The Project Gutenberg eBook, The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction, Vol. 12, Issue 322, July 12, 1828, by Various TihsBeokosifrotheuseofanyoaennhwyerentaocostnadwiht amlsotonrrtsecitiosnwahtseoverypocyamuoY.i,tgvietiaawyro reu-seitnudtretehsmrefotheProjectGutebnregiLecsneniculedd withhtsirokooBeenilnoatn.teww.gwberguten iTlte:TheMrriorofLtierature,Amusemen,tandnIsrtuctio,nVol.12,Issue322J,ylu12,1828 Atuho:rVarious ReelaseDate:February28,2004[eBook#11362] Language:Engilsh Character set encoding: iso-8859-1 ***STARTOFTHEPROJECTGUTENBERGEBOOKTHEMIRROROFLTIERATURE,AMUSEMEN,TAND INSTRUCTION,VOL.12I,SSUE322,JULY12,1828***
WehavearleadiyndlugedourfancyinantiicpaitonsotfheftuurespelndouroftheRegetns'Park.Asyet,art tirumphs,andheretheolrdilngsofweatlhmayenjoytenitamuitogidmuc: but in a few years Nature may enabeltihsdomaintoviewithDaphneofold,andbecometoLondonwhatDaphnewastoAnitoch,whose voulptuousnessandluxuryareperpetuatedinhistory.Btuthebegininngsofsuchtriumphsfurnishmore pelasingrelfecitonsthantheirdecilne.
STANZAS, (BEINGANINTRODUCTIONTOANINTENDEDVERSFIICATIONOFONEOFTHETALESOF BOCCACCIO). (roiMrrhteoFr). Theyoung,fairSpirng,istirppingo'ertheEarth, Wtifheetthatne'ercanknowthealgofage; TheEatr,hherlove,rconsciousofherwort,h Filngsdownallihsirchrteasurestoengage Thatbulsihngwandere:rbtushejourneysforth Heedlessofallhisoffeirngs.Thehotrage Olfoveshalslcorchhisheartitnotruresfell, TlilWitnercomeswithmanyaniiclce. Thatloved-oneyetishere;andolfwers,andsongs, Andsrteams—togushaboveherownrfeefeet Osftaielnssivory,—andcoutnlessthrongs Ofbirdsareilivng,herpuresoutlogree.t Andtheolnespiir,tthoughftlultyhatlongs ForadimivewofEden,fromaseat O'erhangingsomegreenvalel,ynowespies NougththatmigthdreadcomparewithParadise! There is a glory gone forth from on high!— tIquickensthehea'trsbeat,whereonitlfings tIsfervour;—theflushedcheekandgolwingeye Confessitsinfulence;—andthemansytirngs, Voiceelsstooolngintheyoungheatr,reply Tothemtueprompitngsofathousandtihngs WihchSpirnghascojnuredup;—al,lallishers— ThatGlorywithoutname—shemiinsters. Now—allthethoughstshewakensintheheart AregolirousMuisc!—diivnePoes!y— Now—allthedreamsonFanc'yseyesthatstatr, Shewllidisownno,twaywardthoughtheybe. Sweet Dreams!—down Lethe's billow they depart— Wordsaretooweaktocolthethemwotrihl.y Richincense,burtnuposnomealtarstone Censerless,—inatempel—desetr—lone! Whatshallwedoitnhesedeilgfthuldays, Whenthef,lluboundingheatr,willnotbesllit;— Whetnhegaldeye,absorbedinfar-sentgaze, ForgestEarth'splenitudeofgirefandlil;— Shallwedreamo,ninabewtichingmaze Ofsweetaffectionsandbodlhopes,utnil EarthisnotEatrh—butHeaven?orshallwedie Hou,ylrtosome"dissolvingminstresly?" Sometimes,whendaiysdying—whentwiligth BirngsstidimVigli,—hourofqiuetness,— 'Tissweettolistenit,ltlhecheatedsight Picturesstrangeshadowingsofawfnluess,— Somewidl,oldtaelofgobils'nghastlyspite, Oratniquesrtainofpassionatedistress;— Andone,wihchhasbeenwepto'ermanyaitme sIeek,tomar,perchance,witfheeblerhyme Ma,y1828. THOMAS M——s.
