, 1875-08-21
Tie Early American Spirit and
the Genesis Of 1t.
6criplural Zool0gy.'-Instruction Tor
Buifdcrs-..pariSian Gossip.
Familiar Talk About Assyrlan Libraries.
Antique Volumes, and Manifest
Aftinities.
Carnivorous Plants, Causes Of Floods,
and Other Interesting scien-
tifc Topics.


AA Eta tAtEs
TrrE Art Or s"tMa1No IN TINE EFof stfts. 81, L. TX ~
E,"p CulIego. with : rftfscn by sirs. uliihsnt.
l!rlo, pp. vi. London: Macmillan II Co. Prtc"t a.
This Iittlo manual has BInguiar lntorobs apart
from tho subject It treats. It's n,thor IL ro-
tired eodter, who aAA spoot twonty-ono years. in
military servlco, and during that tlnao novor
pncc received d feprimAnd for bad conduct. ihis
extraordinary record tcattes to hiH raro honosty
and Integrity OF character. In hts boyhood 10
fas ali nnconQuorablo passion for TIC
water, and sFcnt the littlo timo whom
he might have beon at school, pEacticing tue
art Of natntlon. Flo shua came up with
out III education, but probably tho most accom-"
pliAl,od swimmer living. Whllo ataslonod as
Alden, on tho Red sca. 1,o performed nondorful
fcats in tho c'onent ho delighted to sport iii by
winning tho race in oycry trial with competitors.
At OH, timo be awam a. miles in threo'qnartcra
Of all hour. Wo borrow his lon1oly account OF
how llo did 1t: ...
One morning awoRe nl,out o'clock in the morn
ing. aud sam ship lying aoMs distance pht a. SCI
ana 20; 1ts r. a5ne 1s shaas. ny e
correctly how long awtna os such distance wauu
tste " starting from tho lsrracka At cssain !ia,e
ship Nhcro could also probably discover tbs d!atance
lad Such eihnee wss not to b lost: Tvnt
10 glvs them tho chance ~ we'll aa 1nsself.
but csc aud al Ind eomo excuse 70 ot'sr.
the Il. a.. aucs, Ind II hoy sot tired there Tas
ss shs{ fi g
asant. =" f. es.noe ss lot - iost aesor
cosan, s2 ueed and ended with long. .cady stFokc
which know could keep up both for t,n,v and ,t*-
tauce; The ss. W. ea eacopsing few M !srGo ,ae!s
1osp aid tho glare Of tho water. thu awc and my low
position, prevented mc from see!ng the st!p fer uo,o
Of Ii, ard detarmined to swim that distance on 1ny
back, :or up to this tirup had been s.isnratilH
dissanso'@pnt. ] IT, a. turned over On to nv back md
gayn few kctH, felt tic cEatur coming on: snl
I .1 :a s "a of t. III VIE a.rssa n
ths ah sakod The Captain what time 1t was. He 70.
Piled quarter to Then .sked him, TO the bsst ~ q
tcry pa :e % tho cags Of soar 1si.ud After looking
1t IT. hr aad about 24 ilos at lcast. THIN, ssid |,
~ 1io vanse4i mo to 70 On board md have
glass ct grog, hut refused. thinking that kayed
.ny tilne should no. bs ablo to s"n homc 80 well
a oos y te aets Huns ons I'd nd rsaehed H. land .os
9otloc afier having ben In tho ~assr tl,reo hou7s
Afterie.ving tho army, Sergeant Leshy was
school. near Windsor, and now for Two years, ho
tells ml in bis ffesh-heartel way, ho has boon
engaged in jotting down tho instructions pre-
sontcd In this manual His work haa beon ovor-
looked By couple Of Etouians in order to inauro
its appearance in good Englistl," but tho ctll-
torn hive been careful not to !ntetfero with tho
form in which tho ns1shor had nodded it. In
this why its individuality has not been impaired,
Anl It beart the shRrp and striking impress Of
ia authors genius We heartily indorso tho
remark In tho editors preface. that TO one
can possibly be aware Of tho instruction and
amusement that arc to bo derived from theao
paKes without roadipg them, and wo therefore
Invite all to make trial OF thair contonts. with
the full assu1anco that no ono will DO dsap'
polluted"
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ANCESTRY or THE AMeRlcaN NATION.
II. EA.Lr AMaKIo4S SrInI5. & 1nn InE H. ossEsts p ot
tas't I1oeaey. VI @ III. 1s1s ~ = u;n.,.nn 4
sro,pa' svn so m II Sew yak. 4uaon b. iian.
Within the limits Of this essay DR.. storfs las
s given graphic survey Of tho hereditary In,
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nza.t *,sorsss ,o',ss,;rsa =, ,,,,ito ,ha,, int,
ro,.e, .ssas.." .1s ~ .,a,.,,- s.-a-oh ~,
orov and o,to,,rIas ~ chsrsctar III i,.a mt.
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t,.s ..'u' .s a." ~ ~ 1.I,.sts.h +, 1SEa
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nss suo"u w" Nv sseouse .,.e sp ~ ~ II
auy' OF olNco'e1y' o. ptos1ess ~ eoutaGu "t,a
uups' "nsn su 1a.ea @ .hst h.o,,a
nae 'ne Ra'o.nE e"a l"'onus .oo s uasa
a 1so a o. 1ar IL ion une ai' ,t hast,
.utnrs the ali, n,orn hostii6 Indian. and tho ty.
rsnt ,s,,srs ,shn nnrsnad thnm viii, josnotfn III.
nnsi,,a"a M a,sctinns IN thn, fi1ht srross t,,e
ssas ~1~ o~''~''''N '@~
rno .to.,h j.. viv,a md augoaattvc n+,,ont;,o
nav roncan.;an 10 ~ ~ nr" an r,wt NJ ~,
o. - to , ongn anu ss1w tx . u,
,"tot ~, ~ tI:t. ~ - l,stv nstn, .,,d IN t
ns.,,. .no ols1 VI adant ,aseg 80 ~ H. q. s,an
ua.3 Asscstton anu ngAuo"pab Itsns " 10 .luu .3
sauGhce. 6! AtteI les!nE 'nu auu1eas, osot5 ot.
.;s " tne unleu etstes "i's tJea nos" 'otsl
IN tna nesaso 10 M . tnsuasa " ~ ~
sn.sadd .oa o' ,rn w'u c' USS .hoo wars aaacsnda
snseIa'a PLY sRS !fon WHICH tnoY Neao uoaIsHoe'
x, sCH|f uHaA ZooLooI.
n.nt1 AHInALs: Dkxon1frIoa or EVERY LEv1x
G'1A1uhe 's Aks9tokEp IN the sohlr1gAES; tan'
Ihk AEE 70 TUE oo1AI- ~ ths Agy. ). U; m1oL
M.nI: st. ~ sve o'' nn ntaf W. pEit.,.ra nrso,
f:ar 1a.fsIs