360 Dr. Van Rensselaer on Salt. 
proof of the attention the sciences are magna in this 
country. 
3. Griscom’s Journal. 
Mr. Gawenn’s J nasil of iy year in Eeresei-w was nae 
lished last September. We have read it with much inter- 
est. It abounds in minute details, but they are generally 
wellchosen.. The author appears to have accomplished 
the great object he had in view, viz. to give a detailed ac- 
count of his observations on the sciences and arts, the in- 
stitutions of education and: benevolence, and the ot 
tures of society in the countries he travelled over. 
We have rarely seen so. much interesting information on 
the above topics collected within the compass of a single 
work. The whole bears the marks of an active and in- 
quiring mind actuated by a pervading benevolence. . We 
are not surprised at the zeal which Mr. G. exbibits in the 
cause of general oupetty ae dar we recollect that he, was 
himself self-taught, and o all. his public education to 
the common ‘schools, aie goes such a peculiar feature 
in the character of our country. ‘Those who are in search 
ofa plain statement tement of interesting facts will not pegiens. A 
pointed on a perusal of Mr. G’s volumes ; but w 
romise the same treat to those who are pleased onty with 
the delicacies of taste, or ae me L cxciae ees of politics- 
J.G.P. 
aah 8. Dr. Van Rensselaer on Salt. 
“Ds. J. Van RENSSELAER has recently published an Es- 
SAY ON Sar, read before the New York olga ; con- 
the above topics, and ought indeed to form a text book to 
net eats dual who engages in the search of this valuable 
erve certain statements in 44 and 45 res- 
ecting red sand stone, which we think may lead to error- 
Van Rensselaer there says, that red sandstone may be 