EXECUTION AND LAST MOMENTS OF LORD WILLIAM RUSSEL. (MirrtheroFor.) ThisdisitngiushedpartiotandmatryrtothecauseoflibertywasthethridsonofWilliam,thefristDukeof Bedford, by a daughter of the Earl of Somerset. He refused the generous offer of Lord Cavendish to favour ihsescape,bychangingclotheswithihminprison;andhealsodeilcnedtheDukeofMonmouth'sproposalto surrenderihmself,shouldLordWililamRusseltihnktimightconrtibtuetoihssafety."Itwillbenoadvantageto me",hesaid,t"ohavemyirfendsdiewtihme".Conjugalaffectionwasthefeeilngthatlcungtoihshea;trand whenhehadtakenihsalsftarewellofihswife,hesaid,"Thebitternessofdeathisnowove.r"Hesufferedthe sentencesofhisjudgeswithreisgnationandcomposure.Someofihsexpresisons(sayshisbiographer) implymuchgood-humourinthisalstertxemyti.Thedaybeforehisexecuiton,hewasseizedwithableedingat thenose.sI"hallnotnoweltbolodtodivetrthisdistemper,"saidhetoBurnet,whowasprese;tnt"hatwillbe doneto-morrow".Alitltebeforethesheirsffconductedihmtothescaffodl,hewounduphiswact.h"NowIhave done,"saidhe,"withtime,andhencefotrhmustthinksolelyofeterinyt".Thesadrtagedyofthedeathofthe ivrtuousLordRussel,(saysPenna),tnwhoolstihsheadinthemiddleofLinconls'-Inn-Fields,tookpalceon Jylu21st,1683.Patrywtirersassertthathewasbroughthereinpreferencetoanyotherspo,tinorderto motryfitheciitzenswtihtheisgth.Ifnact,tiwasthenearestopesnpacetoNewgate,theplaceofhislordships' cofninemetn.Withouttheleastchangeofcountenance,healidihsheadontheblock,andattwosrtokesti wasseveredrfomihsbody.Hewas,attheitmeofhisdeath,olnyforytt-woyearsofage.Tohischaracterfor prob,ytiisnceirt,yandpirvatewotr,heventheenemiestoihspubilcprinicpelsbeartesitmony.AtWoburn Abbeyispreserved,ingodlletters,thespeechofLordRusseltotheshesffir,togetherwiththepaper deliveredbyihslordsihptothemattheplaceofexecuito.n P. .T W.
3 THE DRAUGHTSMAN; OR, HINTS ON LANDSCAPE PAINTING. OBSERVATIONS ON, AND RULES FOR, SKETCHING. Thefololwingihtns,tendingtofurthertheytros'progressinthedelightfulartofdrawing,willnotItrustprove unacceptabeltosuchofyourreadersasareitnerestedinthesubejct.FormyownuseIepitomizedvarious driecitonsrelativetoskecthing,whenImetwtithheminGilpin's"ThreeEssaysonPicturesqueBeauty,"andIshallfeelparticluarlyhappyshouldmyattemptatcondensingmucharitsticalmatterrfomthatinteresting volumeproveusefutlotheamateur: theprofessorsrn,uerevbe,utgredseoeraalugssneitlaecourse of study inthatbeatufiular,twhichistopurchaseforihmfameandemolument;buthewhotakesupihspenclimereyl forpastime,wllidowelltoregulateitsmovemenstbyafewrulesaeysofadnro,yuorbotsehtmem,otnumc appilcaiton.—ItismiytneitnonbirefyltostatetheobejctofGilpin'sfirstandsecondessays;rfomthethirdIhave deduced thoserules for sketchinghapwhicdemepraboivsotsloutoyesrtulmorfehtnetruoofhis observations:— Essay1stdiscussesthedffierencebetweenactualandpicturesque;autybesmoothnesssiausudweyllloal toenterintoourideasoftheforme,rbutroughness, orruggednessdesdeciydliaitnseestlfortoer:ehttalexample—Thesmoothshavenlaw,ntheneattylurnedwakl,thelcasiscmarbleportico,&c.