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HARVARD UNIVERSITY LIBRARY 5766
SUBJECTS IN THE FOURTEENTH VOLUME.
AARGAU, Switzerland, Canton of, 170 Abercromby, extracts from, 243, 248 Accumulated electricity, effects of, 194 Afghans, account of the, 1 Africa, sand-stones in, 61 Agility of insects, 59
Air, vegetation the best means of im- proving, 48
elasticity of, 119, 148, 189 attractive force of a blast of, 219 Alligator and crocodile, difference be- tween, 144
America, celebration of the 4th of July in, 118
Ancient Churches, accidents in, 214 Egyptians, 224
and modern works, 139 Anderson, J. S. M., extract from, 240 Andes, mode of travelling in, 250 Anger, difficulty of concealing. 243 Animals and Vegetables, striking re- semblances between, 149 feet of, 178
exhibitions of trained, 157
Animated beings, 155 Ankarstrom, execution of, 223 Antiparos, grotto of, 174 Antiquity of locks and keys, 132 Ants, contrivances of, 111 Archery, early practice of, 94 Ashmole, Elias, biography of, 173 Assassination of Gustavus III., 221 Astronomy, popular, Part V., 73—VI.,
Atheus, Tower of the Winds at, 54 Attractive force of a blast of air, 219 Australia Felix, discovery of, I., 6— II., 30
Aversions and desires, 3
Bamboo, growth of the, 110
Barton, lines by, 22
Beale, extract from, 192
Beauty and variety of Nature, 82 Bee-keeping, economy of, 69
Beings, animated, probable number of, 155
Bell, Diving, 145
Bellows, various kinds of, 29 Bethlehem, description of, 213
Bible, illustrations of, from Monu-
ments of Antiquity, 3, 26
Biography of Elias Ashmole, 173
Samuel Richardson, 240
Bird-messenger, the, 157 Birds, vocal organs of, 141 Blair, extract from, 187
Blood and muscular fibres, structure of. 64
Botanist, gratifications of a, 136 Britain before and after the Roman occupancy, 237
British colonies, statistics of the, 138 Buckingham, Duke of, discovery of the skeleton of, at Salisbury, 129 Bustard, the, 55
Canada, Lower, winter in, 142 Canadian winter song, 131 Cardwell, extract from, 237 Carlingford, Ireland, 9 Carlisle Cathedral, 50 Castle of Sherborne, 177 Catacombs of Egypt, 241 Cathedral of Strasbourg, 89 Chalmers, extract from, 167. Child, mind of a, 198
formation of the character of, 223 Mrs., extracts from, 188, 198, 223, 229, 237, 243
Chillon, castle of, 193 China, swallows' nests in, 194 travelling in, 252
Churches, remarks on the consecra- tion of, 117
ancient, accidents in, 214 Clarke, Dr. E. D., extracts from, 62 Cleopatra's Needle, 43 Clepsydra, or water-clock, 108 Clouds, rain indicated by, 247
Clyde and Clydesdale, 195
Coal-mine, description of a, 21 Colour of steam, 211 Comets, account of, 161
Companions, necessary qualities in, 5 Contrivances of ants, 111 Convict's wife, the, 85,
Cotton, Rev. W. S., extracts from, 69 Cowper, death of, 198 Cowslip, Virginian, 223
Creation, on the study of works of, 195 Cretins of Switzerland, on the, 230
Echoes, origin and nature of, 47, 102 Economy of Bee-keeping, 69 Edwards, William, account of, 217 Eel, voraciousness of the, 45 Effects of gentleness, 188
accumulated electricity, 194
Eggs, Easter, 136 Egypt, swarms of locusts in, 141 catacombs of, 241
Egyptians, ancient, 224 Elasticity of various bodies, 88 of air, 119, 148, 189 of liquids, 231 Electricity-VI., Electrical experi- ments, 23-VII., 60-VIII., The Leyden jar, 68-IX., 116-X., Effects of accumulated electricity, 194-XI., Electrometers, 236 Emery, on, 227
Emigration to New South Wales, 180 England in the Olden Time, 43, 71, 93, 100, 157, 196, 238, 244 Epistle in rhyme, 224 Evening primrose, 198 Evening sounds, 211 Exhibitions of trained animals, 157 Experiments, electrical, 23, 60
