, 1875-03-20
LITERATURE.

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THE FA, ORIENT.
I'm srna,1s or MALAGA, tnpot:it,sA. Am CHINA
On, TIN lEAas' TRAVELS, AuvEsrunta, Asn Aksi-
pEsck Anao4p. IL !. fupasox, +. i. O. s.. A,!-
hoE r. M oi Of Gina vi T.: .sopis" II
etsnsa rsth unw"1G A., o. a1t,y IT. M
Tan v.n,,, ,r,ve, anil ,ou,dorco r., I'm ,rs,,,ca
ian !ea,s .Ass' '.s anu ~, VILE ~. uo sse,
tslanot, e'a'a, truaols ans, LlaA' hlionso
pcricnces, from Which valuable and delightful
volume could easly bs coupfted, Tho only
,rrnosc uhic,, rui1rd lin in lila WANDER
pu.p'so ~! so,n.s ~ ,',vo ,,oon H. .,a.;ro ~ vain
oil tho information possible OF tue people,
tie scenery, and tho products, of tho countries
through which ho wna pauesug, Instead Of tho
..,rI ort, rortfo,o ~ +,,o ro,;to trnrc1cr, l,o
sre .o,,st.,,,,, WITH It,, w.. c,,rcra or .hc
bofo constantly "'th MN tho c"'1o'A " Apo
photographer, and With tho rnpldlty aud accuracy
OF q mechanical art made fac-s1nileu Of the most
p,cturcgoue yicys and interesting objects that
s',,,s so"usa III s p~.uSHs ssis,.,,, ,,rsrt ~ .,a
1ac1l'tee on]oyeu III 'e'sns'y pA,ns ~ NV
aims Of tie sght-sccr, added to tho HABITS OF OBJ
soryation To which lis profession must jn Ho1no
torroo hayo trained him, wo repeat, AIR. Tho.n.
co,, sl,o,,d ha ~ nrod,ood o. result Of biB rro
s,.. ~ p',o",. 7..st..,, a.t, .,,,r,,,,, .,,,
lonecu eo1oufh N faa'oiu ]17'n 'HEo h'Hs VOL
ut'o of rotniiilsconces.
UE tho Cp0tfArY,,lC uGH Ihu0 d NtftHUlAf Inll~
urc In tho effort to produce D pcn-skatch OF
sl,o ..,1o,t .1r1ktno incido,Ia ~ n. for-
w e'A s ,,,a 80, ~
cEn ospef'cnoe' Aite etoly III nao
blurred photograph: Yague confused, rarsd.
We strain CIR eyes to get . tiistiuct
;n,co cJe,r tdc,, NJ lin rcnrotont,,;on hofora
'.So' - ~ ,..,.,,.s. a..sa,. ~ .'s:' MI
''"' 20 ~ 'a""'ea'' VI Fois"s. - 's'''' 'Ao
snythins like form. or color. or order. We have
10 dispositiou 70 criticize tho STYLE OF
~ w,;tor fau,tr "a II r. wn A. rn.
,oo,, Nv .nt,n1or,,, ,,,,rss,,,. 49,, IT,
IooA lor seao3rS phFas'nE from Inc
lips OF adventurous md explororo, End can
pardon any amount Of bad grammar provided
tbcra ia s1me pti, In tneIr wort,iue. spmo ;nfor
nation IN tl,c,r d,s,,u+sn 11rt sttor rot,.,i1v
~" l ,s,I.,i las,s ,,s
Eolng tntou1h hish mr.. Ihonisoh s o'i'Rs volume.
thcro la 30 iltt'o gained from 1t. VIC cannot help
doploring, rs we'll as wondering, over our diaa,,-
pointtacut and 1,ss wasted opnortunity.
Ms' lno"son opens soo ''s feeora o. 'saEcl ,,a
romo tmo IN tho year lsG2 ht tho lslana Of ftiio-
Tcnsng, which llos ttho outrauoe OF tho S:rnita
Of AIalucca, II ;.rcsdonce hero aud in Province
,y,llceroy ,vo, n,oionood Inn montha ,1,rinr
"vu'S wa1 ts omT 's
"'a.n , Nv ooeapto" u''1un ~ 'no.oh'"la's' "a'-
dcring over tho Pennpg sostloncrt and tho malI-
i 1sd near ~ in qaeot o. at.1ae1yo subjects lor
Klinea ~ they ara called: 70 nksist hun IN print.
isg lfa pictures, Tor Which tilero waB largo te-
n,asld among tho resident Enropaanu. ~ this
manner nc appcara to lave combined profit Eth
pleasure throughout ILLS ton ycars OF prilsttm'
uge.
Among the firss thinRB nttTacting Mr.. Thom-
sons notice on hiH arrival fn tho Tropics WINS tic
tremendous din niado by tho insects. especially
a. morn!nG aud evening. "boou after SUN
T''ci Ae Baya,. tho noise Of awnkdr-
,ng Deetles anu tfco'lov1nG luGects Ii SO
EIont as to drown tho Believing OF
bn'i or tho roar OF Q tlgcra 1nw rneet od Tho
aonnd resembles most nenriy the metallic whtrr
oi hs1ndred bradford loo'na. Quo bootto III par:
tcular, known 10 tho natives As tue trumpe!er.'
bunics himsolf all day long in produce
Ing booming moist. with iiap wlni;s. !
havo cautiously approached tree IN which !
knew i,i'mper OF these tvunafoter,boet to
to ninr1n was sprend from trco to trco, and there
was lull in tho fosest.muac, which only rncom-
.ncnccl when I had returned 10 the beaten
track"
Az almost nll other tourists hnre Dcen. Btr.
Thomson wna disappointed at Tho dpar1 OF
flowers In tropical forests. According to his
observation In t'onanG, which, is most lNxuriant