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GENERAL INDEX.

[The letters, W., Sp., Su., and A., refer to the Volumes on
WINTER, SPRING, SUMMER., and AUTUMN.]

A.

Abbott on the pleasure arising from
a wintry scene, W. 312.
Adaptations of the faculties of liv-
ing beings to the properties of
light and air, Su. 44-49.
Addison on brooding, Sp. 205.
Adjective colors, A. 251.
Affection, parental, Sp. 120.

Of

the wren, 123. Maternal, of the
hen, 123. Of the spider, 124.
Domestic, 164.
Affliction, spiritual training by, Sp.
248.

Africa, swallows supposed to mi-
grate to, W. 206.
Agents in developing plants, Sp.

69.

Agriculture, ancient Greek, A.

Amusements on the ice, W. 310.
Analogy of Nature, Sp. 74.
Anecdotes of Eddystone light-
house, A. 352.

Animal structure, Sp. 94-101. Se-
cretion, 97; digestion, 98; cir-
culation of blood, 99. Creation,
balance preserved in, W. 66.
Animals, plants and, compared,
W. 143-146. Instincts of, 165.
Reason in the lower, 165-169.
Provision for, in winter, 206.
Storing instincts of, 266-271.
Torpidity of, 272-278. Verte-
brated, Su. 211. Predaceous,
276. Ruminating, 301-320.
Thick-skinned, 322-332. Re-
flections on, 333. Physiological
character of vertebrated, 211.

161-163. Ancient Roman, 164-Animalcules, infusory, W. 139-

167. Progress of British, 167–
170. Modern Continental, 170-

143; in paste, 195.
ble swarms of, 198.

Innumera-

175. French and British com-Ant, the, Su. 189. Legionary,

pared, 170.

Agricultural labors, Sp. 231.
Alcantara, Roman bridge at, A.
322.

Allie, bridge over the, A. 323.

Alligator, the, Su. 229–231.

198. Sanguine, 202. Lion,
203. Ingenuity of, Sp. 144. An-
ecdotes of, W. 175. Their
larvæ covered with hair, 178.
Storing instinct of some species.

179.

Alpine hare, its change of color in Antediluvian world, state of, W.
winter, W. 264.

362-366.

Alternation of day and night, W.||Apple, the, Su. 96. A. 122. Lives
72-75.
after being gathered, 124.

American blue-bird migrates to the Aqueducts, A. 326.

Bermudas, W. 205.

the north, W. 208.

Arago, M., on meteoric showers,

American snow-bird migrates to W. 42. On the distance of bi-

nary stars, note, 131.

Arch, history of the, A. 309.
Architect, the invisible, Su. 162.
Architecture, its principle, A. 312.
Its original state, 261. Modifi-
cations by habit and

265.

Argonaut, the, Su. 152.

Hum-

||Bamboo, its uses, A. 76.
Banana, the, Su. 105.
boldt's account of its prolific
qualities, A. 112.

religion,||Barclay, Mr., his account of land-
crabs, W. 255–257.

Barley, Sp. 306. Its uses, 308.

Argument, general summary of Bartlett's account of cotton manu-

the, A. 369-390.
Artesian wells, Sp. 38.
Arts, the origin of, A. 80-84.
Contrast between savage and
civilized life in relation to, 395.
Arum cordifolium, heat of its spa-
dices in unfolding, W. 153.
Ash tree, its uses, A. 77.
Ass, the, Su. 327.

Athenians, their dress, A. 190.
Atmosphere, mechanism of, Sp.

30. Expansive power of, W.

factures at Lowell, A. 228.
Bat, the, Su. 292. Structure of,
293. The vampire, 296.
Beans, Sp. 318.

Bee, the, parental care of, Sp.
135. Ingenuity of, 136. Ene-
mies of, 141. The queen, Su.
207. Hybernation of, W. 181–
187. Nurse-bees and wax-
workers, 181. Mr. Nutt's mode
of treating, 186. Killing of the
drones, 182.