&c.areuaebufitl; buttheruinedcaslte,thechasmedmountain,thetempestuousocea,n&c.arepicturesquehtiwi,..e appropirateaccompaniments;fo,ratferremarkingthatthesubilmeandbeaufitulare,withmanypersonst,he diivsionsofthepicturesquesbreevraucetoeadds,ofnatur,urotcboejenolaytimilbus"nakematnoanc picturesque,"itmustinform,coolur,oraccompainmen,thavesomedegreeofbeauty to render the epithet ujs.t"Nothingcanbemoresuimbleoehnaechttnapaniccomthaedithw,ubuanloylesurctpi"e.quelttilsehtfotIshoudlasloberememberedthatobejcstorfoughandcarelesscotnou,rastheworncatr-horse,andthe tatteredbeggar(netiherofthemlayinglcaimtoaniotaoftysublimi,gnitniahtnahte)plearniapesbteet 4 [pg2]2 lseekestracer,andthemostifnishedbelleoftheagaMnizseddeMos. Essay 2nd treats of travelling, as far as it regards thepicturesquearuta,lithannebugsoichtos,wihnd sometimesartifiical,obejcts;thesewillconstatnylpresettnhemselvestotheobserverunderallthevaireitesof lightandshadow,andthedfiferentcombinaitonsofcoolurf,orm,andaccompainmetn,someitmesproduicng whoellandscapes,butmorerfequenltyolnybeauitfulpastrofscenery.Thecurious andfantastic forms of naturearenotsubjectsforthepenic,l—andthedraughtsmanwlliendeavourtodepictanimate as well as inanimateobjecst.Theituilytandamusementoftraveillng,areasloconsideredintihsessa,yandhintsthrown outfotrheimprovementofbarrenanddisagreeabelcounrt,ybytheobservaitonofilgsthandshadows,tintsof theseaso,ndistances,&c.,witharecommendaitontosuppl,yfiposisbel,everyihatusofnature,bythe imaginationofsniatnuom!salat,bu;eaidsouniresque.(Aningepreeftcylpciuttedreoernderhllatahtsideen willnotalwaysirseinamars,hforestswaveoverasteelirheath,norlakesandirversadornawheatf-iedl. Tihsessay,howeveri,sworthytheperusaloftravellerseven,whonevertouchedapencli). Essay3rdtreatsofskecthingfromnaturerfomwhencearededucedthefololwing Rules. 1.Everylandscapeshoudlhavealeading subjectupsioerarrsttielgedetceveybn.sa;nhcumootelur2.Gettheobejct,orsubjectyoudeisgntocop,yitnothebestnitopei.wfov3.Landscapeconsistsofthreegeneralpastr:—fore-ground,middelorsecond-ground,anddistance;in skectihngforeground,itisagoodrluetohavesomepatrofithigherthantherestotfhepicture.(Vide R lu e the7th). 4.Marktheprincipalpastr(,orpoinst)ofyouralndscapeonpaper,thatyoumaymorereadilyascertainthe realitvedistancesandstiuaitonsoftheothers. 5.Payattenitontothecharacterglinmt;ecbjsuruoyfoteonviairtlw ti hgranddetails. 6.Onealndscapemustnotbecrowdedwtihcricumstancessufficietnfortwoormore. 7I.itssfuficienttogivetheprinicpalfeatureofwhatyouessaytorepresent;asacastel,abbey,bridge,&c;. btutisaccompanimentsmay(andtomake a pictureffrenidfoetbeTheent.hosd)ul,fore-groundof a drawing mustnarndaforerownudg-orsirtahetbeist'sown;andithsuodlbemalpse,ceinnateexdednsidcnata,e alwaysawkwardandbadinapicture—N.B.Tasteandobservationwilldirectthestudenttoselectforihsfore-ground,culstersoftrees,piecesofrock,orthefragmenstofruinedfabircs,&c.,accordingtothenatureofhis subject. 