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cordially agree with him. At the close of his preface he says 

 " I think that those who take the pains to read my strictures, 

 and compare them with the statements of the work to which 

 they are a reply, will find the effort repaid by a clearer appre- 

 hension of the topics in debate." And I venture to join with 

 this the expression of my belief that if readers follow Prof. 

 Birks' tacit suggestion, " a clearer apprehension of the topics 

 in debate " will not result from acceptance of his criticisms. 



