PREFACE. 



Its speculations are profoundly affecting both philosophic and reli- 

 gious thought, and its discoveries are influencing human industry 

 in almost every part of the world. To be completely ignorant of 

 these theories and new-found facts is to forfeit our claim to be 

 considered educated. 



Our editorial purpose remains the same as heretofore — to allow 

 all who want to say or hear any new thing, to use our pages. As 

 far as possible every department of Natural Science will be equally 

 and fairly represented, both in original articles and notes. Employ- 

 ing only such technical phraseology as is necessary to correct 

 scientific description, we shall aim more particularly at bringing 

 home to the multitude the Infinitude of wonders with which 

 animated Nature has always abounded ; confidently feeling that 

 Modern Science is fulfilling a great mission to humanity by its 

 vivid Revelations of the laws, objects, and phenomena of the 

 world in which we find ourselves temporarily sojourning ! 



