, 1881-04-23

bcrs were "a, 174.bG0 and e,2so4, ,hoa. The State
coi,tai,,s s8l0 miles of tatfrond, a1,d iin1 nf,
urea Vt Is it4 sqltnre miles. Other articles III
!h|s vons ~ nst, polso: ES'sd
IT, :a sayce; ;f'Eil, f'Eeisl, iIanh" by Richard Or
nett; "llntton, BY rrof. tio4kls: ;:;,o.tdyy. tty.
5G;aa y, 9y & Lpr prGfs ssi6orno sy 1se 1ass'fS5
james pitnii.
PHILOSOPHY AND THEOLOGY.
Presid ent Dasconl Ia o profound thinker,
and yot volumln0tts ,writo'. We nnttced
lately his "Prillclples of Natural Ihchlo2y'"
tic seventh OF his philosophical volumes.
We havc now his eighth, "Sctencc ct Mind"
This Inst, however, il not wholly now, being
IN substance 1tis "T'rlnclplcs of Psychology"
Int revised. enlargutl, md greatly improved
The contents OF tho work arc, after tho Intro
ductlon, Book I.,-Thn fntellect,- t,-cmbrnclng
flyo c)laptcrs: I, Thu Field Ut Mental Sci
c,,co antt lis Divisions, treating chiefly Ut
consciousness; 2, Tho lntcllect-1ts Divis-
lons-Ierception; 3, The Understanding; 4,
Tho reason; i, The Dyratnlcs of the Intel
lect. Dook 1I.,-rhe Feeltngs,-containtng
four chapters: j, Physical Feelings; 2, The
intellectual Feoltngs; a. The Spiritual Feel
lngs; l.. Dynannles Ut the Feelings. look
If1..-Tho Wil!,-s!x chapters: /, The Nerv.
yolis Systom; ., 'rhs Nervous System Of
Man; ., Executive Volltton; l, Primary Vo-
ittior, nr CAoice; t. Dyliatn!cs Of The Will; o..
Relations uf tho SystoIiss Hero Utfered to
Prevalent Forms Of Philosophy. Among
tho most Interesting portions OF this
volume Is tue discussion OK Percop-
tion. President Uasc0ln contends thnt
tho mind does not. directly perceive
tho external world. but only pDreetvas
tho ec,,eot,n,,a nroducel through tic set,ses,
so t,,a,,' rnusas ri whIch
1llo reiess 'lloIl ~ A.u."aa '.;' Wiz.
estav m s ~ u,n vta l. tho external
somets tat pfoaacas u r. .s sst -, nerss"n
..s .n!nn .og - ,,,;,iah t,,s r,md icnrs
tu s'nyu .' hv .' r'.n.on,nn ~ i oxperience. Yet o
regards space as reality which tho mind
rnrnizus by intuition. IL space, then, only
u1" Nv int"rnni n,r,tni couceut,o or Is It son,v-
thing withoutP II .oolects arc coghizeu as
existing In space, and spnce Is extcrnal to the
| mind. inay not these objects DO directly per-
ceivs, tno,,rh inipurfcctly BY MI lnex-
pllcaoIc power OIL u!e Miat ,asa.eM. s'... ~ ~.
com reminds us or the recelvod doc1rlhe tiat
nothing call net whan Or wherc II Is not Hut
I how cur, mind act on h1ntler, or bo ncted
upon by 1t, wl,cre IL Is, any ,uore than whore
1t is not9 There Is an insolablo mystery IN
either cGsG nut te Tsasontng@ @ oi 9r s,,r'n an1f y
t, ls TSat opoincInr poi ~ cuF IL w" Wakmess A.,
ors os ~ thS fe"t Iat ID Is OBLIGED ut last to
Goneeae .1 ~ aetst ps ,vi,n .ia,,I..s Tho "xsat
eumems! aIs % ~ nls %T,a nnt"p,nj wnrIi Il cnr
uJyea - "' NJ reality. bY ail minds III
= a'Hs~ @ov ihot seanis to involve some
tntng n "rg ,,nlrm,rn s co,,s". hs iast wori as
70 sone 4hoM s.i, ~, ,i,s amastI",, w,
nns nt ~ ~ ontraly piE satsiiui Will tsset pns
~. nIn.s @ classIIiaatom Of tho intellectual facul-
!tsS bt se taes afe n Gro 'ayn ,s ~ ,1 to
Isaf = GlnSsSt nss.aIaf tnc yn,,Mvs !. snirtual
,t.ss ns f'SH 1v" nrsfcr I1r. 1Iclnk's yInw al
tGE ts'n "nsa, ard sn!ritai, feelings, President
,,s,tsa "01 ~ ,,atInrnIsIt. fron, thn 1,hysrnj
esixs n t nicItsctsI ~ fsniinrs. In t!s ruspect
W,,e Wr nrsfer as t,o classification Of SOME otilc.
,iiltwonjers. President Uasconi's discus
,Ithn,,at, ~ ~ ~ !i"norts frnn the Eiwurdsu1l
Mt.ouH H. H. 'vt,su thot nniycs ,rs cuissst
p,aGIs%p' cI,srpa II iierp cot.s In I1ysterloils dif
iefohc9 az 9S,wSv Sa "tI ~ r. An oscnns ns On tf
wee wo aaaPtss d t1 sst t s %eas a.
tnn ~ iii % mi,tinsoiicai ioulrers. 1t Is pni,
Price ". =, ,,o,.,n n,a =, ~,
hayn recSiveH Ely sitgn ssaf MTa nhIe - III
pnEss, psatanG ue thaitn ill., ahv % anntii, M
. 1nnn ~ tfe Bmr.n II rhns1sts of letters to
r9''o u W snrts w. -; ii,p .j;xn,'ssion With th
!ns" aS WIN s.n' W. fnrrihIo na val NJ fni
sRGaiMi, ~ nan,d dt'e.a WIaIn va tilink te buo
tnnv ,,t tnmt to rtIieys the minds OF some hon
cst donDters s, @sks e. ~ seots IoGcM a ye yer
ipL @ IMu9ss ;9s,as seo ,,si,,om ~, ths mart uf iii
,vr,},r t,!G ,vSie yo bo .lIsnted, M Of courst
byh skGptie ,nS Gs"i, ia snnnti,
nG iGe !s asnnqmt ~ nv ,,;'' bsHsnr M.' of l,ai
l5Ms tM's nppn1c,,s mso,,,fst, ~ rcnson,nw
aoeesHt Hs!rct,v .0r ,Iava5npei Ei in the isttess.
abserye et te arguments a s,c 1o ~ n@nInst 9at II
agaiSt 80 70 cn e hiie IL sMny 81
eiaiof ae ~ i,, 1ro u cnaI,torc md w.
a,SnEaH asc1os y t IL Iho iatr tettors the author
ansWssGiu ~ ~ "" ,.n, sI Is vnxs N, to In,
e9istfa!eu 10 aSSeso ao ntin, III whlri hc d
fsH fans syi, vi ni snscini zSa' VIII il WAS teeme