The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-07-28


vent Ia the conception OF hldeous ioois represent
ing divinities possessed OF the most revolving
attributes. for nature there Is calculated to tn
spire awe rather than admiration; IN the violence
OF storms IN the vast extent OF lmpenetrable
isrest In the wild beasts aud serpents which con-
stantiy threaten tho existence OF man. IT, how
ever, mems lives are shaped by tue influences OF
climate ana soil. It becomes evident that the old
theological puzzles regarding
FREE WILL
ana predestination may ultimately md their soIu-
ton discoveries OF science, and history II
self may be proved TO be an exact science, In
which cause and effect invariably be pre-
dicted with unerrIng accuracy.
IMAGINATION AND AMERICA.
On the opening day OF the Exhibition, yester-
day, Marshal MacManon. President OF the Repub-
hc arrived at three O'Clock, and oonvsrsed some
minutes with DR.. W. L. tombstone, the United
States Commissioner.
THE GEOGRAPHICAL EXHIBITION OPENED by
NINE. MAcMAHoN-wHAT Is TO BE SEEN IN
THE HALL-RELIcs OF PAST AGES.
Paris July l5) corresDondence OF tue London
Telegraph
The Geographical Exhibition was opened to-day
by Marshal and Nine. MacMahon. IL is held IN
the Flora Pavilion, that new portion OF the Tuil-
cries where the Prince Imperial was TO have re-
sided and the contiguous galleries OF the Louvre,
extending to hall In size, shape and height cor
responding with the Sale des Etats.
FOR THE RELIEF OF THE SUFFERERS BY TIE
FLOODS
The proceeds OF this interesting exhibition Will
60 10 the relIef OF victims OF the Langue6oc inun-
dations. To-day admission was 1--WE francs, but
there will be lower rates ana free days.
A vKRY INTENSIVE SHOW THAT MAY BIZ SEEN.
very good catalogue Is sold at the door. 1
learn from It that tniry-etght rooms are taken up
with the exhibition. The objects exhibited are
classed into seven groups. The third group is
poor In retrospective interest unless we regard 1t
rs a kiad OF old world history unconscously writ
ten by noods and volcanic nres. 1t embraces
physical geography, general meteorology, general
geology, botanical and geological geography and
general asthropology. There are some memorials
OF the Nut age, and casts OF skulls found Ia tle
cayernS vi the Lot and near MentOne.
THE FOURTH GROUP
Is the one which will best please oookworms, 1t
being rlch IN ancient treatIses, printed and in
manuscript on geographical SUBJECTS, fantasti-
cally designed old maps, Old instruments. ethno-
graphic coections ana geogra pnical dictlon aries
In my necessarily hurried glance at these inter-
esting OBJECTS | saw chart OF the world drawn
BY sebastian Cabot In 1914; CnarIes tue Fiirhs
map OF his domnions, ION which the sun never
seL," with marginal notes written by him IN Flem-
ism; an eleventh century atlas, complied and llu-
Ia LaAguedoc; another OF tue eighth century,
showing where the Garden or Eden lay (Which
done by picture Of some cherublms with
naming swords guarding the tree of nfe), the
desert into y hlch the woman or the Apocalypse
ned and the lands where the seven walls Will
probably be poured out. Each map is collection
OF images ike those sidereal charts In which the
consultations are set In the bodies OF the animals
after which they were named. Before quitting
group 4. ! cannot help speaking OF De Name de la
Bonrdonna,'s autograph map of the East Indian
French colonies. it was drawn In the Bastile.
Gives successes In INDIA Prince de Roman
against aim at Versailles. He was thrown into
the Iron MASKS cell and deprived OF writing
materlals The governor had orders not 10 Iss
nIm communicate with any one, and to see that
he did not speak TO his keepers In taking she
regulation walk on the platform. But necessity
as ingenious as he was brave he saved mis- |
brandy rAtions lat the Bastl.e the victuals were
dungeon or basement category to steep two |
white pocket-handKerchiefs IN them. Thus pre- |
win grease and conee grounds, aud De la Bour-
donnai drew and wrole with piece oil wood. No !
less than twenty manuscript maps OF Portulan,
the great Portuguese geographer OF the end Of
tue fifteenth or the carry part OF the sixteenth
century, figure in this group.
PASSING ON TO GROUP FIVE.
we IND ourselves IN region OF statistics and OF
social, political and agricultural economy. IL is
astonishing what maps can be made to tell, es-
peclaIly when drawn by Germans. Those l now
refer 10 point out the increase and decrease OF
population In given periods, the progress OF agri-
culture, trace the course OF cholera, OF typhoid
and OF smallpox, OF grape disease and
cattle plague snow where schools flourish and
where they do not where drunkenness, thevlng
and brigandage abound, and where industry, vr-
tue aud pros per1ty go hand in hand. The breath
OF pine woods seems to afect the morals OF
a country. Maine the STATE OF the Liquor law,
is the pine wood state OF America The Vosges
are the pine wood region OF France. From
Epinal to Remiremonh and diagonally across
the country to Thann, police are less needed
than IN any other part Of France, though the
population is numerous. Anabaptists have
creafed terrestrial elysiums Tor themselves In
Mosele. Across the Rhine Moravlans and other
pious sectaTes are attracted TO the BLACK Forest.
Coal smoke has q tendency 20 brutalizs the work
ing classes. Wherever 10 blots the blessed
light OF heaven the judges chances OF wearing
white gloves diminish "Holy Russian Is fond OF
strong liquors; but Teutonc geographers absolve
her Il ON the dark STAN OF crlminalIty.