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SCIENCE.
BIOLOGY.


4ho atafu4s pun III this se'u''cs 10 "it',
natural forces such rs grasitat9o, chcmlca!
force, electricity, magnetism, llsl't, heat, anu
sound as energies or forces capable OF doing
work. Thu writer's on the relationship and
1Ia,"na1t, 1Js,,IS IL Iv carnentar ~; Tynda1 ani
.ts aieao.s Ns, ~ ,eH.. ...,s,s i, ~"
many oulefs: CHEMISTRY u concerned Nv ~
effects OF these foeccs upon matter IN It's
In lila uniycrso fas far rs know.,) Is re.
ancInse a. iii ] " sstv.of,, ecncnts, snch nv tlyt1ro-
uuelo'a W s!Atyouu c'0s' u"s" s.o ~. ;...., M1.
Rcn, oxygen, nltfogen' ca.poIa' iron, souiuP!'
ard So OH. 11,eso atoms l,avo bean weighed,
aud, according to the !nductIvo method Of
Dacon. their nroperiies sought ont iii every
".ss,t,,ah1a ,.,,,, ti,ha,a ,nntorioI ,tnn. ~.
cohco'vaole way thes1 1,, snAtesM' nlo!s r. .e'
sponu TO or behave IN dhtefeht ways III tns
presence OF tho forces actnattng them, mp
narentlv seekinp orbItul motions like mlnnta
pi"nats forrr.i r. rovn1ya nhnnt n hravier
ina, p .o AZ ~ ~ r.h t,,s,>s s|Dv" s"",1 ~ snn
, 1880-01-17
DIsADyvELI.'s REPORTS.

The fourth VOltlllle Df tho ticclsl0ns Of the
Appellate Courts OF this State, compiled by
Judge Dratlwell, llas just been received. It
contains al! the remaining opinions OF tho
Flfst District not published III Volume 8, up
u Jan. l, 1850; MI tho remaining opinions Of
the Second District up to Nov: 3, 1870; all
tho remaining opinions Of the Third District
up to Ucc: il, ls7u; INIT all the remnInlng
opinions ot the Fourth District up 10 JIM. /,
1850. II IL gotten Up III the excellent manner
that has characterized tbs former volumes |;
and special attention Is called to tho elaborate
Index, which illls no less than forty-seven
aiitl bound by the Chicago LeuMl NcWs, Com.
pauy,n anil iA furnished at the low price Of
81, volume.
, 1880-01-17
POPULATION OF AFRICA.

Accurate statistics OF the population OF Al.
rica nro not yet obtainablc, but n,uc, In.
portant Information llas been gathered about
tho distribution OF the Inhabitants and tho
density OF the population In tho different
parts Of tho country In tho region Ut tlle
great lakes, for example, there arc countries
W sl!ckly ncopled as many Of the States 9f
Europe. 3[. 4. ltaballd, IN paper pub
llslied IN tls u HulIetln Of tha Starsyl!les
SsGfsPSal q fo PpoSfo q s ses Soaest re- tsSN
toAs OF tlle continent: In the souduI,, the
poputatlon ~ estimated r. 70 ooo o0 q g5oHt
on tho Niger, contains $1,000 Inhabitants.
at S0006, 900, aiid TINT ut Equatorial Africa Ut
about 0O00,0u0 Ona of th6 lnt4at aMtharl-,
ties divides tho population as follows n.nnng
the great families Into which othssologlsts
hive separated ttte EsoRlss; s Negroes, l4 :.
900; Fooiahs, {, 6oo go; Rgblans, l,s0d,Ooo;
uoltentots, 5000. This would Etyo 3 totat
, 1880-01-17

ills stated Tint valuable nict,,re of David
ron.ars hoo hnn,, ',,,o~ootof,,. ,,;soo,,,rn,t ~
1,'..,- T.. ..' Nv
fesllt III tile House OF inc eidef alateczRy
Bcaux Arts a l,rookIvn nrt student. Ken
vail 1,,.,nn,o fs,,,f,r, oorr,o,1 .,r a.. n,,".
