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Show JiKW P(JUI.1CA'I0.1I. Tha Forma of Wntor in Clouds and Kiv-orit, Kiv-orit, I (to and Ohieiors; by John Tyn-dnll, Tyn-dnll, I A j. I). F. K. K with tliirty-iivo llhidtruti .n.. Now York: U. Apple-ton Apple-ton A Co ; cloth; 1'.) pp., Sl.WJ. Jatiioa iJwyur, Salt Lake. Thia i volume ono of the International Interna-tional Scientific Series, an edition of choico writings, representing tho latest lat-est advances of thought upon subjects of general interest, presented in familiar famil-iar and intelligible languago. Distinguished Distin-guished scientists of England, France, Germany, and tho United States contribute con-tribute works to this scries which is undoubtedly of tho moat valuable char-actcr. char-actcr. Tho firBl volume, by professor Tyndall, a mas tor in tho "ticiiDtifiousc of tho imagination," is peculiarly in. teresting, just now, at this season of snow and ice, and although addressed moro particularly to young people, it ia nono tho leaa worthy of study by all. Beginning with tho familiar, yat ever mysterious, clouds, rain, and rivcrp, the author considers tho waves of heat and light which produce tho vapor of our htmosphcro and havo melted tho glaciers that are supposod to havo once covered our globo, and leads his reader safoly through snow slidos and over icebergs, ice-bergs, among Swiss glaciers and Alpino dills, and by the side of ploasant rivers, riv-ers, chatting familiarly and explaining paradoxus and 'puzzlos until, at tho close, ono r eg rots that so plea-ant labors arc ended and with a sigh echoes tho professor's "good byo, until wo meet again." l'liysiea And Politics; or Thoughts on tlm Application of lho Principles of "Natural Election" and " lnliori-lunct)" lnliori-lunct)" to Political tJocioty,by Waller llagohut, lisq., author oP'Tho English Constitution." Now York: U. Ap-ploton Ap-ploton it Co., cloib, pp, $l.oO. J am us Dwyor, Suit Lake If Americins havo any peculiar national study to which they should dovoto themselves tho study of politics is most pre-eminently the ono. Not politics in its vulgar and common interpretation, in-terpretation, a scramble for oflieo and a plotting for gain, but tho polity of government, of "nation making," and of tho boat and most intelligent manner man-ner of administering national affairs in tho light of the continual advance of moot ot Knowioagtr nlusif-mirtnaiery connected with tho proper consideration considera-tion of politics, in that it treats of tho physical advancement of tho human raoo, a necessity to tho improvement and oulturo of the intellect. Tho writer in treating of physics and politics poli-tics bogins with thoProliminaryAgo.dis-oussos thoProliminaryAgo.dis-oussos tho relation of the subjeots treated upon, tho principles and philosophy of politics, tho uso of conflict, nation making, tho ago of discussion, nnd voriliablo progress politically conbider- eu, conoiuuing mac, in tno later era of politics tho better and higher graces of humanity aro among tho grcaleft helps and bone fits, and that as soon as governments havo broken tho fixed rulo of custom, and awakened the dormant dor-mant inventivenesa of men, then every part of human nature begins to spring forward and to contribute its quota to vorifiablo progress. " To this end, "Liborty is the strengthening and developing de-veloping power the light and heat of political nature." |