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with the manners and local peculiarities. It is, besides, 
' instructive and novel to be made acquainted with an active 
nation full of talents and courage, which, situated at once 
among the mountains and on the shores of the sea, unites 
the agitated life of the mariner to the peaceful life of the 
shepherd. We there find traits of characters which are 
not generally to be found. In order to render this part of 
my work as interesting as the objects require which I have 
to describe, I have given it the form of a journal. 
** The second part will contain an analysis of the Basque 
dialect, accompanied by fragments of works of various 
ages from the most distant period. This analysis will be fol- 
lowed by a parallel between the Basque and other languages, 
in order to assign to the former the rank which it ought to 
occupy in thevarious ramifications of the human languages. 
‘¢ In the third part, I shall communicate my researches 
on the history of the language and of the nation. This part 
will contain the result of my own opinions; but T trust that 
the parts which shall have preceded it will throw enough 
of light on it to enable every reader to decide upon the ace 
curacy of my observations.” 
_M. Rudolphi has recently published at Berlin a collection 
of Memoirs on Natural History in general and Anibropo- 
logy. This. volume is preceded by a Life of Dr. Pallas, in 
which we find several peculiarities little known as to this 
celebrated naturalist, and a notice of his last werk, Fiora 
Rossica, which is stil} unpublished. The subjects treated of 
in the Memoirs which follow are: Ist. A new system of 
division of animals by the nerves and brain, proposed by 
the author. 2d. The relations of beauty between the two 
sexes, a dissertation more ingenious than remarkable for 
solid reasoning; and lastly, The multiplication of organized 
bodies upon the earth. In this last work, the author un- 
dertakes to combat the opinion hazgarded by Linneus,— 
“that men, animals and plants issued from one and the 
same country to spread themselves over the surface of ihe 
earth.” a 
M. Tennemann, whose excellent History of Philosophy 
is already well. known, bas given an abridgement of his 
work in German, to serve as a class book for students, It 
has appeard under this title: Grundriss der Geschichte der 
‘Philosophie, i. e. Foundations for the History of Philosophy, 
The author has exhibited in a clear and accurate view this 
vast and interesting history. His abridgement will be a sure 
guide for those who wish to devote their attention. to the 
P3 study 
