CONTENTS OF VOL. II. 



PART in. (CONTINUED.) 



FROM THE COMMENCEMENT OF HIS CAREER AS A PUBLIC LECTURER 

 TO THE RESIGNATION OF HIS COLLEGE OFFICE. 



1834-1853. 



CHAPTER XVH. 



LECTURES IN SOUTHERN CITIES. 



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Course of Geology in Pittsburg. Gratification of his Audience. 

 Course of Geology in Baltimore. Dr. Nathan R. Smith. Suc 

 cess of the Course. Social Civilities in Baltimore. Journey to 

 the South. Charleston. Professor Shepard. J. B. Legare, Esq. 

 Colonel Ion. Miss Bowman. Society in Charleston. His 

 Reception in New Orleans. Notices of the Lectures in the News 

 papers. Social Attentions. Bishop Polk and Lady. Lectures 

 in Mobile. Lectures in Natchez. Visit to Mr. Murdock's Planta 

 tion. Lectures before the Smithsonian Institution. Lectures in 



St. Louis. Bishop on Geology. Remarks on his Work 



as a Lecturer. Connections of Science and Religion. Corre 

 spondence with Professor Kingsley, &c 1 





CHAPTER XVIH. 



CORRESPONDENCE WITH SCIENTIFIC MEN. 



Letters of Berzelius. Berzelius proposes a Correspondence ; Allude? 

 to his own Work on Chemistry, to Professor Silliman's Experi 

 ments with the Deflagrator, to the "Journal of Science," to Dr. 

 Hare. Letter from Dr. Henry. Correspondence with Mr. Mac- 

 lure. Mr. Maclure on the Subject of Education: Professor Silli- 

 man on Owen, on Speculative Opinions in Politics and Religion; 

 Recommends a Benefaction to Science ; on Mr. Lyell's Geology, on 

 European Politics, on the Tariff, Slavery, and Nullification. Let- 



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