hee'! l5!alce ciallof". carried o!t a1'o nun
ors Tor tic best life drawing. Ger0'ne prcsld-
Gu on Inc OCCASION nia mado tho a"ara'
a htfuired and th!rtGcn commemorative
monuments have, within the past twenty
vcurs, hem rrccle,, IN yur,oue narts If ltalv
e, 10 1s Esat y tn e ,st se.et'Hs @ IN n'sn9s,
,umi w., ~, -, ,,sl ,u i'tIs ". y. e
anu watflols WHO hlaea III 1IaIlah u'l'ncatlons
Nuremberg, IN spite OF many protests, Inns
al last tlecrrrti tEat ller wonderfully interest
inE OLD YAH with !., its 81 ,"any towers must
grow. Ruinors Of plans to do tli!s work have
been current for snl,le time, md there seems
now to bo no doubt OF their melancholy
lruti'.
"Annibale Curaec1 Is tlend." saya the Lon
don U'Oril, "fut james aIcNcll( Whistler Is
very much alive. He llns painted a big pict-
1re OF u former spatron,' representing l,iin Mt
hooked claws, and rnfiied shirt, seated at 1
piulo, md playing q il0ctur1l-sIhp Gold
Scab,'n
rha ac,ovorror-co,arn, ~ cooodo 10 aoh IN
be m,,cl nterrstn IN the formniion ~ II S' Tan. ~
WY tu ,a !,n. ~ ~ ,,;,,;tnna t., uI X
t1dy ~ IT; Ii,t luz ~ ~, ~ H. IL tl.e M
atI.,s,o,, ~ " ,, ttu ~ ~ ' m Is, Ino -
ria ,,'''mhar ~ a"n,inn;cin,a IL r. Ia ltnifni
fort n,d tr y, nv, ~ m ssoc;o9ec ~ ~ TO- nnnH
nv @ 1c,u frtfnn e ~ ona o
W. MGPS' ra,9ea' ,o1g' acc'a1tans' @ Srst e'a o-
mr aythitinn ,SIII snnn tniso nncc "''' t'su'
'nA "'"'i'o'''oi4 "''' e"o" tt'No Pi'ee'
, 1880-01-17

otl,ers.closlng with ai!arl Itlc on 1.-THE Late
John Isiackwoyl," taken from Blnek7rntxts
1faNaztue. 1'al!isiiel BY tile American Book
ExGllange, in New YORK.
Tic American hrch'tc9t and T,uf,atng
q SeGa a 1ar ri Te 'is sors i "s1s eea asS lie Usual
a'rs archIteet.'ra If and kIndred subjeets: ''The
Illustrations comprise 4 design ft.r Trinity
ington Monument; nnd an !sidmlrabie sketc,
of the Old Afnrket-1Inll Mt Mec1,lln, By G. II.
Rev. Published by uoughton, Osgood &
Co.
The pcn,. Monthly contains It's usual gum
mnry Of tho events nf tlIe in9ilt!, aMl articles
vi %r,es N a. e Isolation oi ~; ryr;sons M II ii IDS.
ter, r wl,o 10 treats m Of .Te Poor III j,ars''; ".
j., wilo l!as. a Word on LcEal.ren,lers y;
tlons'; ani Prof. Isobert Ellis Thompson,
who discusses "The Silver Question ii, En-.
glnIt.H There arc nlso the ,,silal reviews Of
new books md miscellaneous matter.
The N,netscnu. csn;,rN for IA, ;EIa,n',"ary, HIATT eon. M
!aIns articlcs on: "!tuSs!an Nil,il'sin,'", hy
sso,t yT, G'Roxfn e Eese !'ishss x',s. Ga"nf FL Fy IL
s19'f'n s1HneS' al, III FIX Lioasl rsnnyso%;
s91s.asS sp4saS !" ha t' GIss GSsFs% sfc, sy 'Sa s
u ~, in,wt,. Il Ftii
a' Fas,!onsa lsft Gsrden!!;x;" Gy Iis, Taal: 1.-THE
Atcvtc Mst1o NJ w H. H., MnllGcK
a ina ), ~ rn,,Gnt III E"Ihca a''' '''o Aa'''o'i
sr' .r',o o,ntants ~ ~ Ann,etou,, 1o.rn,, t,r
February are as follows: ;;rl!s second aSd @
sofenE t4nE = g"1t naac1 Sd c1sros1s o o,sex svsf
,u.,s IsokC =, " tto Hnstnro,,o, !, i.nefns
Wat.e.a rxa,, on,1 ~ ~ o,yW hv Raw, inmonr..
