Q.
Quadrupeds, their reproductive
instincts, Sp. 109. Characteris- ment, Su. 385.
of animals, Sp. 109, 111, 115,
119, 126, 130. Higher orders of
animals, 113. Instincts con-
nected with, 118, 119.
Reptiles, Su. 214-232.
227-232.
Saurian,
Relative position of birds, Su. 232.
Religion, natural, use and deficien-
cy of, Sp. 383.
Resisting medium,-Its existence,
W. 105. Its effects, 108.
Resurrection, Sp. 359.
Retrospective view of the argu-
tics, Su. 285. Bodily organs, Revolution, annual, of the earth,
288. Ruminating, 336. Mi- W. 18.
gration of, W. 213-217. Their Rice, Sp. 314.
clothing, 262-267.
R.
Railway, Stockton and Darlington,
A. 331. Liverpool and Manches-
ter, 331.
Number of bills, 334.
Rain, Sp. 31. Poetical description
of, when suddenly frozen, W.
327.
Rainbow, W. 378.
Raney, M. de, his account of de-
posits at the mouth of the Po,
W. 370.
Rice-bird, its migration, W. 212.
Richardson's account of the Au-
rora, W. 39.
Rivers, formation of, Sp. 48. Num-
bers of, 49. Uses of, 50.
Rogers, quotation from, W. 16.
Roget, on compensation, W. 10.
On the cellular texture, Sp. 94,
note. On the texture of the vari-
ous organs, 100. On mammalia,
114. On organic developements,
160.
Romans, ancient, their dress, A.
191. Architecture, 309. Ag-
riculture, 164.
Ratan, the, its uses, A. 76.
Ray, his translation from Galen,
Sp. 212.
Reaping, mode of, among ancient||
Romans, A. 165. Machine used Roots, esculent, Sp. 322.
in ancient Gaul, 175.
Rose, the, Su. 79.
Reason and instinct, difference be-Ross, Sir John, description of the
tween, affording arguments for
divine perfections, Sp. 227.
Reaumur's observations on bees,
W. 185. On the Ichneumon
fly, Sp. 154.
Esquimaux habitation, W. 301.
Rotary steam-engine, A. note, 339.
Rotation, diurnal, of earth, W. 17.
Rudyerd, Mr., his lighthouse on
the Eddystone rocks, A. 347.
Ruminating quadrupeds, Su. 301.
Red snow, Su. 140.
Regeneration, Sp. 193.
Rein-deer, the, its adaptation to
S.
ing, A. 335.
northern regions, W. 65. Its Sabbath morning, Sp. 303. Even-
migrations, 215.
Rennie on insect architecture, Sp. Sacrament of the Supper, Sp. 348.
146. On the magpie, 176, Saddler, Mr., disputes Mr. Mal-
blackcap, 177.
thus's facts, A. note, 104.
Reproduction among lower orders Sago-tree, the, Su. 106.
Rome, infested with malaria, 174,
175.
A. 166. When and how intro-
duced into Europe, 170. Mod-
ern history of the manufacture,
170. Rearing of cocoons, 166.
Silkworm, Su. 166. Its cocoons,
166-170. Larvæ, 171. Chrys-
alis state, 175. Imago or per-
fect state, 180. Mode of rear-
ing it, A. 204, 205. Quantity
of silk produced by, 170, note.
St. Bernard, dogs employed by the||
monks of, W, 336.
Salmon, migration of the, W. 240.
Sanguine ant, the, Su. 198.
Satellites, the, W. 114-117.
Saurian reptiles, Su. 227.
Savage and civilized life contrast-
ed in relation to food, A. 153.
To the arts, 377. To domestic
comforts, 380. To commerce,
384. To moral cultivation, 387. Size of bodies, Sp. 24.
Schauffhausen, bridge at, A. 323.||Skin, the, peculiarly sensitive, W.
Science, true, Sp. 330.
Scoresby's account of taking Skins of animals the earliest cloth-
whales, W. 238, 239.
Seasons, adaptation of organized
existences to the, W. 52. Their
mitigation by culture, Sp. 283.
Secretion, of honey, Sp. 87. Ani-
mal, 97.
12.
ing, A. 178.
82.
Sleep, W. 76-79. Dreaming in,
79-85. Somnambulism,
Smeaton, Mr., his ingenious archi-
tecture, A. 348.
