Il cunfnsd within narrow, crootcd ho
low way. NasRaton is impossible, for It's bed IL
in il Cannot overflow its Sa:is Tho reign ! Of % tho
sliara is uninterrupted, unlsturbed On I'll sides is
thG a, aesfrhs naEo 5 5sng f rd tso
ing sea- which the wind ripples into gloomy wAyea.
1e!pstua moiesue spart pa / " III TN eyo y,'a i
Eained } aud dazzta; it can find no. rest.
ill., ,ss sF ana Is vt;u # sn 1d sound
augs. THIS eeee is terrible for i conveys the tdes
not far Off Whom the elements become active, they
assume peculiar and rortentous FORMS II tho wind
oy har 5v sF1nH' 5 h SF % tho n i. %
d shaatiy anl ianasic Ounce. &C., Then MOI mounsin, i
lid dizziness suro dark than night ialls suddenly
unon the Garth. 70 thoae who gasp. with nwelct
lhiraE. the nirage, Ike a 81 knocking dream exhibits
ukes Of Transparent water and shady treca But the
EnjIH Ef f - rrH$ tfIN
em NJ an ns sst eo @no 'ne "a'efs soaaa
VIII, = ,ro.t ,srs,,,r ,or a,,,on.,na ,,;...
md e;pa.ssy ~. uea.s ssoly,
io'n, Nf RaaSn ~ ~ H. s9n,. auu atlacVe
~ tot ia ,oa a'1u IN ~ 1ns op1ng
II ;,'a,orJ"t ,,tts ~ anJ @ nnca,oais
IL Ine" uot hns;totn @ ~ ssart II .muusn'
v auus us ;, W a91ess t n op1hi9ns
on snes as m enu aoa man ;' ppur aGea
apooch, TINT, Notwithstanding their pre-eminent |
su'ua mu cG';ule aha cna,ac1oe or tao GTeens
tars naS nn rrasoa ~ a"a aa enas Mth
t,.e t.el nus pulases hAa raesoleal expressions,
,aa{ na naYo esos s"analea nistofy, ana attained
aasoa suas an,o4ns OF aanla'i9n unuor 1aise pre-
:sn5e9 sne m s7aH'nE r u vaa9 Inc censor, the
2eo'o, he Bays 1he man VINO sess up IS be"
ag mmeh no,1ef tnan i; ns aso IL Always to be
,,a1. ~ H. w., Sn.u - .o pess hpec
,1'o ol su ara ans.eIo enar4atan
a1sa ."s ta'aIg.S 'S Iisi ptou.Ss: nsom poslYe sen
.;a .iaace7 aAe ~ tncse, "n!cn aninse raIher than
sm,, @ ~ H. ins !, % ~ oao Hsfapee ana start
AI Il III second d;vison H. oi lin uor, I'm ;o
o,,na wy ~ pai;a y. sno MoI. tho 1nn-
ore1 rh t,r 1'1s ;n nuau alsIons ls conslo.