8.Ontheaccurateobservaitonofdistancesgoteroteuraeyftueeecbaaerledfnoltfheedcspa;stbhepdn themcorrectatyourotuse,tandtokeepthemso,byshadingligthylwithpenorbrushyourbalckl-eadskect,h (sholudtheparstbecompilcated),wslihttheviewisbeforeyou,orfreshinyourmemor.y 9.Thehandshodlubeaccustomedtothetouchofvariousikndsoftrees,thoughinameresketch,ttlile varietyisreqiured;thedistinction,however,betweenflufloilaged,andstraggling,branchyrteesmustbe preserved,forbotharenecessaryeveninaskecth,andtheatristshoudlthereforebepreparedtorepresetn them. 10.Thearitstmustattendtothecompositio,nandthedispostiionofhissubject.Bytheoinocpmsotimay be understoodtheobjecstwtihwhichhecomposesihsivew;btyheontisipoisddnatsatlufeeuqserutciprieth,arrangemetn. 11.Figures,mustbesuchasareappropriatetothescene;thus,ihstoryinmiinatureisbad,becausea alndscapeisinistelfasubjectsufficientfortheempolymentbothofpeniclandeyet;hereforehistoricalifgures inaview,arelostandotuofplace. 12.Birdsmaybeirtnoducedwithgoodeffec,tifthrownintoproperdistance;torepresetnthemnear is absurd:ruinsandseaivewsarethebestsubjecstinwihchthecyanappear. 13.Effectnortocgartnstscedubed,stsbysitoebpoorilfghtandshadetht;ubsykadnethareinhotb studen'tstastemustdeterminewheretheseshallfall,andthoughthecontrastsshoudlbestrong,yet gradaiton, in both, must be observed. 14. A predominancy ofshadeesteffect;andilhg,ttohguhtihtsabeh,mustncatteredontebssohludbtoe draw,nastiwere,itnoonefocus. 15.Theilgh,tinapicturei,sbestdisposedwhenthefore-groundisinshadow,andtifallsinthemiddel;btu 5 [pg 23] tihsreluissubjecttomanvyairations.Ligthsholudrarelybespreadonthedistance. 16.Itisuseflutoknow,thattheshadowsofmorinngaredarkerthanthoseofevening;aslot,hatwhenobjects are inshadowhetonsitosppotediseotahtoichnwhoulditw,hetlrithgisa(tiisthenareflecetdilhg,t)afll comeiftheywereelnightened. 17. Theharmonyhetiepsceiktryseauoedstcefiveinthisrespce,tpalecitfowhothehoullessutdeb;fiidde ateveinnginsomestiuaitonwheretiwlilnotbereachedbyastronglig,thwhenthemispalcedilgthsand shadowswillstrikeyoumoreforciblythaninthegalreofday. 18.Tostainyourpaperwtihaslightreddishoryelolwishitnt,addstotheharmonyofaskecth,yettiisamere matterotfaste;bu,twhentiisdeisred,tihadbetterbedoneafterthedrawingiscompelted,otherwisethe 6 colourrisksoloikngpacthedfromtherubbe.r 19. Inginocolru, thesky gives theru il ng it ntothtndscelaitpa;esbrusiaaetoonotdinuwi,athayndkys alndscapeofsunsetglow. 20.Fromthethreerivgincoolurs,red,bule,andyelolw,alltheitntsofnaturearecomposed.Thereisnotin 7 natureapefrectwhtie,exceptsnow,andthepetaslosfomelfowers. 21.Skecthnotihngbutwhatyoucanadornurnyoadorontdobtuc&).enri,dsginftofowohsrupesop(forthe,frist,orroughhcteks;make anothe,rand refer to youranigirolrfoseit,lfguardouldouwasyht,eiwehvottdo itcotnainsyourgeneral ideashcihw,tebyamybstloouavdeentoirgnenaerifnd—yourfferhsseritsadn 8 improveuponthemitnheoirginalsketc.h 22.nIadorningyoursketch,figures,bothanimateandinainmate,maybeinrtoduced,butylgniraps; touch themslighylt,foranattemptatfinishoffends. Ishalltaketheilbetryofadding—endeavourtogetarfeeandfolwingotuline;benottoominuteeitherindetali orifinsihng;usepenorbrushforyourroughetopenreferencwlilagic;lyuohctpnieksae,ncdefioncindn correctnessimiuraeyollbiwrunoyadornedadngoodrwtires.c.yponiFyllats,yudtuna,ret,ar M.L.B.