20. Circulation of, 19. Chang-Beech tree, its uses, A. 77.
es in, 23. Complicated nature||Beet, the, Su. 76.
of, 24.

Atmospheric phenomena, Su. 27-

40.

Attainments, emptiness of human,
A. 182-185.

Beetle, hybernation of the, W.

191. Burying, Sp. 143.

Bell, Sir Charles, on pain, W. 13.
Bell Rock lighthouse, A. note, 345.
Berries as articles of food, A.
122.

Berthollet on dyeing, A. 253.
Binary stars, W. 131-135.

Audubon, his account of the mi-
gration of pigeons, W. 210.
Aurora Borealis, W. 36. Its his-
tory, 37. Hissing noise of, 38.||Birds, migration of, W. 209–223.
Autumn, its general character, A.
10-14. In the city, 15-19.
Famine in, 20-24. Vegetation
in, 25-29. State of birds in,
58-63. Woods in, 64.
Autumnal Sabbath evening, A.
335. Appearances, reflections
on, 358. Landscape, 362.
Avery's steam engine, A. note,
339.

Avignon, bridge at, A. 323.
Axis, inclination of the earth's,
W. 18.

B.

Babel, tower of, A. 290.
Babylon, A. 293.

Babylonians, their early dress, A.

189.

Nature of migratory impulse,
206. Countries to which they
migrate, 209. Their migration
compared with the hope of im-
mortality, 231. Their bills, Su.
232. Power of flying, 237.
Of vision, 240. Voice, 244.
Language, 245. Food, 248.
Gregarious habits, 256. Of
prey, 269. Nest-building, Sp.
181. Humming, 189. Hatch-
ing of, 203. Reproduction of,
151. Eggs of, 151. Prospec-
tive contrivances in, 161. Their
relation to external nature, 168.
Reproductive instincts of, 161-
171. Pairing of, 173.

Bison, migration of the, W. 214.
Balance preserved in animal and Black beetle, extraordinary vitali-
vegetable creation, W. 66-72.|| ty of, W. 194.

Black cap, Sp. 177.
Blacklock, Dr., instance of som-
nambulism, W. 82.
Bleaching, the art of, A. 236.

Blood, circulation of the, Sp. 97.

Buds of plants, their power of re-
sisting frost, W. 153.

Burns, Robert, his remarks on the
attachment of the dog to man,
W. 334.

Boccari's account of an ignis fatu-Burying-beetle, the, Sp. 143.

us, W. 27.

Butter, A. 135.

Bodies, color of, Sp. 21. Figure Butterfly, large white, W. 176.
of, 21.
Size of, 26. Of birds, Marsh fritillary, 177.

their relation to external nature,

168.

70.

C.

phos-Calico printing, A. 252.

Camel, the, its adaptation to a pe-
culiar locality, W. 63.

Canals, A. 327.

Capillary attraction, Sp. 18.
Carrier pigeon, vision of, Su. 241.
Velocity of, 242.

Bonnet's experiments with an ant-Cabbage or brassica, Su. 67. Cow,
lion, Sp. 124.
Bonnycastle's account of
phorescence, W. 34.
Boy, wild, found in Hansay mo-
rass, A. note, 115.
Brassica, or cabbage, Su. 66.
Bread of life, A. 128.
Breasts of animals, A. 135.
Brehm's observations on the
gration of birds, W. 203.
Bridge, brothers of the, A. 322.
Bridge over the Allie, A. 323.
66 "Menai, A. 324.
"Rhone, A. 323.
Severn, 323.

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Bridges, A. 322.

mi-Carrot, the, Su. 75.

Castor, anecdote of a dog so nam-
ed, W. 339.

Catesby's observations on the re-
cent migrations of wheat-bird
and rice-bird, W. 212.
Cellular texture, Sp. 94.
Chalmers, Rev. Dr., on telescope

and microscope, W. 137-139.
Cheerfulness, its effect in mitigat-
ing the rigors of winter, W. 223.
bea-Cheese, A. 136.

