Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1876-03-28
THE MAGAZINES.

The periodical literature for the cur
rent month, t;he current month so re-
ferred to being always the month to
come. and in this case April and not
March,, is of very high standard and
exceptionally interesting. First in in
postance, as embracing the best papers
Of the British Magazines, is
THE ECLECTIC.
It is feature OF this Magazine to re-
produce the literary efforts of the great
philosophers and scientists.
Huxley, Tyndall. Darwin; and the
number before US is given An extra
quality and degree OF interest by its re-
production Of an article from the pen OF
Rev. James Martineau entitled Modern
Materialism: Its attitude towards Theo-
logy." This is Enthusiastically sharp
snd spicy rejoinder to Prof. Tyndall's
paper on "Matrriaiism and its oppon-
ents," published in the Eclectic for
January. AMI which was a reply TO an
attack by MarIineau upon the Professor
celebrated Belfast Speech" OF course
our limits will not admit of even SO much
as q synopsis Of Mr.. Mar:ineau's paper.
1t will have to suffice to say that he very
tersely and beautifully indicates the ami
mus of his discourse by saying that "As
Principal OF Theological College" ne
made al address which RAISES the CUES
ton whether the free and scientific
methods oi study insisted on in tbs
College inyolve.i results at variance with
it's theological design" and which
states. primarily, this assumption. name
ly: THAT the universe which includes
"a and folds US round is the life-dweliing
of an Eternal Mind that the world OF
our abode is the scene Of moral govern
ment. incipien;. but not yet complete;
and that the upper zones Of human
affection, above the clouds of self and
passion. take us into the sphere of a
Divine Communion" He holds. in
brief, that these assumptions are beyond
the logical range of Natural Science and
therefore not 10 be- contradicted by it's
votaries. In regard to these matters
science investigates the how and theo-
.ogy the whence The very great
breadth with which the Reverend gentle
man treats his subject is indicated by
this very notable sentence, namely: 'The
fundamental religious conceptions have
no deeper validity than belongs to the
very frame Of our faculties and the pos
tnlates of our thinking"
Enhancing the very great literary
value of this number of The Eclectic is a |
magnificent article by Prof. Huxley "On |
the border territory between the animal
and the vegetable kingdoms.' This |
describes a most curious and deeply in
teresting investigation into the structure,
nature and life of the atoms which con-
ssitue ''pro;opiasm. We find this most
charming and racy of all the Writer'S on
high science saying that there is boE-
der territory between the two Kingdoms,
. sort of noman's land" and that ''the
wonderful facts which have recently
been brought to ligh. respecting insecti-
vorous plants, all favor this view; and
tend to the conclusion that the difference
between animal and plant is one OF de-
gree rather than of kind; and that the
problem whether, in q given case. an
organism is an animal or plant, may
be essentially insoluble."
In this same number We find highly
biographical sketch of Caro-
line Hezschel. who was Sir William Her
schel's sister and Sir John Herschel's
aunt. The devotion. capacity for first
class scientific work, and the rare modes
y Of this really great woman are sdmir.
ably presented.
"Papal Conclaves" is an article from
The ,Cornhm Magazine and relates to
!opic of much interest to wrnnglers in
he field polemical. Il
1.-The Truth about the Bastille" from
flasers Magazine lets in the Light Of
ruth upon some old misconceptions Of
act. in very startling way. 1t certainly
a n snrnYise tn he informed that tbera