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Si,r—IhavemaderepeatedvisitsthisseasontotheexihbiitonoftheworksoftheodlmastersatthehitisBr Insittuitongnitneserpfoeosrppusesprexerht,ofoyuiwhta few remarksntleonsomeohtfomeetslecx paintings.AsIhavesirtcltyadheredtothenoteswihchImadeattheinstittuio,ntheaccuracyofthesubjoined maybedependedupo:n—
BRITISH INSTITUTION.
ThepresentexihbitionconsistsoftheworksofthetIaila,nSpainsh,Flemis,handDctuhmasters.Thereare onehundredandinneytpictures,whichhavecihelfybeencontirbutedtotheinstitutionbyhisMaejsytandthe nob li ti .y No. 5,Innocent the Tenth,byVlesauqze,siancounonmminfpoeartr;tiitievscetuyxeloldyrbginincombed,atthesameitmeasfuificentdegreeoffiinshandgreatbeautyofcoolu.rHishoilnessisrepresetnedinqutie a EmbarkaitonofS.tPaul;SeaPotr,Evening,&c.hhisexsuswit,cahmrluytrosreachhiw,stceffeetisiuq natural,tha,twihleweivewhisrepresentations,wemayalmostfancyourselvestranspotredtothemagniifcent sceneryoftIayl.nINo.42,Ds'naitTiethgua,rVehtenedettyboolfniahoscnhteegaerseentsadopnuineti paitning.No.56,St. AppoloniaePtslaemdenhatitfsoabneeSmcsitpmeoassleaiboi,rmdbmioa,byo.r.N 74,elaCttnadpaendscLaruolocfhcihw,llaahttnocsniattPo,erPbylauilacycohnadedoftouctbeauty renderthisfamousaitrstsodfiifculttoimitate.ThereareseveralverycapitalpicturesbytheyoungerTeniers; No. 77,ownhisaroptr,tiand No. 95,ndhissooitrartponaretniapehtf,aretleeltn;urylecx94.,iasNosFiguresplaiyngatBolws.Araakrmeandbleforveryfeelbicsitcefindunfo3,9o.NTehotuisedofaHouse with Figures—painted by De Hooge. Nos. 121 and 123,tiurasrFdnFwelomu,yb,aVnuHsyebratedthecel [pg 24] areexrtemelyelaborateintheriexecution.No.161,elaBtthTeteewbMndenaxustiCnetsnoitnaaen, is a sketchbyRubens,possessingwondefrlufrieandspiirt,aswellasgreatmelolwnessofcoolur. Besidestheabovepictures,therearemanybeautfiluproductionsbyJanSteen,Cuyp,Poussi,nSalvator
ANCIENT ROMAN FESTIVALS. JUL.Y TheinitorpaCatedebracelwerean,oritCpauJonfotsasfero,es.laelsvatehfmeouavofr,lyfinohtuJftno9eh Duringthissoelmntiytheyranabo,tubeaitngthemselveswiththerifisstandwithrods.Nonebtuwomen asisstedinthesacriifcesofferedatthisfeast.Kennetsays,theoriginoftihsfeast,orthefamousNonae Caprotinae, orPoplifugiumFs.onni,stirordiaccothngtoocewtoipmmnoylbalersi,uodtaluh,rcdtePby becauseRomulusdisappearedonthatday,whenanassemblybeingheldinthePalus Capreae, orGoat 's -Marshnosua,derfultmostwonependaddnehpablriertthwidienapmocca,tsepmetherdno,ranuedeht