July 10,, 1885.] 



♦ KNOWLEDGE ♦ 



tho qii; 

 clearly 



tr;u 



i.'S, by 



irks) ii 



' 1'" 



foun,!. 



The invvnilln- liink t in-r <^f " t lii- Mn,„. Mr,„s \,. Ir .l.u- 

 to the pvscnr,- ,,f a HttI,- in;,,,-;,,,,..,.. 'riii.-. ,i,,;,rlzit,' 

 (l.ips fc. Il,c SMUtli-«,-( ;,t ;,i.-l,.s , r fi-,,,,, 2:. tu 1;-. ,l,.Miv,s. 



ridov, wl.i,'li allMii,,. ;!, l„.i..'ut',J :,Oo'l\.,.|'.''t,V(';,l' I „■,,(.■ 

 Mill. l;,H,ki„- .';isl h;,m tl,i.-, |„,i„l u,. .,,<■ tl,;,l \hr .■,„-k 



the n,,rth-(MS(, fn.TIl tl,,- f,i,T| ,if Nv|,[,-h ;l pi;,,!! ,,f T,-i;i..si,' 



Sin(lsf,,u,'.s ;,,„! ,,,:,|-ls ,'.xt,„,l,s I, I (l,r M,„. I, ,11s ,,f CI, ;,,■!.- 

 wood, lr,„nl,.s,ll.(:,,,(. .\t tl,r r,„,f , fll„...|,,|.,^ 1. ;k : 



A\r uii,lri>l;,i„l llii.s i„,w, I 





md lie 



l„l ( 



used (i,i;,rry in _ 



the quartzite ;,r,' ixpus, ,1. 'J'he quari'y is Kiirruui,,!, d liv 

 a fence and a lit I li' s|,i,ii,(y. but tdamberiug over at I he 

 northern end mi- ;,t ,,i,ii' liml ourselves among rucks nf a 

 totally distinct i,;,i,uv to (li,,se of Loth the ridge ai„l the 

 plain. First ther,' is ;i small area of a hard, coinpaet, 

 much-jointed, shitv, cr phity rock which is travei'sed 

 by an intrusive" dyke of a very handsome rock 

 —a quartz /W..//, ulneh sends tongues rainifvino- 

 through the s'latv I'.'ck. Jiut the ujass n'f the r.„-k mtu 

 inthc<|U;uTv is ;i ,l;,rk-ah,i,.st Lkck- reck, ef a dulh 





tho <i,i;,i 



u,l (';,l,li,a,t,e is ll;,rt.shill, ^vhieh 



tho r,iins .,f ;,,, ,^1,1 c;,sth>. FnMiL Ilartshill it is a 

 pleasant walk ..f ;, mil,' 1,l ;i i,ei-( I,-« , stcrlv <Hrection to 

 Oldbury ILall, ;,. i,„,.l,.,-i, i„;,i,si(„, sit,i;,l e,l' in the centre 

 of an enclosure a, ditih ;ii„l e:i,-tl,en r.,i,ip;,i-t - whhdi is 

 an old British ca.mj.. ll;,lf ;i „,il.M,„>,v aei-,,.sstheh,.l,ls 

 —and we reach a pretty res.a'sei,-. .■I,,s.. t,, ulas,. ,.,;,>viM 

 is a very large quaiT\' nf ,li,iiati'. wi^kid fni' ni:i,l-i,i,l ;il 

 and "setts." Here I h,. ,1 leiaf ,■ ,'l,M,-ly h,v;ik s t h ,-.a,-li I I,,' 



which Ih,. lall,.,'-';,,-,. •• l,,k,,'l''';i„,| all,'i-ed'.' ' A c,„"|'i'l"e el- 

 bring us t,, .\(l,.avs(,,u,. ,;,,„! e.vj„,s,nvs<if the hanldlerili,. 

 rocks and the .softer, shivery sliales are frequent. Deep, 

 narrow ravines liave been excavated by rain and fmst m 

 the shaly beds, while the igneous rocks-the dic.rites 

 form round-topped ridges between. 



(To he continued.) 



THE PHILOSOPHY OF CLOTHING. 



By W. Mattieu Wim.iams. 



XII.— THE ADVANTAGES OF \\(K H.I.KX CI.i iTllINd, 



iractical conclusion th;,l, ehs i,iiisly in,<l (ll,-.,-ilv 



ivintcr and summer. Flannel is such a fabric,' and its 



THE practical 

 follows fn.n 



Wiiihiiig under this annoy;. ncc, about a dui'on years 

 ago I m;ule an experiment which was f;iirly successfnl, 

 liut atrociously heterodox, and was perteeuted accord- 



ii..i;-ly. 



1 had h;df adozen shii-l s n,;,,!,. ,,f '• t,,ss elliu- ; " that 

 fabric of \shieh old-f;ishi..n,.,l l.iu.Is ;;re i.,;;,l,, Nvhich is 

 dotted ;,11 (,ver with ;i, «;irly ;,p]„-;,r.in..,.. ,li;e to the 



the sensibh'"perspir;Ui,.n fmm the skin. They did this 

 ;idmir;Lblv, better than llannel, Iheugh I doubt whether 

 they ciualle.l llannel )n difl'using the insensible or gaeeons 

 perspinitien. A certain amount of moral courage was 

 exercised in taking off my cotit in the presence of specta- 

 tors, and the fronts of these shirts were not quite correct 

 for the evening dress of the jicriod. 



We ;ire mnkhv- trood jn-ogress, however, towards de- 

 thronit,- Ih,. ,hsp,,t, K;,sl,i.m. feuntvy g.utlemcn are 

 nearly lib, i-;,t,',l , ,'r;,\-;i(s h;ive i.',ine, the steve-pipc hat is 

 goiuLMin,! 1 l..,>k l\.rsv;,nl bepefull v t ,. the time when 

 bank .-h't-ks, the p.vuliar i..,|.l,' , f \hr St,.ck Exchange, 

 ;,,ai ,,ll,.'r e,,n,n.eivi;d ;,i„l p,-. T.ss,, -nal r. sp, et ableS will 

 gi, t,> th,' City in the,r ll:i,,n, 1 » kites ;i.s tiny now go to 



'|,l,,\v'rs' «,ll ,lis.-,,ver lh:,t the cm!,!,! „ ,ns ' „ hich are 

 f:,v;.iu-,,bl,- t,, niu.scuk.r ei,,r._'V in :itl,leti.- s|..rts are also 

 d.a,,;,n,l,.i f,.- the m;,iu, . n;,nce ef that maximum of 

 cerebral ailivlly upon which eminent cHicicncy in business 

 and professional work depends. 



