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No. VI.
Cana, in Galilee-Illustrations of Scripture-Sir Walter Raleigh—
Relative size of the Planets Cornwall Rocking Stone-Abduhl
Rahhahman--Evening Thoughts--Natural History, Insects-Shoes
and Sandals-A Lady's Old Shoe or Clog-The great Cavern dis-
covered in Ireland-Niagara, above the Falls-Vegetable Fly
Trap-Above the World-Character.
No. VII.
Ehrenbreitstein on the Rhine-The Mineral Kingdom; Gold-
Native Gold-Purple of Cassius-Buckstone-The Deluge-
Longevity; Old Parr-Antiquity of Mechanical Science-The
Last Day-Boscoble Cottage-The Paper Nautilus-The Agami
Heron-The Hooded Snake-Illustrations of Polypi-Red Coral
of Commerce--Poetical description of the formation of a Coral
Island Fascination of Serpents-The Red-winged Maize Thief
and Black Snake-City of Pekin-Arabian Hospitality-The Air
we breathe-Extracts from Sir Joshua Reynolds-Lord Bacon--
Dr. Johnson.
No. VIII.
Sion-January; Great Storm; Winter Fireside; Continued frost;
the Hoar frost-Earthquakes in Sicily and the two Calabrias
Fissures near Polistenia-Circular Hollows in the Plains of Ro-
samo-Usefulness of Studies-Experience gained-The Wolf-
The Clouded Wolf-Berkuf-The Stormy Petrel-The Washing-
ton Eagle-Condor attacking a Puma-Silver-Celebrated Silver
Mines-Vegetable Titian-Rafflesia Arnoldi-Rafflesia Patma--
Brugmansia Zippelii-Illustrations of Natural Phenomena: Tides;
Tides of an open ocean-Needle Rocks, Isle of Wight-Friend-
ship, Love, and Truth.
No. IX.
Account of the Kremlin at Moscow-The great Bell of Moscow-
Origin of Libraries-Stanzas-Remains of Ancient Art in Egypt-
Pompey's Pillar, Cleopatra's Needle, and the Ruins of a Roman
Tower-Guadama, an Indian Idol-The Eye of an Indian Idol-
The Blighted Rose-Long Words--Earthquakes in Sicily and
the two Calabrias-Ruins of Messina-February--Advantages of
Scientific Study-Tides of Narrow Seas-The Camel-Iron: Mar-
tial Ethiops; Steel; Cast Iron; Native Iron.
No. X.
The City of New-York-Columbia College-Population-March-
Thanatopsis-Extraordinary Preservation of Life under snow-
Elizabeth Woodcock-Rock Samphire-On the Color of the Sea-
The Lion-The Lioness-Natural Habits of the Lion-interesting
account of a Lion Hunt-Character of the Arabs-Progress of the
Sciences-Love-Admiration-The Genius of Death The Tides
of Rivers St. Thomas's Church, New-York-Copper: Native
Copper; Sulphuric Acid; Blue Vitriol; Verdigris; Bronze; Bell
Metal; Brass Celebrated Bronze Statues.
No. XI.
Falls of the Chaudiere-The Right Use of Knowledge—Mozart, the
great German Composer-Times go by Turns-The Table of
Shew Bread--April-Bethel Chapel, New Bedford, Mass.-On
the Delaware Water Gap-Dagon, the ancient Philistine Idol-
On the Study of Natural History-The_Supercilious Owl-The
Chasseur Ants of Trinidad-Mercury-Cuimbar-Calomel-Cor
rosive Sublimate-Vermilion-Bay of Quebec-Truth-The Mi
rage-City of Odessa-The Young Savage of Aveyron.
No. XII.
Fountains and Water Bottles of the East-May-Wind and Air Vol-
canoes-Natural History; The Jaguar-Singular Encounter with
a Lioness The Mineral Kingdom; Lead-The Gulf Stream
Picture of a New England Family.
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