"I'ffo In Brit,nny''; "fhe saann1y Sitc," by
NHWfif1 lY3WiV M,ren"i,inp Era,t,,nthorn wahb.s
5s.a,,i,aot,ar,s ,c.inr III ain,I Tra usti,.
THt'e'1'! .irhc 1sussian Gypsics b. Charlss q; =.
land, L. wlie' see,ns to haye fol,ul especial
1aSGr % 1nrssins se af " tie Nny ur ~
~ eHe IN in.ES S,av ~ is''' '11''o' nooAS
Oh rhe 1"e 1ncrcon Amy. Catholic o,.ayter,v nep,e,o
1,cgins its iiftl year with the january NUM-
!ng., Al, article on "pretGntGd Unity Of
c,, taer 1ccHeT rfes on "a V1ct1,,s ik ~ ~ ~ % H.
f,rinstRan5'ss Tf,iytER 's tho I3nv. Aue + Th"hautl @ on
tesi nsesiaIism Il Tia prcsent iay i: IT, Dan.
ta's tTsSs Of e "Srses;ity ); {sT dnfHIl
| ,n'} ptn'} III 1''' ria Etaonn,,;o, rriticp IL
stnarnsW XII M y. 4EnnlisIi SiaHncrsn II tie sni,.
iI' i"ct nj,osen by A. Fcutllcrstnne MARSHALL;
Set GIsiGs r Il Frn,n ,,, g q m nrc cnt
n'aiiks IVY ino,;ao ~ i1Sstnrinn H. IT IT i ins,nj.x ny 4
1,ina f,"!g ~ Nrimirai Acts u hv the W"v a1tar
=; @ iii w. anu nontcnt - this nrnr ln easc con'
p'elc 'lle eo''seh. " .'''s ''u'''''. ......--.
The Fortnfghtly Reyte1n t fri r. TJqnunry con.
Hancock, who sums rp that tho wallts Of
That understanding country, ".from Il Liberal
Unlonist point Of view, are RELIGIOUS equality
mnio complete, eaMnl ctlucationa! advantages
md privileges with Great lSrlialn, cqunl
Poor laws with England l7calizatintl Of 1nrls-
dictIon carried to tho saile extent rs IN Eth
gland md SCOTLAND, nnti ollo criminal law for
, 1880-01-17
LITERARY NOTES.


f. r. Dutt6n t. Co. have nea1ly ready n
complete edition of Canon Farrar's "St
Paul" III one volume, octave.
Some relics of Burns, consisting ut his
Masonic apron md mallet and tho minute
book Clearing Ills signaturo) Of tho Lodge st,
Andrews, Dulnfrirs, Of wlIfcl, tho poet was
all affiliated member, were sold III Edlnburg
recently for Eal.
Mr.. Whitley Stokes has recently printed Mt
Calcutta, for private circulation. q volume Of
"1ndtNl Fairy Tales" containing thirty
stories, tho Greuter part Of which wcro told
IN. lllNtlostNn BY native servants to l1ls
daughter a,ltl aftcrwaItl written down III Eli
Elisll by tho young lady al.l annotated by
tho late Mra. Stokes.
Friedrich Won podenstedt, The German
Se o% ~ae Is a IL eM r 81 ff sSsn'f yS Mxs fsss
HchafIy," These songs have gona thruugh
lnoro tf.An eighty editions IN Grrnlnn. They
have nls0 been translated Into q number Ut
iasion i,,t,s MSbscw. xn English Translation
Inns recently been made.
A correspondent In South Haven, referring
to M Item In Inst wenk's " Literary Notes.
thinks translation Ut tho work for tho pub
llcation Of which Selyetus was burned would
doubt It, Except as q. matter, Ut curiosity
few would cAre for tho work. It was 4
treatise on thu circulation Of the blood, and
tha Ideas then set forth nre nbsOleta t1-iny,
while bibliupAlllsts would cure nothing for q
translation.