Falconry, ancient practice of, 196 Fanatical murderers in India, 131 Farewell to the vanities of the world, 15 Feet of animals, 178 Fishery, Whale, 191
Fishes, gold and silver, 134 Fishing, singular mode of, in the Tyrol,
Sir. J., extract from, 211 Himyaritic language, 63 History of navigation, 121, 200 Horizontal sun-dial, construction of,84 Horne, Bp. extracts from, 107 Hot climates, vegetation in, 102 Hour-glass, construction of, 143 Human muscles, strength of, 171
nature, frailties of, 94 Humming bird, minute species of, 16 Hunting in the fifteenth century, 244 Hurling, ancient game of, 101 Hyena, its powers of imitation, 104 Ignorance unprofitable, 107 Illustrations of Bible, from monuments of the antiquity-XX, Altars and incense, 3-XXI., Wanderings in the desert, 26
Incidents in the whale-fishery, 191 · "Independence day," celebration of,
India, fanatical murderers in, 131 Influence of science, 87
religion on poetry, 184 Ingenuity of a spider, 176 Insects, agility and strength of, 59 Ireland, round towers of, 57 Irish jaunting-car, description of, 254
Jamieson, Mrs. extracts from, 224 Java, ship-building in, 223 Johnson, extracts from, 13, 120, 172,
Judgment of man, 132
Jura, brief account of, 295 Justice, love of, 187 Justs and tournaments, 71
Kalmes, Lord, extract from, 29 Knowledge, usefulness of, 107
Ladies' head-dresses, 82 Language, the Himyaritic, 63; Laugh of the hyena, 104 Lecount, extract from, 139 Legend of the echo at Lurley, 103 Leyden-jar, 68, 116
Life-boat, origin of the, 123 Liquids, elasticity of, 231 Locks and keys, antiquity of, 132 Locusts, swarms of, 151 Looking-glass, action of, 150 manufacture of 183 Lord, prisoner of the, 109 Love of justice, 187
duty more than, 224 Lower Canada, Winter in, 142 Luminous appearance of the sea, 159, 171
Maceulloch, extracts from, 8, 15, 16, 22, 45, 51, 107, 109, 142, 178, 212, 243
Machinery, improvements in, 176 Machines for raising water, 16, 52 Madox, extracts from, 141 Man, limited powers of, 16
fruits a source of enjoyment to, 45, 51 Manners and customs of the Afghans, 1 Mant Bp, extracts from, 85, 117, 138 Manufacture gunpowder, 33 silk, rise and progress
of, 133, 152, 176 Marks of time, 115 Martin, extracts from, 138, 142 Materials for the toilette, 13, 91, 150, 183
writing, 20, 62, 111, 120, Maund, extracts from, 82, 92, 94, 104, 136, 195, 210
Measuring time, early modes of, 7, 53,
Mine, description of a coal, 21 Mineral waters, localities, nature, and uses of, 97, 113
Mitchell, Major, discoveries in New South Wales, 6
Modern practice of navigation, 124 Montgomery, J. hymn by, 109 Monuments of antiquity, illustrations of Bible from, 3, 26
Moodie, Mrs., song by, 131
Morality of an action, on what it depends, 220
Moscow, sketch of, 215 Mulberry trees, 152
Muscles, strength of the human, 171' Muscular fibres, structure of, 64
"My mother, I remember thee." 99 "My Years" 142
National character, best method of attaining a knowledge of, 111 Natural philosophy, study of, 211 recreations in, 12,
88, 119, 148, 189, 231 Nature, variety in the works of, 82 unity of design in, 136 and uses of mineral waters, 97, 113 Navigation, brief history of, 5, 121-
Short sketch of the principal voy- ages performed in modern times, 121-Ships, 123-Modern practice of navigation, 124-VI., On Steam navigation, 201
Neele, H., lines by, 212
New South Wales, discoveries in, 6, 30 emigration to, 180 Normandy, ramble along the coast of,
