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M.DCCC.XXXIX.

P328.18 (14),

HARVARD UNIVERSITY LIBRARY 5766

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NAMES AND

INDEX

TO THE

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

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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.,

161

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

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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,

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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,

118

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,

220

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

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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,

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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,

234

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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,

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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

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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,

178

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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

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green, 240

Parson's-

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

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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-

sion of, 8

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,

100

Travelling in the Andes, 253
Tumbler, Chinese, 12, 13

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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.

Its eastern

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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