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it will be wholly superseded by a more philo- 

 sophical doctrine, founded on sound inferences 

 deduced from exact experiments, and a careful 

 examination of facts ; I allude to the theory 

 of rain, originally advanced by Dr. Hutton, of 

 Edinburgh, and subsequently illustrated and esta- 

 blished by Mr. Dalton, which requires no com- 

 ment; it is perfectly satisfactory and quite 

 incontrovertible. 