;;Marat thenotorlous hero Of tho first Frcncl,
revolution, ths same who met his death ut
tho hands OF CAarlotte Corday, was tho
author Of several Important essays Oh elec-
trtolty, This fact WIS recently brought to
notica BY Mr. A, j. Htust Must OF Mnrat's
works were written hotweeM IT'D n1ld l7s53,
aud several OF them iWeTo translated iut0
German R0bespferre. als0 wrote an article
on the lightning for the Journal
des Sap0nts.
:, Encouraged by tho success Of bis recent
Through four editions in little more thnnua
year, Mr. Richard ueFle Shepherd las been
foE Au'ue lime. past engaged on another work
Blblios|rapi.y | of lDlcksns; : nibliosraphical
List arranged In Chrunol6gical Order 0t the
Published WdtinKs lM: PROSE- and Verso by
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tExposurc to drifts wien heated, and sudden
!.ranses ~ - tho temperature Of the atmosphere
eiiahY casca, 0f Inflammation ot tho lungs,
Etenf1ey, 4sthn'a, aud other pulmonary affea-
s;oetsaqt opll, resort Ut plqo to DR., JHynus Ex-
' M'sIornnt, y tHine1y th9t will not only promptly
Sas1 stss olxha@ IND colaa, but will rclloyo and
~ s9mogo VI dangerous symptonas-
, 1880-01-17
]. Official Postal Guide

For Jnnnry Ia honk Of "a pages containing Alpha
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ENGINEERS' AND SURVEYORS
MANUAL.

1ltchnel AlcDcrmott, c. t., the wcll.known
surveyor Of tl,ls city, las brought ont
work Of GA pages under the abovo title,
which oInbodics the research Of u lifetime,
and appears to contain about oil that the en-
glncer and surveyor needs TO know, md
much moro than forms tho repertoire of
most gentlemen In the profession. Tho work
Includes instructions III surveying md civil
engineering. alul 10 ln,.cl. Of practical astrol-
Including determinations Of collpass-errors,
and tables OF star-postIolls for several yen,s
in advance. 1ttrents alsU Ut goDdottcnl 5urls-
prudence, tho, analysis Of soils and yege-
tsriais, valuation II reai estate md II improve ID ;
nlelts thereon, utc,, etc. Tho traverse tnblo,
especially calculated for the work. is unlsu.
ally full. III fact, the book is u genuine
mliitulM in t,aryu Ut surveyors knowledge;
and will achieve for Its author wide and
enduring faMc.
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At1GEta tQa.) GonstttuftoE,.
=, Ine Hpn. Patrick Gilmore Is informed that the
MMt!onai antllesn will te written ty some anony-
ntols rluK poet, aud tho fact thAt ho has writ
gn It VIII arpr 6o found out until tho poet has
S.aded hls ctVd1tosa by tAklug r1fuyetn grave
, 1880-01-17
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, 1880-01-17
LETTERS and SCIENCE,
A Ride in Egypt-Egyptian
'Pyramids-The Egotist
The Tapestry
j, Room. .,
Engineers and Lawyers Mnnnal-Dfad.
wells Reports-Magazines Books
Reeeiyed-Literary and Art
Notes.
Scientific Gossip Biology-volooity Of
a Observation-Disclosures Dur
ing IN Eruption-Eto.,
49, Etc.


LITERATURE.
A RIDE IN EGYPT.
"Wl,at cnn anybody l.ave to tell lls about
tho 1ill-lnnd that has not already been snld
or SUNG ath na,,sealn? Painfully conscious
Of the fact That the collected bulk Of nil the
writings on Egypt, II laid ono nboyo tho
other, would rival tho hight mud magnitude
OF ono Of tho smaller Pyinlnitis," etc.,
etc. So wrote Edwin dc Leon iii the preface
tn his Interesting book entitled "rhe Khc-
dives Egypt" and, MS lie wrote these words,
"Egypt," by hlcCoan,-onu Of tic most
readable histories Of that ancient land ever
writtcn,-l,ad Just been placed OIL tho book
sellers shelves. Next, but few months
later, cano Henry Fields "Egypt and
Jnpan," III which l,e gave n travellers i'm.
prcss!ons of tho land of tho khetllye; md
now Mr.. W. J. IIoftio llas published his
views rs to tic present status Of tho realm
of tho Pharaohs In handsome volume Of
some 400 pages. .