Passover, observation of the, 118 Pen-knives, manufacture of, 120 Pesce, Nicolo, the Sicilian diver, 245 Phillips, extracts from, 198 Philosophy, recreations in natural, 12, 88, 119, 148, 189, 231
study of natural, 211 Photogenic drawing, 138
Physical science not a fit subject of revelation, 220
Physiology of the ear, 140
Plants, resistance of, to the winds, 22 Poetry, influence of religion on, 184 Pompey's Pillar, 41
Pont y Prydd, Glamorganshire, 217 Pope, extracts from, 15, 239 Popular Astronomy, Part V., 73-
Exterior Planets, 73-Mars, 73- The Asteroids, 75-Jupiter, 75- Saturn, 77-Uranus, 78-VI., 161 -Comets, 161-Fixed Stars, 164 Pounce, use of, 120 Poverty, different appearances of, 172 and wealth, different tempta- tions of, 237
Primrose, the evening, 199 Prisoner of the Lord, 109 Pulpit Rocks, Pennsylvania, 141. Punishments, crimes and, 120
Quadrant, use of the, 197 Quebec, taking of the city of, 210 Quintain, game of, 43
Rain indicated by clouds, 247 Raising water, machines for, 16, 52 Ramble along the coast of Normandy,
Religion, practical lessons in, 229 Resistance of plants to the winds, 22 Kevenge, spirit of, to be guarded against, 188
Rhyme, epistle in, 224
Richardson, Samuel, biography of, 239 Ridicule, a gross pleasure, 29
Rise and progress of the silk manu- facture, 133, 152, 176
Rocks, the Pulpit, 141
Rose, on the beauties of a, 212 Round Towers of Ireland, 57,
Royal George, plan of steerage cabins on board of, 181
Ruins of Palmyra, 228 Russian Drosky, 253
Serpents, method of rendering docile, 59
Seward, Miss, lines by, 178 Shenstone, extracts from, 19 Sherborne, castle of, account of, 177 Shuckford, extracts from, 219 Sickness, lessons it teaches, 239 Silk manufacture, rise and progress of, 133, 152, 176
worm, natural history of, 152 Sing me a lay," 212
Singular mode of fishing in the Tyrol, 29
Skeleton of the Duke of Buckingham, discovered at Salisbury, 129 Sketch of the principal voyages in modern times, 121 Moscow, 215
Slates, method of quarrying, 111 Snap-dragon, the, 190
Soap, manufacture of, 13, 91 Southey, liues by, 219 Spalding's diving-bell, 199 Spanish carriages, 255
Spider, ingenuity of a, 176 Spring morning, meditations on a,
Wind, caprices of the, 8
resistance of plants to, 22 Windows, stained glass, 17, 65 Winter-song, Canadian, 131 Winter in Lower Canada, 142 Wolfe, General, death of, 209 Woman, influence of, 247 Works, ancient and modern, 139 of nature, variety of, 82 Wotton, Sir. H., lines by, 15 Writing-materials-IX. Sealing-wax, 20-X. Wafers, 62-XI. Slates, 111-XII, Pen-knives and pounce, 120
AARBURGH, view 169'
Aaron, tomb of, in the Desert of El Zih, 25
Afghanistan, natives of, 1
Air, illustrations of the elasticity of, 148, 149, 189
Alexandria, catacombs of, 241 Ancient altar, 4
Animals, exhibition of trained, 157 Ankarström exposed to public view at Stockholm, 221
Appearances, telescopic, of Jupiter, 75 Saturn, 77
Archimedes, screw of, 16 Armour, Klingert's, man equipped in, 96
Ashmole, Elias, his house at Lambeth, 173
Azimuth compass, 125
Barron's lock and key, figures of, 133 Bath-house of Schlangeubad, 97 Stachelbad, 113
Bears, great and little, constellation of, 168
Bethlehem, town of, 213 Binnacle-compass, 125
Bird, the centre of gravity in a, 12 Blood, structure of, figures illustrative
Ring of the planet Saturn, 73 Romain, St., legend of, 17 Round tower at Kildare, 57 Ruins of Carlingford castle, 9 Palmyra, 228
Russian drosky, 249 sledge, 253
Satellites of Jupiter, motions of, 77 Saturn, ring of the planet, 73
telescopic appearance of, 77 Schlangenbad, valley and bath-house of, 97
