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a more real acquaintance with their compara-
tive anatomy than any amount Of reading.
To facilitate practical study somewhat full
description Of the more complicated types has
has been supplied. The real business Of the
learner Is to gain true md vivid conception
Of the characteristics of what may be termed
! tho natural orders Of animals. The power to
repeat classification of animals, with all the
Appropriate definitions, Is no evidence Of a
genuine knowledge Of the subject. The gen.
eral principles Of biology are first discussed,
and then the distinctive characters Of ami
mails is proceeded with, under the great variety
Of heads accompanied and admirably illus
trated by numerous cuts. A very full and
complete index Of subjects making the work
valuable to the student for reference, occupies
the concluding pages.
BIOLOGY. BY DR.. CHARLES LErovRsEAv. Trans
lated by William Maccall, with eightythree Illus
ustions. Chapman * Hail. London J, b. Lip
plncott & Co., Philadelphia. For sale by r N.
| ington, d. c.
Although Biology" literally signifies "sci-
encc Of life," our author in the present work
gives It sense much more restricted. Under
it he merely places the exposition and the
|
laws of life, or nearly what Is usually under
stood by general physiology" when this de-
nomination Is applied to the two organic king
doms. lie states concisely what life is, and
how organized beings are nourished, grow, are
reproduced, move, feel and think. The work
is designed more for the masses of enlightened
people than for those scientific men who de-
sire to penetrate the intricacies and the depths
Of the science. II is the hope Of the author to
interest and instruct the general reader in the
science of biology and remedy the serious
educational deficiency In those who
are otherwise enlightened. ITO find
the truth" says our author, lis surely noble
labor but what is the value Of the discovered
truth II care is not taken to propagate 1t, to
introduce II into the patrimony of general
knowledge?" II Is like a candle hid under q
bushel. And there is no other subject which
is at once so important to all classes Of man
kind, aud upon which such general ignorance
! prevails among the masses, as this Of Biology.
In preparing this work, care has been taken
not to rob science OF that which constitutes its
strength. There are few, II any, persons Of
moderate intelligence who cannot by slight
mental effort read and comprehend its con-
tents. II Is simply an exposition Of impor-
tant facts with such comments. explanations.
and illustrations as will enforce clear and
complete ideas Of Biology. Among these facts
are many that are indisputablc, and such are
made the basis Of the conclusions and induc-
tons natural from their emanation. This
book is one of "the Library of Contemporary
Science" 1t is accompanied with 4 complete
reference index.
A HISTORY OF ENGLAND IN THE EIGHT.
! ZENITH CENTURY. by WILLIAM EDWARD
YorE fdr Efsf By ApPosGn G2 NY
Pennsylvania avenue, Washington, D. C.
The first and second volumes of 700 pages
each of this valuable and highly instructive
work are at hand. casual examination
leaves the impression that, notwithstanding
the numerous pens that have essayed to write
the history Of England and the many differ
ent accounts OF the progress Of Britain, from
barbarism to the highest stages Of modern
civilization, this work possesses all tho fresh.
ness and originality of history by itself 1t
is conceived and prosecuted upon . different
plan from any other of the histories Of the
same period which we now call to mind.
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