Egypt Is aM oil subject, and, politically,
rather n tough one. Drnon, Lane, Bronson,
Sharpe, Wilkinson, and n host Of German
writer's hnvo mnde her history, customs,
manners, and literature the theme for poll
dcrous TONES and etliicss scientific discus
sions. Among travellers, Savnry, Belzoln,
Harriet Martlncau, DR.. Robinson, Daynrd
Taylor, G. W. Curtis, W. c. Prime, md many
others have written OF Egypt, modern md
nnclcnt; Egypt, prosperous and bankrupt;
Egypt, in winter md III summer;
Egypt, Its rise md fal,-until we
are ready to accept Mr.. do Leon's
suggestion that nothing cat be written about
tho NIle-lnnd That las hot been said or sung
before. Nevertheless, Mr.. Loftle has written
, 1880-01-17

gives m Interesting account Of ntNsceht tt .
Motnt Vesuvlus. made .whtlo' ah eruption =
was in progress. He says: "On Nov. 8 lStRt :,
tho mountain began to SHOW slight talgts OF,
disQnletude, which in the conrsn Of a'daydr
two developed into minor eruption; n con- :
ditfon most suitable for study. From Naples ,
wcrc seen to issue clouds OF smoke and
vapor, ind at night could be scen the strehk
Of reddish light which denoted the crAt4r
full md tho lava rtinning over tho edge. t,We
determined, therefore, to make our visit tia
following day., Starting from the observe
atory We commenced onr second, but by far
Imagine cone some !, ,000 feet high, cons
posed Chiefly OF lhosn nshes, with slt1es Of Nh
inclination between 50 deg. and 20 deg We
fOrsook the reGulnr trtlck for an old lava
s1sa'n ss %f star veFy yotn sonEh +s Gu NJ
loose ciopta VIC llad left. III tho course Of M
hour, and n half our path lay through vast
clouds Of steam issuing beneath our feet,
pr2d.!cea by tl1e snbtcFr.nean m llSas oyap.
night. Mounting ut Inst tho edge Of the cru
Ter, there was presented to our eyes y scgllo
10 fierce, 50 Wild, that a mind could hardly
conceive; CO the cxlstenccof such without seeing
,"lIere was M anphItheatre- like cavity
filled by recent 1ayn, which had ovcfhoweh
thc llortherl, edge and swept down the side
r. r. X ~ as ;i.o tG A.r1o e., w. ~
n"ise an Ia iaya tat ' On an ~ nverann " ~ half
/, minute, were blown {wl,Ite jiot} 4 hundred
feet or so Into the mir. accompanied by .yase
cottins 0a nclti sttpols anu gases ailu ioi.1
n line Of nusketry. This was followed by
t,e rattling Of the falling PIECES on the s5.le
conc bears somewhat the same reiatlon to tha
Gialer oi vesnvlns IS me latter mo0ntalti
S"nnn,o ~ t"o fnnnt 4 II nr"ccse ~ nonst,,at
tiotl aid actiylty were scattered threc or four
fu,neroles, which resemble gigantic sugat-
loaves.s'eing covered dbyincrustattons OF con'
m. H., ata SUI, n n q nolaS, aMa fss Ger aMe
rl,rtl,,,1}cni manner % n1,,,en,,s vannr mi.
apparently BY the smell, hytlrochtorfc ncii.
We carefully descended tho sides Of thf
crater on 70 the coolen CRUST OF lava. Iiila
mi N am PAGES a %as &c elekfn f ILL., anu nSsnfe
@ cn,, sra a9 ry.nt "e nuid =, G 2ocv sSn w.