Screw of Archimedes, 16
Serpent, worship of, in Egypt, 27 Sheelims of Jura, with distant view of the Paps, 225
Sherborne, castle of, in the 14th cen- tury, 177
Ship in distress, life-boat going to the assistance of, 121 Sicilian litter, 252
Swedish travelling wagon, 249
Taff, Pont y Prydd over the, 217 Tartar palanquin, 249
Telescopes, construction of, 166, 167 Telescopic appearances of Jupiter, 75 Saturn, 77
Time, diagram illustrative of the divi-
Tomb of Aaron in the desert of El Zih, 25
Tournament, a water, 72
Tower, round, at Kildare, 57
Trained animals, exhibition of, 157 Trap-ball, ancient mode of playing at,
Travelling in the Andes, 253 Tumbler, Chinese, 12, 13
But not their joys alone thus coarsely flow, Their morals, like their pleasures, are but low; For, as refinement stops, from sire to son Unaltered, unimproved, the manners run; And love's and friendship's finely pointed dart Fall blunted from each indurated heart. Some sterner virtues o'er the mountain's breast May sit, like falcons, cowering on the nest; But all the gentler morals, such as play Through life's more cultured walks, and charm the way, These, far dispersed, on timorous pinions fly,
To sport and flutter in a kinder sky.-GOLDSMITH.
THE inhabitants of mountain districts have in all ages been distinguished by a boldness of character and intrepidity of conduct which have rendered them formidable or admirable, according as the soft civilities of life have been neglected or cultivated. If these important considerations be laid aside, we find that the habits and customs of men are greatly, if not altogether, influenced by the nature of the soil and climate which they inhabit. The rugged and intrepid mountaineer derives his character from that of his native hills: the warm and luxurious plains of the south impart indolence and inactivity: the cold and barren scenes of the north produce a brisk and persevering energy.
tude, between Persia and Hindostan. boundary is the river Indus. It is bounded on the north by an extensive chain of snow-clad mountains, called Hindoo Koosh and the Paropamisan range *; on the west by Persia, with HERAT for its frontier town; and south by Beloochistan. It is situated between the twenty-ninth and thirty-sixth degrees of northern latitude, and the sixty-first and seventy-first of eastern longitude. This country is peculiarly inte- resting at the present time, as being the seat of war between the Persians, favoured by the Russians, on one side, and the Afghans, assisted by the combined forces of Runjeet Singh and the British, on the other. The reader will probably remember that on a former occasion we gave an account of that extraordinary individual, Runjeet Singh, whose name and character have been for several weeks past objects of public interest in our journals †
It is not of course our object to enter into the political question which at present agitates the Afghans. We
The elevation of the mountains of Hindoo Koosh seems to be greater than that of the Andes. One of the peaks of this range has level of the sea. The Hon. M. Elphinstone found no diminution of been estimated by Lieutenant Macartney at 20,493 feet above the snow on this lofty range in the month of June, although in the neighIf the reader will consult the map of Asia, he will bouring plain of Peshawer the thermometer marked a temperature of 113 in the shade. find Afghanistan, a kingdom of considerable magni-t See Saturday Magazine, Vol XII., p. 239. VOL. XIV.
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