[The letters, W., Sp., Su., and A., refer to the Volumes on WINTER, SPRING, SUMMER., and AUTUMN.]
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.
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.
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.
175. French and British com-Ant, the, Su. 189. Legionary,
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.
Alpine hare, its change of color in Antediluvian world, state of, W. winter, W. 264.
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.
Arago, M., on meteoric showers,
American snow-bird migrates to W. 42. On the distance of bi-
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
||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-
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.
Babel, tower of, A. 290. Babylon, A. 293.
Babylonians, their early dress, A.
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.
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,
phos-Calico printing, A. 252.
Camel, the, its adaptation to a pe- culiar locality, W. 63.
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.
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,
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.
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,
Christmas day, W. 219-224.
Chrysalis of the silkworm, Su. 166-||Conclusion, A. 393.
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
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.
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.
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.
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,
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.
Dew, Su. 37-40. Scriptural allu-Ellis's Polynesian Researches, Sp.
sions to, 41.
Diluvium, Sp. 54.
a state of, W. 85-89. Dissemination of plants, Sp. 279.
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.
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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