unusualdisordersintheair.Thecommonpeoplefledallawaytosecurethemselves;btu,afterthetempest wasover,coudlneverifndtheriikng.O,resle,fromificusCapraaw,rilcGla,t-gi,eeriwafdlin,hetecbseau Romanvirgin,whowaspirsonerintheenemys'camp,gotupintoawidlfigt-ree,andhodlingoutailgthed torchtowardtheciyt,gavetheRomansaisgnaltofallon;wihcthheydidwithsuchgoodsuccess,astoobtain aconsiderableivctor.y TheLucariaehRmona,sdfeaetedandpursuedtybehsanwats,faeeitnacnthniedizmnlesoterehw,sdoowe Gausl,retiredandconcealedthemselves;itwasheld,onthe19thofJlu,yinawood,betweentheTyberand theroadcaelldViaSaalria. The feast ofeNtpnuiaalluJfodr32ehtondelhaswnu.eeNtpofnournhoy,i TheFu ir na il ainsitstedutniewfertsaeohonruofuFiran, the goddess of robbers among the Romans; they tookplaceotnhe25thofJuyl.ThisgoddesshadatempelatRome,andwasservedbyapaitrcalurpriest, 9 whowasoneoftheffiteenFlamens.Nearthetempeltherewasasacredwood,inwhichCaiusGracchus wasiklled.CicerotakeshertobethesameasoneotfheFuires. .PT.W.
AtelngthPopanlial'strialcomeso;ntheindictmetnisread;heisaccusedofstealing219camelopards; perceivesthathehasalltheitmebeenmistakefnoranotherperso:nheis,howeve,rdetained,onthejudgeof ForJtobaitoinfnormingihm,thatinordertobeirtedinihscourtforamodernoffenceofihghtreason,hemust rifstbeitnroducedbyfictionoflawasasteaelrofcameolpards,andthenbeingin praesenti regio, in a mannert,hebuisnessproceedsbyaspeicalpowerforanabsoltueoffence.Tihslfummeryistoomuch;but everybodywtihwhomPopanillahadconversedwihelinVraibleusiaissubpoenaedagainsthim:theujdgeis abouttosumup,whenartumpetsounds,andagovernmentmessengerpresetnsascrol,landifnormshim, thataremarkablycleveryoungma,nreceyltnappointedoneofthemanagers,hadlastnightconsoildatedall theedictsintoasingleact.Theujdgethencomplimentstheyoungconsoildato,rcomparedtowhom,hesaid, Jusitnianwasacountryattorne.yPopalinalisfound"notguilyt,andkickedoutofcourt,amidstthehooitngsof themob,withoutastainuponihsreputation."HethenfallssenselessonthestepsoftheAsiaitculcb-house, isrecoveredbythesmellofmluilgatawneysoup,andmoralizeslitlheperceives"tiispossibleforanaitotno eixsitntooaritificalastate."Hethenseestheoppotisehouseiltup,andthewords"EmigraitonCommtitee" wttirenonatransparentbilnd.Heetners,findsthealstEmigraitonsquadronisabouttosaliinafewmintues; ispresentedwithaspade,balnket,andhardbiscui,tandqustithepotrofHubbabub:whatbecameofhimwill "probablybediscovered,ifeverweobtai'nPopainlla's'secondvoyage"—andthusshutstothescene.