MM1n ,iti w!,isli Wo @ Mefc really tontEng:' N4W
Wlti eA!ttion wo MlIect PVT patl 70 one OF tne
b.atIfmi sblinacx .e iere ~ reniiy f,ostina sfa
% ! iaEe q issId fire, istandIn$! ii iIAsl Avsasl
fn"s frt, ~ u ;,t' SnGn' vMpoi 1os tiy Ut yasaa @
eano cane, bf;iieinE forth showers Of bot stones
lsaa 4oliinSiks i 'SS thsndsr Se,'eatS s ons % fss
W W. reGa,,ea g. 70 % nuF sh,s lno M Ma1iaag,nGty sls1s
n!.t11 g pmhte To- @ mnaes Mnaer tnc Ra'4anee Oh
,HIe!!. !iio !iioen Seenh IaseinateG ol,r itnaslna-
of nuns feeblene:s compared VIII tha
slentt,c efforts ~ Natnfe1 allu or ms greAl-
mesS n COMPARISON WIN Ky ls anceStofs. Wnos
@ n ~ to,s ,It.fac tvI Ky s,,e'. r
anM ;.,i are proauG3efai s3f were Obliged to create
delties ~ nut SHE'LL supeTiHhlal power 70
.iSs,a aeeo.tist 1of pheho'heha which We now ah>
"etsf.a'nai Il r.'.'. ,u,., m I. ao,, .. -. ,,.,'
, 1880-01-17

Dr. Fish h}gives so much space, tie quatIrn-
tire Of tho o!rolc,-b,lt little benefit las ever
been derived frorl tho tt,no mid labor he
slowed upon this problem. Tho discovery of
s,c bNOsnfal tte0rci,, 70 fnr Is tho only result
III fact, the French. Acntiorny Of Science anil
tic Royal Society Of London decided long
ago not to examine any paper pertaining to
tllla subject. hfr. shnnks, In 1as3 obtained
tho maximum rntio Of t37 figures. 1t lta8
been declared by eminent authorities tliat
either MI nrfthsnstical or gcomcfrica! sol,l'
ton of tho problem Is impossible.
rhc study OF the ryramftls has effected
Important discoveries. Tho 0rcat Pyramid
stands at tho apex Of the Delta Of tic Hill, In
The centre OF tho tabitable glole, and tho ex-
net centre OF the iatld-snrfnco OF tho wllnle
world. This curious fnct Is not mentioned
IN Mr.. FIsi,'s work. Nor does lie allutle to
tho existence Of the numerous pyramids In
otler portions Of the Mot1, Hnd part'fM"lH'r,y r.
form, construction md appnsret!t ;n;ff1s;. 1ga;
into to tronnllnce TINT tlorc Wns my cot,'icc:
ttoi between the builders or w. pyrati.is!s Of
ling md tlijlleult 10 account for OIL tho theory
of accidental cotnc.lcilcg"
Ilr. FIsli i,as never visited tho pyramtda,-
NJ !rast TINT is our inference FROM tho al,se,ce
II Ills 5 tieofes rs 10 W tile ,isa far Witch the
Great Pyramid WINS Intended nre merely
co nrIusfnns hascd on examination OF t'e
opn10ns 0f others, And hers there Is wAte
wriiesfs ss'a aEree. M Pmf. TInzzi Sinyth holds
TINT tho design, origin, and destiny of tilo
Great Pyramid aro tlleisllc; TINT It enbodLes
Divine ruyelntfolls; TINT 1t WIS never intend
cd t9r rnya IS but W. rather q Van
Kl,yn says Of the theories Of Snlytl,, that
"Thcy nre not supported BY tho acconnts of
the nnclents, nor hy The EgyE.ia4% yE % inscrlp.
tlons nor by other testimony. III. iyra;'is ',is
opinion Mfr. Donw1ek agrees. But 1lr. Enn
1hyr goes further, and declares that t''o
lnnssivg sarr0l1laElss cn1tnlilGt = wooden
con in whisi. WAS the ,rlf,hyaecoratsd
carried away wlicn tln Cnliph htamo,ln. in
the beginning Of the Ninth Century, forced
Ills why intn the Pyramid In pursuit OF plilll..
