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tongue which immediately precede and accompany the utterance of all 

 vowels, and every vowel, which, with much propriety, may be called vowel 

 prefixes,~and also, if some little attention be paid to the genuine quality of 

 accents and the inflections of the voice, then a clear explanation of the causes 

 of stuttering, and an easy and permanent method of instruction and disci- 

 pline for the cure of stuttering, would be firmly established/' 



Views in Switzerland, by WILLIAM BEATTIE, M. D., illustrated in 

 a series of Views taken expressly for the work by W. H. Bartlett, 

 Esq. London, Virtue, 1835. 



WE have just been favoured with a copy of Part XV. of this splendid work, 

 containing four quarto plates and sixteen pages of letter-press. The subject 

 of these plates inspires the mind with awe towards the Creator, for scenery 

 calculated at once to delight the Painter, inspire the Poet, and humble the 

 Christian, while contemplating the mere outlines of His wondrous works. 



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WE have paid another visit to Mr. Daniell's panorama of hunting 

 and ensnaring the wild elephants of Ceylon, since we last noticed it, 

 and, with the many, we cannot but acknowledge ourselves greatly in- 

 debted to him for the information he has brought us from a distant 

 part of the globe. We are not only informed, but are most agree- 

 ably entertained, by this mode of treating a subject which the pro- 

 portion of a picture would not admit of; and, although the scale in 

 the present instance is rather limited (a circumstance unavoidable, 

 as a larger room was not to be obtained), it nevertheless possesses 

 space sufficient for the artist to depict all that could be wished, and 

 it has been done in a most effective manner. It is evident, from the 

 freedom with which it is executed, that Mr. Daniell was perfectly 

 master of every part of his subject. The huge animals, the figures 

 of the natives, the trees and plants, the scenery, all appear to be 

 rendered with a facility and a truth, that perfectly satisfies us. It is 

 all in unison and harmony, and evidently painted by one hand. For 

 when many are engaged on the same work, it is probable that an 

 imperfect whole will be produced. The artist who feels the value of 

 every feature introduced upon his canvass, and can execute it him- 

 self, is most likely to produce that, which will draw the public 

 attention to his labours ; and we understand that the proprietor of 

 the work in question is gratified by the notice which has been taken 

 of it, much exceeding his expectations. On the subject of pano- 

 rama painting, we may, perhaps, make further mention, in our 

 future Numbers. 



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