Sedan, castle of, corn stored in,
A. 57.
Seeds, their power to retain the
vital principle, Sp. 65. Their
long vitality at Bushy Park, 66.
Near Moffat, 67. Planted by
birds, 67. Preservation of, 61.
Developement of, 69. Distribu-
tion of, 63.
Sensation, Su. 149.
Senses, Su. 145.
Serpent, the, Su. 219. The old,
222.
Shaw's account of an ignis fatuus,
W. 27.
Sheep, the, Su. 301. Shearing,
306. Adaptation of their cloth-
ing to climate, W. 263.
Shepherd's dog, anecdotes of, W.
338.
Smith, on course of human affairs,
Sp. 238.
Snail, hybernation of the, W. 188-
191.
Snow, beneficent contrivances rel-
ative to, W. 329-333. Sagacity
of dog in, 334. Red, Su. 139.
Snow-bird, American, migration of,
W. 208.
Snow-bunting, the, migrates to
Spitzbergen, W. 207.
Soil, the, property in, Sp. 238.
Nature of, 252. Formation of,
256. Management of, 260.
Sandy, 262. Gravelly, 262.
Peat, 260. Draining of, at Spot-
tiswoode, 263. Irrigation of,
264. Blair-Drummond Moss,268.
Products of, 272. Vegetable,
Sp. 52. Geological theory of, 54.
Properties of, 55. Still unculti-
vated, A. 105. Spiritual, Su. 101.
Solar system, its tendency to de-
rangement counteracted, W.
104, 105.
Somerville, Mrs., mention of a
phosphorescent light, W. 34.
Account of meteoric showers,
41-43.
Sherlock, bishop, his view of the
antediluvian world refuted, W.
note, 363.
Shetland, appearance of aurora
borealis in, W. 37.
Siberia, appearance of aurora bo-
realis in, W. 38. Rapid growth
of vegetation in, 157.
Sibyl, origin of superstition con- Somnambulism, W. 81-85.
cerning, A. note, 43.
Sower, the, Sp. 275.
Silk, early used by the Chinese, Spain, corn stored in, A. note, 57.
Spectacle de la Nature, its eulo-]]
gium on wine, A. 138.
Spider, building, Su. 185. Web
of, 188. Water, 190. Bird,
191. Maternal affection of, Sp.
120.
Spinach, the, Su. 77.
Spiritual light, Su. 71. Soil, 101.
Culture, 132. Transformations,
192.
T.
Tallow-tree, Su. 127.
Tamworth, great tree of, A. 28.
mi- Tanning, vegetable substances used
for, Su. 117.
Steam-plough, A. note, 109. Pow-
er, introduction of, 227.
Stocking-loom invented by Rev.
William Lea, A. 199.
Stockings, silk, anecdotes
con-
Spitzbergen, snow-bunting
grates to, W. 207.
Teak tree, its use in ship-building,
A. 79.
Spring, character of, Sp. 12. Grad-Tar, Su. 125, 126.
ual progress, 16.
Tea, A. 140-144.
Springs, Sp. 36.
Stability of Nature, A. 36.
Starry heavens, general remarks, Telescope and microscope, dis-
W. 89-93. Principle of gravi- coveries of, W. 137, 139.
tation and inertia in, 93-96. Temperate regions, adaptation of
The planetary system, 96-99. organized existences to, W. 63.
The sun, the source of light and Temples, excavated, A. 285-287.
heat, 99-102. Motions of the Texture, cellular, Sp. 94.
planets, 102-106. Resisting me- Thebes, its architectural remains,
dium, 105-110. The satellites, A. 278.
114-117. Relative proportions Thick-skinned quadrupeds, Su.
of planetary system, 117-120. 322.
Distance of fixed stars, 120-123. Thrashing, mode of, among ancient
Immensity of universe, 123–126.
Nebula, 127-131. Binary stars,
131-135.
Romans, A. 166.
Thrush, missel, Sp. 206.
Timber, its various kinds and
adaptations, A. 71–73.
Tongues, confusion of, Su. 365.
Tools, originally employed in ar-
chitecture, A. 261.
cerning, A. 197.
Stork, its migration, W. 205.