tier. DR.. FLaE says tllcro Is i,p evidence that
Grant ngrecs with Prof. StMyth In ills heltef
TINT tho sarcophagt1s WIS not = coffin, be-
cause It. had no cover. Henry Ffclat-a per
sanul observcr,-assnrts It MS a singular tnct
Wrtcr vii ri fron Wi,o,a Dr. FISH derives His opll-
Ions says there 1vlH cover, md tho ,nnrksnro
stlilevftlcnt where were the tintels, and hinges,
and fastenlngs. And SO the discussion goes
Dr. Flsll conclu dcs "t1,at the Great Pyramid
has destiny intimately. connected With
future science; In the i!nst,. n prophecy or
changes TO come; anu N NJ eggs 10 ho
cIs er n o M T" 81 f1 dnhecy " Mere ;s e
f. us likely to be wrong as right, and where
Ills opinion las equal weight with that Of my
one else who may fecl Inclined to sptcuiato
On tho Question. >, The true sn'Mt!oll M OF ti,!s
tcfy tnfyGat at III. 'nsstef' ' prove 1t TO ~ 10 m'S
{Egyptinn Pyramids Analysis Of Il
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EGYPTIAN PYRAMIDS.

Wo agree With the publisher In his opinion
US to the typographical features Of tlls
product of his press. 1T Ia 80 full Of faults,
and contains 50 many errors, that there Is
ll.tlo pleasure in looking 1t through. The
attempt to improve. upon the customary
spelling ,ot. the proper name "llerodotus,"
by. changing the second ,"oN Into .Rl. ."in
wherever the word occurs, Is not Que, how
oyer, to be laid at Ills door. ~. .,;,
DR.. Fish l!as produced book which ts, To
certain extent, valuable compendium Of
facss and figures, but which does not contain
anything new: or add to what was known
before. Itisnot noWly-propoBed view, but
a reltezatlon OF older ones. More scientific
In Its scope than tha work by Dr.. Soiss, most
rcaders will prefer the latter as more Intel
lIglhle, equally comprehensive Except "a
to one point, and better written. LII saying
ttls,, We. do not uuderate tha amount Of
iaborrequired to gather together thestatlstics
In Dr.. Flsh's work. But 1t Is only a coinpila~
tlor,, and as- such not superior to others.
And, ~ to thp mathematical feature to which
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'ect'"'''
rho at,}ts brought by tho proprietors of tho
Encyclopedia Britannica y ngninst j. Al.
Stosltlnrt l. Co. to eitjoin the Republication Of
frrnt cGRYrem,etH ~ te asS II ; hnGr1eG o,
fo!npel iii sesoaa!!ng, i1ase exeitei srne5ai
n1citcrv g y"" 1s vsa o1y pse ,,as M nr1in i1
y" te rrt s % tt %te niuFV ikely "s 10 fcst p,.sg
wolil NH be- yery ' ,'',icI1 % icss thnu NJ m tllat ] With
woMiti he sutr5.d IT, tho IL nfrn,Ianta II Il wns
Mra,,te M r. befnre eM tc Y ir,aj % Were tI,s iums
H. thc p,blisers bli II Tia r|xnI Hill vork Il 10 Tie e. ex X
o;man,, ~ III ranrint. % ,shtin /" dunici ~
S tn IN ncti" M M liz p"ntis wn ~ slifsr ift ycry
iitf,n II nm,. t1irnirfIo, r. t,,n enioa ~ &hotr
nrt ~ a"St u'''u''o' III t'4o s'''es u 1'e'i
"'t1es.
a Philadelphia publishing house have In
press 4 ws,r1t 'y MINI. Serpo Pinto. THE
Kings Rifle, from tho AtlAlitic tn the Indian
Ucpnn; Across Unknown Countries" etc.,
Which will attrnct attention. Mai. Pinto has
0pCnGd M MI immense traet OF new country.
Tie geographical resi- Iii or Ills Journey llnVe
nlrcntly beer, recognized ns nf tic highest
Importance by the principal geograpllers Of
Europe. As Indicating the perlls nf tic i0tir-
llny, 1t may be mentioned that OF the entire
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