’ CONSEQUENCES OF THE DECLINE OF SCIENCE. 497 
that is light, and novel, and amusing, will be eagerly 
caught hold of, and scientific trifles will take the 
place of scientific inductions. 
(294.) But if this our effort fail to rouse the at- 
tention of the present administration, “ we must wait 
for the revival of better feelings, and deplore our 
national misfortune in the language of the wise man: 
‘IT returned, and saw under the sun that there is 
neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men 
of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill.’ ” * 
* Quarterly Review, p. 342. 
