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wasted time, which would better be employed by enlarg- 

 ing the scope of science ; and he spoke in the same strain 

 of the popular writings of Herschel and others . . . but 

 does he do better himself ? . . . 



' August 3rd. I called on M. Sismonda, Professor of 

 Geology, and saw his carefully arranged and catalogued 

 collection, as well as his geological colouring of Maggi's 

 map of Piedmont : I also visited the Egyptian Museum. 

 Sig. Plana kindly gave me a copy of Taylor's very rare 

 " Method us Incrementorum." ' 



After leaving Turin, Forbes proceeded on foot to 

 Lunslebourg, and next day crossed the Col d'Iseran, which 

 he describes as * savage and wild in aspect, and planted 

 with numerous crosses, commemorating not only accidents, 

 but murders/ This brought him to the ' abominable' 

 chalets of Ligries, and eventually to Bourg St. Maurice, 

 Chambery, and Lyons. He thence returned home by 

 Paris, and early in August was again in Scotland. 



