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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.
161-163. Ancient Roman, 164-
167. Progress of British, 167-
170. Modern Continental, 170—||
175. French and British com-
pared, 170.

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

Allie, bridge over the, A. 323.
Alligator, the, Su. 229–231.
Alpine hare, its change of color in
winter, W. 264.

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.
Animalcules, infusory, W. 139–
143; in paste, 195. Innumera-
ble swarms of, 198.
Ant, the, Su. 189. Legionary,
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.

Antediluvian world, state of, W.
362-366.

Alternation of day and night, W.||Apple, the, Su. 96. A. 122. Lives

72-75.

American blue-bird migrates to the
Bermudas, W. 205.
American snow-bird migrates to
the north, W. 208.

after being gathered, 124.
Aqueducts, A. 326.

Arago, M., on meteoric showers,
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 religion,
265.

Argonaut, the, Su. 152.

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

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-

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.

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.
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.

Audubon, his account of the mi-
gration of pigeons, W. 210.
Aurora Borealis, W. 36. Its his-
tory, 37. Hissing noise of, 38.
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.

Balance preserved in animal and
vegetable creation, W. 66-72.||

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.
Birds, migration of, W. 209–223.
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.
Black beetle, extraordinary vitali-
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.
Boccari's account of an ignis fatu-
us, W. 27.

Bodies, color of, Sp. 21. Figure
of, 21. Size of, 26.

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.

Burying-beetle, the, Sp. 143.
Butter, A. 135.

Butterfly, large white, W. 176.
Of birds, Marsh fritillary, 177.

their relation to external nature,
168.

C.

Bonnet's experiments with an ant-Cabbage or brassica, Su. 67. Cow,

lion, Sp. 124.
Bonnycastle's account of
phorescence, W. 34.

70.

phos-Calico printing, A. 252.

mi-

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 66 Menai, A. 324.
66 66 Rhone, A. 323.
66 "Severn, 323.

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Bridges, A. 322.

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.

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

254.

238.

The

animal remains, note, 360. On Christ, ascension of, Su. 252. The
creation of heavenly bodies, Judge of the world, 281.
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

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. Formation
of, 162.

substances

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.

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

history, 186. Its raw materials,
191. Its manufactured materi-
als, 194. Of Esquimaux, W.
299. Of Captain Middleton and
his companions, 320.
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,

A. 380.

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

W. 210.

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

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