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FRANKLIN, BENJAMIN, his creed, . . . . . . . . #75 



ERASER'S MAGAZINE on Mill's associating with Mrs. Taylor, ... 99 

 FROGS as eaten by snakes, . .... . 7, 27, 31, 41 



FROGS' mode of propagation, 32 



GIPSIES, probable number of the, in Great Britain and Ireland, . . . in 

 How they mix their blood and perpetuate their race, . . 112, 126, 127 

 Their secrecy in regard to their language, . . 115,116,118,120,123 



Gipsy surnames, , 121,130 



Stealing children, . <.>>. . . . . 121,122 

 Spanish Gipsies, . . . . r. ' - ::.*.' . . 123-127 

 Hungarian Gipsies, :;,:;.,_ .... . . . . . 123,^125,138 



English Gipsies, . v! . 127-129,142 



Irish Gipsies, , .. 129, 7*132, 141 



Education among the Gipsies, ; . #132, 159 



The natural perpetuation of the race, . . . . ... 133,134 



How the subject should be investigated, . . . . . .134 



How a Gipsy is reared, V ;. " . . 135 



The effects of the prejudice that exists against the Gipsy race, . 136, 146 

 How they gradually leave the tent, and acquire settled habits, . .136 



The love which they have for their language, 137 



How the language is taught, and how it has got mixed with others, . 138 

 How they resent the curiosity of others in regard to their language, . 139 



American Gipsies, 141 



The universality of the race, i- - ^4 , . . . . -'. - -.. 141 



Its destiny, .' J.r ,;.,; i- * . 142 



The difference between mixed Gipsies and ordinary natives, . . .143 

 Peculiarities of settled Gipsies, . . , - . . t . 143-145 

 How they resent the prejudice that exists against them, . . .147 



Their ideas of their social position, 147 



How they " marry among themselves," and " stick to each other," . 148 



Improvement of the Gipsies, 148-1 50, 1 56 



Arrival of the tribe in Scotland, in 1 506, . . . "> Y I 5 

 Their organization, social position, and destiny, . ;- . - . , 151 

 Civilized Gipsies, ---.-. r,;. . .:: < ;, ...N. ..... ,.:,,,. . - . 151 



Their secrecy, nature, and mutual sympathies, . .-. . . -.., +.+ ' ... . 152 



The perpetuation of the Gipsies resembles that of the Jews, . 164, 167, 168 



GOODE, PROF. G. BROWN, his information on American snakes, . . 36-38 



GOSSE, P. H., on the Jamaica boa generally, 33 



On snakes fascinating birds, . . . . . . . . .41 



GREEK CHURCH, THE, Romanists' aversion to hear it mentioned, . . .55 

 It scorns the claims of Rome, and denies its baptism, .... 60 

 Its confessional and status generally, . . . . . . .61 



GRELLMANN on the colour of the Gipsies as they become civilized, . . #125 

 On the secrecy of the Gipsies in regard to their language, . . 123, 138 



GUTHRIE, DR. THOMAS, on the effects of patronage on Scotch divinity stu- 

 dents, n*]\ 



His advantages as a student and probationer compared with others, . ^90 