Britain, its facilities for the manu-
facture of cotton, A. 217.
British architecture, A. 318.
Broderip's account of a tame
ver, W. note, 271.
Brood, rearing of the, Sp. 228.
Brougham, Lord, his remarks on
the rapidity of thought in sleep,

W. 83.

Brown's account of the effect of a

Chemistry, its application to agri-
culture, A. 106.

Cherries, A. 122. Su. 97.
Children of the world wiser than

those of the light, A. 269.
Chinese, the, extent of their culti-
vation of the soil, A. 87. Ear-
ly manufactures of silk, 195.
Weavers, 200. Architecture,

ground swell on the ice, W. 320.
Buckland, Dr., on the use of coal
and iron, W. note, 283. On Mo-
saic account of creation, note,
360. On successive periods of Chlorine, applied to bleaching, A.
animal existences, 351, 352. On 238.

254.

animal remains, note, 360. On Christ, ascension of, Su. 252. The
creation of heavenly bodies, Judge of the world, 281. The
note, 360. Doubts as to appear- good Shepherd, 310.

ances connected with the deluge, Christian love, Sp. 223.

377. On variety of strata, Sp. Christians, members one of anoth
note, 29. On springs and rivers,

42.

er, A. 96.

Christmas day, W. 219-224.

Chrysalis of the silkworm, Su. 166-||Conclusion, A. 393.

179.

Circulation in the atmosphere, W.

19. In the ocean, 21.
Civilized life, contrast between
savage and, A. 377, 380, 384,
387.
Civilized man compared with the

savage as to food, A. 153–157.
Climate, its influence on distribu-
tion of plants, Sp. 20. Physio-
logical effects on man, Su. 357.
Moral effects on man, 360.
Climates, variety of, W. 44. Uses
of, 45. Commercial spirit pro-
duced by, 48. Agricultural spirit
promoted by, 49. Adaptation
of organized existences to, 52,
59, 63.

Connexion between vegetable and

Formation

substances

animal kingdoms, Su. 142.
Constitution, human, adapted to
the seasons, W. 286-289.
Contrivances in Nature, W. 12.
Prospective,in birds, Sp. 161.
Coral insect, Su. 157.
of, 162.
Cordage, vegetable
used for, Sp. 340.
Corn-plants, origin of, Sp. 291.
Kinds of, 295. Distribution of,
295. Wheat, 299. Barley, 306.
Oats, 310. Rice, 314. Maize,
314. Millet, 314. Progress of
vegetation in, 297.
Corn, storing of, A. 54–58.
Corncocklemuir, geological re-

Clothing, its principle, A. 176. Its mains in, W. 351, 376.
primitive state, 179. Its ancient Cotton, when first mentioned, A.
history, 186. Its raw materials,
191. Its manufactured materi-
als, 194. Of Esquimaux, W.
299. Of Captain Middleton and
his companions, 320.

193. Foreign history of the
manufacture, 207-211. Brit-
ish history of the manufacture,
216. Its American history, 228.
Cotton-plant, Sp. 335.

Clouds, Su. 32-36. Formation of, Cow, the, Su. 320. In Asia and
33

Coal, its formation, W. 350, 359.
Cochineal insects, mode of protect-
ing their eggs, W. 175.
Cock, the domestic, Su. 261.
Cocoa-nut tree, Sp. 279. Disse-

mination of, 280. Properties
of, 282. Its uses, A. 76.
Cocoons of insects, Su. 166–179.
Coffee, A. 143, 144.
Color of bodies, Sp. 21.
Colors, adjective and substantive,
A. 251.

Comfort, provision for, in winter,
W. 281-285.

Africa, 321, In Europe, 323.
Cow-tree of the Cordilleras, A.
136.

Craigleith quarry, geological re-
mains in, W. 376.
Creator, power and intelligence
of the, Sp. 376. Goodness of,
379.

