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How the Earth was peopled, 57.--Revelations of Geology, 58.--The Stone Age, 59.--What are Celtes? 60.--Roman Civilization of Britain, 61.--Roman Roads and British Railways, 62.--Domestic Life of the Saxons, 64.--Love of Freedom, 65.--The Despot deceived,--True Source of Civilization, 66.--The Lowest Civilization,--Why do we shake Hands? 67.--Various Modes of Salutation, 68.--What is Comfort? 69.--What is Luxury?--What do we know of Life? 70.--The truest Patriot the greatest Hero,--The old Philosophers, 71.--Glory of the Past, 72.--Wild Oats,--How Shyness spoils Enjoyment, 73.--"Custom, the Queen of the World," 74.--Ancient Guilds and Modern Benefit Clubs,--The Oxford Man and the Cambridge Man, 75.--"Great Events from Little Causes spring," 76.--Great Britain on the Map of the World, 80.--Ancient and Modern London,--Potatoes the national food of the Irish, 81.--Irish-speaking Population,--Our Colonial Empire, 82.--The English People, 84.

Worth of Heraldry, 85.--Heralds' College, 86.--The Shamrock,--Irish Titles of Honour, 87.--The Scotch Thistle, 88.--King and Queen, 89.--Title of Majesty, and the Royal "We," 90.--"Dieu et Mon Droit,"--Plume and Motto of the Prince of Wales, 91.--Victoria, 92.--English Crowns,--The Imperial State Crown, 93.--Queen's Messengers,--Presents and Letters to the Queen, 95.--The Prince of Waterloo,--The See of London, 96.--Expense of Baronetcy and Knighthood, 97.--The Aristocracy, 98.--Precedence in Parliament,--Sale of Seats in Parliament,--Placemen in Parliament, 99.--New Peers,--The Russells,--Political Cunning, 100.--The Union-Jack,--Field-Marshal, 101.--Change of Surname, 102.

Numbers descriptive of Distance,--Precocious Mental Calculation, 146.--The Roman Foot, 147.--The Peruvian Quipus, 148.--Distances measured,--Uniformity of Weights and Measures, 149.--Trinity High-water Mark,--Origin of Rent, 150.--Curiosities of the Exchequer, 151.--What becomes of the Public Revenue, 153.--Queen Anne's Bounty, 154.--Ecclesiastical Fees,--Burying Gold and Silver, 155.--Results of Gold-seeking, 157.--What becomes of the Precious Metals? 158.--Tribute-money, 159.--The First Lottery,--Coinage of a Sovereign, 160.--Wear and Tear of the Coinage,--Counterfeit Coin, 161.--Standard Gold,--Interest of Money, 162.--Interest of Money in India,--Origin of Insurance, 163.--Stockbrokers, 164.--Tampering with Public Credit,--Over-speculation, 165.--Value of Horses,--Friendly Societies, 166.--Wages heightened by Improvement in Machinery, 167.--Giving Employment,--Never sign an Accommodation Bill, 168.--A Year's Wills, 169.

What human Science has accomplished,--Changes in Social Science, 171.--Discoverers not Inventors, 172.--Science of Roger Bacon, 173.--The One Science, 174.--Sun-force, 175.--"The Seeds of Invention," 176.--The Object of Patents,--Theory and Practice,--Watt and Telford, 177.--Practical Science,--Mechanical Arts, 178.--Force of Running Water,--Correlation of Physical Forces,--Oil on Waves, 180.--Spontaneous Generation,--Guano,--What is Perspective? 181.--The Stereoscope,--Burning Lenses, 182.--How to wear Spectacles,--Vicissitudes of Mining, 183.--Uses of Mineralogy, 185.--Our Coal Resources,--The Deepest Mine, 186.--Iron as a Building Material, 189.--Concrete, not new,--Sheathing Ships with Copper, 190.--Copper Smelting,--Antiquity of Brass,--Brilliancy of the Diamond, 191.--Philosophy of Gunpowder,--New Pear-flavouring, 192.--Methylated Spirit, 193.--What is Phosphate of Lime?--What is Wood?--How long will Wood last? 194.--The Safety Match, 195.--Pottery,--Wedgwood, 196.--Imposing Mechanical Effects, 197--Horse-power,--The First Practical Steam-boat, 198.--Effect of Heavy Seas upon Large Vessels, 199.--The Railway,--Accidents on Railways, 200.--Railways and Invasions, 202.--What the English owe to naturalized Foreigners, 203.--Geological Growth, 204.--The Earth and Man compared,--Why the Earth is presumed to be Solid,--"Implements in the Drift," 205.--The Centre of the Earth, 206.--The Cooling of the Earth, 207.--Identity of Heat and Motion, 208--Universal Source of Heat, 209.--Inequalities of the Earth's Surface, 210.--Chemistry of the Sea, 212.--The Sea: its Perils, 213.--Limitations of Astronomy, 214.--Distance of the Earth from the Sun, 215.--Blue Colour of the Sky, 216.--Beauty of the Sky, 217.--High Temperatures in Balloon Ascents,--Value of Meteorological Observations, Telegraph, and Forecasts, 218.--Weather Signs, 220.--Barometer for Farmers, 222.--Icebergs and the Weather, 223.--St. Swithun: his true History, 224.--Rainfall in London, 225.--The Force of Lightning, 226.--Effect of Moonlight,--Contemporary Inventions and Discoveries, 227.--The Bayonet, 228.--Loot,--Telegram,--Archaeology and Manufactures, 229.--Good Art should be Cheap, 230.--Imitative Jewellery, 231.--French Enamel, 232.

