Conception of themagnitude of our world
Noadequate conception of themagnitude of our world can be I conveverl to the young,by merely tellingthem that | it is 8000 miles inliameter, and 25,000 ineircum | ference, and showing them its figure and thedivi- | sions on its surface by an artificial globe. For, inj thefirst place,few of them [...]
But inits natural position; inwhich case
the engravings,when thrown off, would be reversed, like thepicture formed by a common camera-obscura. Such engravings, when used for theOptical
DiagonalMachine, would represent objects exactly intheir natural positions; and if thetrue perepective of a street, a largehall, ora landscape, be accurately delineated, thescene will appear almost as natural and interesting as [...]
Orrhubarb, which have been so frequently
Syrups, wines, oils, honey, orrhubarb, which have been so frequently administered to new-born infants, by midwives and nurses, are repugnant to nature, and are condemned, except inextraordinary cases, by every medical practitioner. Children require very little food for some time after birth ; and what they receive shouldbe thin, weak, [...]
Hark! thunders from His throne
Hark! thunders from His throne, like steel-clad armies marching; The Christ! the Christ commands us to His home! Jesus, Redeemer, Lord, we come—we come 1 EE A YEN WARD. fitofeop Goxt. So, in our simple creed, We drop this frail mortality we wear, And laud to Him who for our sakes [...]
INTO THE CITY. INTO the City
INTO THE CITY. INTO the City, in silence deep, The pearly gates unclosed once more ; Hushed was the fall of her parting feet, As gently she passed the threshold o’er; Only the light of that peaceful brow Reflecting splendor earth never guessed, Told that the spirit had entered in [...]
The autonomy of persons as we
The autonomy of persons as we know them is a moral achievement; but unless we reserve rights as the special privilege of morally admirable persons, it cannot be the quality that invests moral agents deficient in autonomy with their basic rights as human beings. It may be objected, however, that [...]
That humility with regard to themselves
that humility with regard to themselves, benevolence with regard to others, and piety with regard to God, are ruling principles, constituting the moral atmosphere of the house; thus making heaven no strange, distant, or impossible place on earth. As it has been said, ” the mother’s milk should be the [...]
Tbe next locality in which we havo
Tbe next locality in which we havo to study the presence of hair, is the axilla or arm-pit. Writers have not assigned any particular reason for its growth in this situation; nor has it Attracted any attention. In the course of theso researches we shall endeavour to prove, that [...]
But those of a cutting
But those of a cutting, under the most favourable circumstances, must derive their nutriment from a more limited and precarious source; and it is therefore expedient that the gardener should, in the first instance, make the most ample provision conveniently within his power for their maintenance, and that he should subsequently [...]
These buds are not confined to the
These buds are not confined to the main trunk of the root, but extend even towards its extremities ; so that every fragment of the plant is reproductive. It is certain that vitality is stronger in the roots than in any other part of a plant. Live roots have [...]