Crick, aqueduct at, A. 329.
Crocodile, the, Su. 227.
Crosse, Mr., production of insects
from silex, A. note, 107.
Crucifixion, the, Sp. 352.
Cultivation of soil, probable im-
provement in, A. 105.

Comforts and conveniences, con- Culture, spiritual, Su. 132.

trast between savage and civil-Curlew, partial migration of the,
ized life in relation to domestic, W. 210.

A. 380.

Commerce, contrast between sav-
age and civilized life in relation
to, A. 384-387.
Compensation for natural defects,
W. 7.

Curling, quotation from Grahame's
Georgics, W. 311.
Currant, the, Su. 92.
Cuvier, Baron, his calculations
relative to the deluge, W. 367-
373.

Cycle, annual, adjustment of plants||
to, W. 146-150.

D.

Daily bread, prayer for, A. 157.
Darning, the first approach to
weaving, A. 181.
Date, the, Su. 111.
Day flies, Su. 184.

Day and night, alternation of, W.
72-76.

Death, winter an emblem of, W.
258-262.

Decay, process of, in mountainous
regions, W. 322–324.
Defects in nature compensated for,
W. 10.

E.

Eagle, the, Su. 272. Nests of, Sp.
185.

Ear, adaptations to the, Su. 46.
Earth, globular figure of, W. 16.
Rotation of, 17. Inclination of
axis, 18.
Eddystone lighthouse, A. 344.
Anecdotes respecting, 352.
Edwards on Seeds, Sp. 68.
Eels, migration of, W. 244-248.
Eggs of insects, Sp. 126. Their
deposition in bodies of animals,
151; in nests of other insects,
151. Of birds, 155. Hatching
of, 203.
Glutinous matter sur-
rounding those of insects, W.
172-175. Cold of which they
are susceptible without injury,

174.

Egyptian architecture, A. 279.

Deluge, its geològical period cor-
responds with that of Scripture,
W. 366–374. Effects of, on the
present surface, 374-379. A
Divine judgement, 379. Cuvier's Electricity, Su. 28–30.
calculations relative to, 367, Electro-magnetic engine, A. 340.
369, 373.
Elephant, the, Su. 330. Migration

Deposit, geological, successive pe- of, W. 217.

riods of, W. 349-355.

Ellesmere canal, A. 328.

Dew, Su. 37-40. Scriptural allu-Ellis's Polynesian Researches, Sp.

sions to, 41.

Diluvium, Sp. 54.

Discipline, Su. 391.

The world

a state of, W. 85-89.
Dissemination of plants, Sp. 279.

note, 263.

Ellis, Ebenezer, quotation from,
A. 16.

Elphinstone's account of the mon-
soon, W. 205.

Divine strength made perfect in Embroidering, early art of, A. 187.

human weakness, A. 269.
Dog, the, sagacity of, in snow, W.
336-343. Shepherd's, Su. 315.
Anecdotes of, 317–319.
Domestic fowls, Su. 259-264.
Animals, reflections on, 333.
Draining, Sp. 264.

Endogenous plants, Su. 49.
Enjoyment, equally distributed,
Sp. 364. Of poor in spring, 368.
Derived from food, A. 150.
Epoch, geological, primary, W.
350. Transition, 350. Secondary,
351. Tertiary, 355. Mosaic, 356.

Drake's Evenings in Autumn, A. Esculent roots, Sp. 322.

360.

Dreaming, W. 79-85.

Drink, A. 125-128.

Duck, the, Su. 264.

Dwellings of Esquimaux, W. 300-
303.

Dyeing, early art of, A. 240. Its

Esquimaux, their mode of life, W.

294. Their food, 295. Their
clothing, 297. Their dwellings,
300. Their fuel, 300. Their
dogs, 335.

Everett, Gov., on effects of the
commercial spirit, W. 50, 51.

ancient history, 242. Its mod-Evergreens, their condition in win-

ern history, 250.

principles, 251.

muriate of tin, 251.

Its chemical ter, W. 154-156.

Nitrate and Evils, natural, converted into bless-
ings, W. 10.

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