Periods and Conditions of Life,--Age of the People, 233.--The Human Heart,--The Sense of Hearing, 234.--Care of the Teeth,--On Blindness, 235.--Sleeping and Dreaming, 236.--Position in Sleeping,--Hair suddenly changing Colour, 237.--Consumption not hopeless, 238.--Change of Climate,--Perfumes, 239.--Cure for Yellow Fever,--Nature's Ventilation, 240.--Artificial Ventilation,--Worth of Fresh Air, 241.--Town and Country, 243.--Recreations of the People,--The Druids and their Healing Art, 244.--Remedies for Cancer, 245.--Improved Surgery,--Restoration of a Fractured Leg, 246.--The Original "Dr. Sangrado,"--False Arts advancing true, 247.--Brief History of Medicine, 248.--What has Science done for Medicine? 249.--Element of Physic in Medical Practice, 250.--Physicians' Fees,--Prevention of Pitting in Small-pox, 251.--Underneath the Skin, 252.--Relations of Mind and Organization, 253.--Deville, the Phrenologist, 254.--"Seeing is believing," 255.--Causes of Insanity, 256.--Brain-Disease, 257.--The Half-mad, 258.--Motives for Suicide,--Remedy for Poisoning, 259.--New Remedy for Wounds,--Compensation for Wounds,--The Best Physician, 260.--The Uncertainty of Human Life, 262.

Moveable Feasts,--Christmas, 266.--Doubt about Religion, 267.--Our Age of Doubt, 270.--A Hint to Sceptics,--What is Egyptology? 271.--Jerusalem and Nimroud, 272.--What is Rationalism? 273.--What is Theology? 274.--Religious Forebodings, 275.--Folly of Atheism,--The First Congregational Church in England, 276.--Innate Ideas, and Pre-existence of Souls, 277.--Sabbath of Professional Men, 278.--"In the Beginning," 279.--The last Religious Martyrs in England,--Liberty of Conscience, 281.--Awful Judgments,--Christian Education,--The Book of Psalms, 283.--The Book of Job, 285.

Great Precedence Question 287

KNOWLEDGE FOR THE TIME.

Historico-Political Information.

"I have read somewhere or other," says Lord Bolingbroke, "in Dionysius Halicarnassus, I think, that History is Philosophy teaching by Example."

Walter Savage Landor has thus distinguished the respective labours of the Philosopher and the Historian. "There are," Mr. Landor writes, "quiet hours and places in which a taper may be carried steadily, and show the way along the ground; but you must stand a tip-toe and raise a blazing torch above your head, if you would bring to our vision the obscure and time-worn figures depicted on the lofty vaults of antiquity. The philosopher shows everything in one clear light; the historian loves strong reflections and deep shadows, but, above all, prominent and moving characters."

In writing of the Past, it behoves us to bear in mind, that while actions are always to be judged by the immutable standard of right and wrong, the judgment which we pass upon men must be qualified by considerations of age, country, situation, and other incidental circumstances; and it will then be found, that he who is most charitable in his judgment, is generally the least unjust.

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