864 



SCIENTIFIC SIDE-LIGHTS 



VARIETY, Innumerable, of 



orchids in South America. 337 



of Movement of comets. *3fi20 



of Nature.2361,3621,*3622-23 



of Star colors 547 



, of Sti ucture in the uni- 

 verse *361 1 



in Structure of the 



universe *3612 



of Tones among ani- 

 mals *3624 



of Tools of American 



mechanics 2133 



in Unity *3616-17 



of the Universe 



*3613, *3714,*3616 



VASTNESS, Height gives 



sense of *3625 



, Infinite minuteness 



and, baffle 1970 



of Plansof primitive man 2615 



Refraction enhances 



sense of 2854 



, Sublimity of 3277 



, Works of mound-build- 

 ers impressive in 2010 



VAULT OF HEAVEN Sup- 

 posed a crystal sphere .... *3626 



. Stars supposed to be 



riveted to the 3646 



VAULTING, Wild, of Ibis .... 156 



VAULTS of .Etna 1836 



VEDAS, Sublime idea of God 



in the 1211 



VEGETABLES Improved by 



selection 95 



VEGETARIANISM in tropics 1448 

 VEGETATION, Contrast of 



temperate and tropical. . . . 640 



and Crystallization. . . *3627 



, Microscopic *3629 



.New, after submer- 

 gence 2922 



of Old and new worlds 158 



Removed from earth's 



surface 1989 



of Tropics 3491,*3628 



VEHICLE, Body the, of the 



soul 509 



VEHICLES, Wheels for, un- 

 known in America before 



Columbus 3727 



VEIL, Protection of earth by, 



of vapor 2774 



VELOCITY, Diminished, of 



light 2855 



of Light 



1127, 2547. 2706 ,*3630-31 



of Ocean currents *3632 



, Square of 1287 



, Unimaginable, of elec- 

 tricity *3633 



VENOM Adapted to victim . . *3634 

 VENTILATION of Bee-hives.. 342 



- is Life *3635 



VENTRILOQUISM in Nat- 

 ural Magic *3636 



VENTS, Volcanoes, for im- 

 prisoned waters 3225 



VENUS, Atmosphere of 3509 



, The disk of, first seen . . 1043 



, Fly-trap *3637 



, Marginal spikes of, fly- 

 trap 3577 



, Transits of 560, 3314 



VERBS Learned by hearing 



recitation 2289 



VERACITY of Ancient trav- 

 eler vindicated *3638, *3639 



, Questions of 2144, 2608 



VERIFICATION One of four 



pillars of science 2986 



of Popular belief *3640 



of Theory of undula- 

 tions. 1545 



in the World of fact 3389 



VERSATILITY of scientist 



Dana *3641 



VERTEBRATE, Adaptability 



of the, type 41 



, One plan for all, ani- 

 mals . . 41 



VERTEBRATES Show com- 

 mon type 3506 



, Skeletons of all, on one 



3538 



plan 



VESUVIUS, Eruptions of 

 1080-81 



before the Eruption of 



A. D. 79 



Seemingly extinct be- 

 fore eruption of 79 



, Spartacus in crater of. . 



VIBRATION, Expansion ex- 

 plained as 



, Thermal, compared to 



the sound of bell 



VIBRATIONS caught by eye 

 and ear 



, the Retina attuned to 



ethereal 1928 



, Set of Light 2643 



VICARIOUSNESS in Prin- 

 ciples of Nature 



VICES, False reasoning pro- 

 duces unnatural 



of Savagery not prime- 

 val 



VICISSITUDES of a Science. . 3015 

 VICTIM, Disease a conflict 

 between, and bacteria 



Unwarned 



, Individual deemed, of 



circumstances 



, Mind adapts venom to 



its 



, Miser a, of the collect- 

 ing mania 



, Struggles of, seal its 



doom 



, Tentacles of leaf close on 



, Venom adapted to .... 



of Boa destitute of fear. *3644 



VICTIMS of Earthquake 



plundered 



, Women and children, 



of cheap labor. . ' 



VICTORY, Love of right the 



highest 



of the Mammals in 



ancient struggle *3645 



of Sunshine 1957 



VIEW, Ancient, of fixed stars *3646 



, Difference in point of . .. 3115 



, First, of the Matter- 

 horn 



of Nature determined. . 