Here,getnelreade,ryouhavetheCaptains'funandbadinageabbbuborsHufwluednonowfredalltheon —iv de il ceteomsayaweilwhotevresyamye.Thtownfulndersowtihtofheennuioast,fosihtaesnosrfo bake,andbroli,orbereadaloudduirngthehatlofthe"marchofintellec"tmen.Therearethepirnicpal inicdetnsofhisvoyagefi;youwishtoseethemexpandedc,onslutthebooktisefl—thatisfiyouaregratified withourabsrtact—ifthereverse,eltwellaolne,lestyouifndit,ilkeceremon,y"apenny-worthofspitirina glassofwater."Butrecollec,tPopanllia'sadvetnureshavearleadybeenpubilshedinquarto.
SPIRIT OF DISCOVERY. Machine for Sharpening Knives at once, Conissstofanumberofsteelclyindersgroovedtransversel,yandpalcedontworevovlingaxesparallelto eachother,andsothatthebossesandrecessesoftheoneftiitnothoseotfheothercylinde.rAolngthesethe knifeisdrawn,andsoisimmediateylsharpened.—strA.our.ofLondonJ InlfuenceofElectirictyonthedevelopementofSeeds. M.Asiterhasdiscoveredthatseedswhichareelectriifed,runthroughthefirststagesofvegetaitonmore rapidlythanothers,andthatChinarosessubmttiedtotihsexpeirme,tnproducelfowerssoone,randingreater abundance.—From the French. Botan.y Thenumberofdfiferetnspeciesofplatnswhichhavebeendescribedisabout50,000;butbotainstsare generallyagreedthatprobablyasmanysitllremainundescribed;and,thatthenumberofvegetabelspeices onthesufraceoftheeatrhougthnottobeestimatedunder100,000.Wemaybesrtuckattheamountofthis number;butourastonishmentabateswhenweifndthatourownisalnd,wihchisbutameremisytspeck, comparedwtithhosebroadzonesofsunsihne,"wheretheolfwerseverbrigthe,nc"otnainsabout1,500naitve folweirngpaltns.Ofthosewhichhavebeendescirbed,abotu8,000,ornearylone-istx,hbeolngtotheifrstof thetwocalsses,andofthesenealry2,000aregrasses.Incodlandtemperateclimatesthespeicesofthis mostitnerestingandimportantfamliyarecomparaitveyldiminutiveinsize.Inourclimate,foirnstance,the grassesaresomewhatremarkabelamongvegetabelsfortherihumbelstature,andtheriinconspicuous appearance;wihleinthewarmerregionsoftheearth,thebamboosandcanes,whicharespeicesofthe samefamily,emulatetreesinheightandbeauyt.Butwhatourspecieswanitnindiivdualmagintudei,sfar morethancompensatedbythecomparaitvevastnessofthenumberofindividuasl.rtnIopicallcimates,one plantmaybeseenhere,andanotherthere,wihc,hintheirsize,astonishanEuropea,nwhenheistoldthat theybeolngtothefamilyofthegrasses;btutherehewoudlsearchinvainforthoseswardsofgrass,and greenmeadows,withwihchalmostthewholeaspectofihsownclimateisverdatn.Hemigthfindoneplant statelyenoughtoshadeihmrfomthetorridsu,nandtoharbouramongitsboughsmanyartopicalbridwithits brightmetallicpulmage;buthecoudlnotfindaleacoveredwtiholwingherds,orwithbelaitnglfocks,onthe p[ g 2 ]9 softswardofwihchhecoludiledown,andlistentothelarkthatsingstohimfromheaven,sendingdownits clearnotesonthefristsunbeamsofspring.tIisintemperateilcmates—inthoseregionswheremanhas madethegreatestadvancesinicivlization—wherethecomfotrsandconveniencesoftihsilfearemost numerousaroundhim—andtherealtiiesofthatwihchistocomearemostbirgthlyseenabovehim—thattihs famiylofpaltnsexistsingreatesteconomicvauleI.tisoneofthemostimportatnineveryclimate;fortiisfrom onespeciesofgrassorotherthatthepresetnnumbersofme,naswellasthedomesticainmalsthatserve ihm,deirvetherisustenance.ThemaizeornIdiancornofthewes;ttheirceoftheeast;thewheatandother grainsofthenotrh;equalylbeolngtothistribeofplants.