Strawberry, as an article of food,
A. 121.
At Millfieldhill, 200. In Java,
201. Its autumnal migration,
A. 62, 63. Supposed to migrate
to Africa, W. 206.
Swine, adaptation of their clothing
to climate, W. 263.
Structure, animal, Sp. 94-106.
External, of man, Su. 346.
Substances, vegetable, Sp. 327.
Substantive colors, A. 251.
Sugar, A. 145-150.
Summer the perfection of the year,
Su. 11.
On
Tortoise, the, Su. 214. Vitality
of, 217.
Transactions of the Highland Soci-
ety, Sp. 265.
Transformations, insect, Su. 168.
Spiritual, 192.
Tree, palm, Su. note, 50. Apple,
96. Plum, 88. Cherry, 97.
Banana, 105. Sago, 110. Date,
111. Oak, 117. Olive, 121.
Tallow, 127. Wax, 127.
Trees, longevity of, A. 27. Used
for building, Su. 114.
Tropical regions, adaptation of
organized existences to, W. 59-
62.
Sumner on creation, Sp. 238.
labor, 242.
Sun, the, the source of light and
heat, W. 99, 100.
Swallow, the, nests of, Sp. 198. Tunnel, the Thames, A. 353.
Turkey, the, Su. 259. Anecdotes Wasp, anecdote of, W. 169.
of, Sp. 261, 262.
Wax-tree, Su. 127.
Turner, Sharon, on the injudicious Weather, increasing temperature
destruction of animals, W. 68. of the, Sp. 17.
His speculations on the adequate
supply of food, A. 93-96, 104,
105, 111, 113, 116, 117
Turnip, the, Su. 62.
Anecdotes
Weavers of India and China, their
mode of manufacture, A. 200.
Weaving, vegetable substances
used for, Sp. 327.
Wells, Artesian, Sp. 38.
Whale, the, W. 235-239. Suckles
its young, A. note, 135.
Wheat, Sp. 299. Produce of,
regarding, 64.
Tuscany, agriculture of, A. 173.
300.
U.
Uniformity in the natural and mor-
al world, Sp. 131.
Union canal aqueduct, A. 329.
Universe, immensity of the, W.
123-126.
V.
Vaillant's travels, extracts from,
Sp. 190.
Vanessa, some species survive the
winter, W. 178.
Whewell on the atmosphere, W.
21, 22-24. On change of weath-
er, 23. On exotics, 49. On alter-
nation of day and night, 75. On
regularity of solar system, 103.
On a resisting medium, 109. On
the laws of expansion, 307.
Wild ducks, curious anecdote of,
W. 166.
Vegetable soil, Sp. 52. Physiolo-
gy, 82. Substances, 327. Sub- Wine, A. 137-140.
stances used for weaving, 327-Winstanley, Mr., his lighthouse on
334. For cordage, 340. For the Eddystone rocks, A. 346.
paper, 343.
In tanning, Su. Winter, general aspect of, W. 30.
117. Oak, 117. Oils, 120. An emblem of death, 258-262
Life in Polar regions, 136. Cre- Not monotonous, 313-318.
ation, balance preserved in, W.||Woodpecker, the, Sp. 187. Nest-
66-70.
building of, 187.
Wilson's account of the humming-
bird, Sp. 192.
Vegetables, growth of, Su. 49.
rious garden, 74.
Vegetation, progress of, Sp.
57-|
A. 192.
61. Properties of, 57. Effects Wool, early used in manufactures,
of light upon, 71.
Vicissitude, advantages of, Sp. 43.||Woollen manufacture, British his-
View, retrospective, of the argu-
Va-Woods, the, Sp. 371. Their au-
tumnal appearance, A. 64.
Their uses, 71–75.
W.
Waltire's account of ignes fatui,
W. 27.
ment, Sp. 376-384.
Vine, cultivation of, in France, A.
172.
Violet, the, Sp. 90..
Vision of birds, Su. 240. Carrier 123.
pigeon, 242.
Vulture, the, Su. 269.
tory of, A. 231–236.
World, the, destruction of, Su.
338. Future state of, 339. To
come, the powers of, A. 68-72.
Wren, parental affection of, Sp.
Y.
Yellow hammer, the, Sp. 204.
Young, instincts of, Sp. 212. Of
brutes, 212. Of birds, 214.
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