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in any part of the world. And should the colo- 

 nies of Great Britain, now pouring into many of 

 the best portions of the earth, continue to multiply 

 as at present, the language, civilization, intelli- 

 gence, wealth, and growing prosperity of the 

 Anglo-Saxons must ultimately prevail in every 

 quarter of the habitable globe. 



In the north of Europe, including Russia, 

 Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and Poland, where 

 the mean annual temperature of the year varies 

 from 38 to 45 ; and where the growth of vegeta- 

 tion is arrested from eight to nine months in the 

 year ; the population is only about 65,000,000 on 

 a territory of 2,074,000 square miles. Owing to 

 the severity of the climate, there is a deficiency 

 of grass and grain for domestic animals ; while 

 the demand for fuel, clothing, and warm houses, 

 requires a corresponding amount of labour ; all of 

 which diminish the resources of the people, and 

 retard the progress of civilization, literature, 

 science, and the fine arts. Corresponding with 

 these facts, we are informed by Balbi, that the 

 revenues of Great Britain, independent of her 

 colonies, are nearly three times greater than 

 those of all the nations in the north of Europe. 



Nor is it less certain, that excessively hot cli- 

 mates are unfavourable to the population, wealth, 

 civilization, refinement, and general prosperity 

 of nations. For although the tropical zone 

 abounds with delicious fruits and other aliments, 