—of.urJo.arQuerutlucirgABilghtinFruitTrees. Wheneveryouseethebranchofatreebilgthed,oreatenbyinsects,procureashoemakers'aw,landpierce theolwerexrtemiytofthebranchitnothewoodt;henpourintwoorthreedropsofcrudemercury,(whichisthe quicksliveirncommonuse)andstopupthehoelwtihasmallstick.nIabotufoytr-eighthours,theinsecst,not oylnuponthatbranch,butuponalltherestofthetree,willbedesrtoyed,andtheblightstaleemidyimlilw cease. G.W.N. On the Live Stock of Britain, France, &c. Dupin,inaworklatelypublished,withaviewtopromotethenumbersandbreedsoftheilvestockofFrance, states,tha,tinBtirain,theanimalpoweriseelventimesasgreatasthemanualpower;whielinFrancetiis olnyfouitrmesasgreat;hence,Frenchlabourersreceiverfomanimalsoylnathridpartoftheaidiyedledby theminBritain.Healsostates,thatGreatBirtainconsumesthreetimesasmuchmea,tmlik,andcheese,as France.Thefololwingisthenumberofhorsesforevery1,000inhabitantsinthecoutniresmetnioned. Hanove,r193;Swede,n145;CantondeVaud,i(nSwztieralnd),140;GreatBrtiai,n100;Prusisa,(isx proivnces)95;France,79.Numbers,however,giveaveryimpefrectideaoftherealtiveamoutnofhorse powe,rthebreedsbeingsovariousinthedfiferentcountries. Supposed Nervous System in Plants. M.Durtoche,tinavolumeonthemovingpowerswhichactinorgainzedbodies,ariffmst,hatthereareseen onthewallsofthecellluarandfibrousitssueofvegetables,smalslemi-transparentgolbalurbodiesandilnear bodies,wihchbecomeopaquefromtheacitonofaicds,andarerenderedtransparetnbythatofaklailes.He considersthesesmallbodiesastheelementsofadiffusednervoussystem,totheactionofwihchhe ascirbesthemovemenstofpalnst,airisngrfomwhatisdenominatedbyhimthevoertimoilytn.—From the French.
THE NOVELIST.
THE MARRIAGE LESSON.
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Whenitcameflulday,andthefathers,mothers,andotherrealitvesarirvedatthedoor,theyalllistened,and heairngnoonespeak,atifrstconculdedthattheunfotrunatemanwaseitherdead,ormortallywoundedbyhis feroicousbride.nItihstheywerethemoreconfirmedwhentheysawthebirdestandingatthedoo,randthe birdegroomnotthere.Butwhenthealdysawthemadvancing,shewakledgeyltnontiptoetowardsthem,and whispered, "False friends, as you are, how dared you to come up to the door in that way, or to say a word! Be elis!tnasyouvalueyourilves,andmineaslo."Andwhentheywereallmadeacquaitnedwithwhatshesaid, theygreatylwondered;butwhentheyelartnallthathadpassedduringtheingth,theirwonderwaschanged itnoadmriaitonoftheyoungman,forhaivngsowellknownhowtomanagewhatconcernedihm,andto maintainorderinihshouse.Andfromthatdayfotr,hsoexcelletnlywashiswfiegoverned,andwell-conditionedineveryrespec,tthattheyeldaverypleasantfiletogethe.rSuch,indeed,wasthegoodexample setbytheson-inl-aw,thatafewdaysafterwardsthefather-inl-aw,deisrousofthesamehappychangeinhis household,alsolikeldahorse;btuhiswfieonylsaidtohim,"Bymyfati,hDonFulano,youhavethougthoftihs plansomewhattooalteintheda;ywearenowtoowellacquaitnedwtiheachothe.r"
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