Foreign Literature and Science. 335 
American Review, though different in their objects, are anal« 
\gous in their aims with respect to human knowledge. Both 
of these works appreciate it, in proportion to its utility, and 
never lose sight of the cui bono? 'There is no reason to fear 
that metaphysics will ever invade the numbers of Mr. Silli- 
man, while natural history, mechanics, physics, chemis- 
try, and the various applications of these sciences, supply 
them with materials ; and if the pretended science, which is 
dignified with the name of speculative philosophy, appears in 
the N. A. Review, it is only for the purpose of being tried as 
a vagabond, arraigned before a magistrate. 
In these two Journals, equally distinguished by patriotism 
and the love of truth, various and accurate information may 
are an object of curiosity and instruction to European read- 
ers; and articles like that in the number for June, on the 
coal of Rhode Island and Pennsylvania, will, in point of use- 
fulness, have no local limits— it will be consulted beyond the 
Atlantic. We shall borrow, from time to time, from both 
these works, materials well adapted to our Revue, and which 
eur readers would reproach us for having left unnoticed. Id. 
19. Memoir on living animals found in solid bodies + by 
M. Vatior, physician of Dijon; read at the Academy of 
Sciences, Nov. 20, 1826.—The author divides his memoir 
into nine chapters. 1. On living worms found in stones. 
2. Do. foundinwood. 3. Living fishin the earth. 4. Do. 
in stones. 5. Serpents in stones. ‘These are only ammo- 
nites. 6. Living dogs found in stones. This is alluded to 
only fer the purpose of ridiculing an unauthenticated and 
idletale. 7. Living toads found in stones. This is the. 
most important chapter, on account of the numerous state- 
ments which have been made of such * discoveries. ‘he au- 
thor’s conclusion is, that there is no unquestionable evidence. 
of the existence of such phenomena. He thinks that Ambron 
;. who states that he was an eye witness of a discovery of 
was mistaken; and that Bacon was also led into an 
j In short, the author thinks that - term 
apawds) is only the name given by stone workers to 
ees ets and which by romain = are 7 
led geodes. If living toads have ever been found in : 