VIEWS, Erroneous, of scien- 

 tists 1063, 1073 



, False, of insanity 389 



, Herschel recants earlier 1065 



, True and false, of law. 



VINE, The, once freely grown 



VINEYARDS on Slopes of 

 Vesuvius 



VIOLENCE, Crimes of, re- 

 duced by stoppage of grog 

 in navy 



, Distressing 



, Strength of shell adap- 

 ted to, of waves 



VIOLET, Heat increases from 

 to red 



VIOLIN, Beginner on the .... 



, Contrivance as of, and 



bow Wood-cricket 



, a Natural Mole- 

 cricket 



VIPERS Real terrors of des- 

 erts 



VIREOS Return to homes 



VIRTUE, Prudence a, in 

 higher animals 



among Savages 



VIRTUES Attributed to fos- 

 sils 



, Paternal, different from 



maternal 



, Paternal, slow growth 



of 



VIRULENCE, Attenuation of, 

 of bacteria 



of Bacteria increased 



by association 



1301 

 2558 



721 

 2054 



1132 

 1464 



758 



150 

 753 



*3642 



1914 

 *3644 



1820 

 3634 

 2079 



2616 

 1685 

 3633 



1678 

 483 



1093 



2560 

 2203 



3317 

 3312 



2558 



2395 

 2496 



3252 



1617 

 294 



2301 

 75 



2556 

 2411 



756 

 *3647 



1317 

 *3648 



1413 



287 



*3649 



3286 

 2690 



77 

 *3656 

 *3652 

 619 



VISE, Substitutes for. . 



VISIBILITY of Distant ob- 

 jects 



VISIBLE, THE, vs. the Act- 

 ual *3650-51 



and the Invisible 1765 



VISION, Adjustment of, to 



distance 



, Adjustments for. . . 



, Binocular 



Constancy of 



, Defective Color-blind- 

 ness *3653 



Independent of calcu- 

 lation *3654 



, Measurement of 1120 



, New possibilities of. ... *3655 



Opposed to muscular 



sense on height 3072 



of a Possible future. . . . 557 



is the Recognition of 



series of photographs 2592 



, Wide field of Move- 

 ment of eye 1958 



VISIONS, Dreadful, in alco- 

 holic mania *3657 



, Inspiring, of science . . *3658 



VISIT in Childhood recalled. . 2154 



VISITORS made Captives. . . . 3620 

 - from the Stars *3659 



VISITS of Ceremony among 



birds *3660 



VIS VIVA, or Living force of 



moving bodies 1287 



VITALITY of Ancient Egyp- 

 tian seeds 983-84 



, Conditions of 1041 



Lowered *3662 



of the Soil 1224 



of Typhoid bacillus in 



soil *3661 



VIVIDNESS of Memory and 



nearness in time 3663 



VIZCACHA Clears ground 



around its home. . 

 VOCABULARY of 



language 



, Evolution of . 



Varies with education . 1818 



VOID, Sense of, *3664 



VOLCANIC ACTION, Ancient 



like modern 3512 



, Cycles of 717 



VOLCANIC DUST 921 



VOLCANIC FORCES Ter- 

 rible and destructive 1392 



VOLCANO Acts in conjunc- 

 tion with earthquake . . * 366 5-66 



, Ashes from, cast into 



upper stream of air 3743 



in Conjunction with 



earthquake *3666 



, Desolation made by 



^Etna 3593 



, Dust of, carried round 



the world 920 



.Eruption of, ejects 



plants 2819 



, Eruption of, forms 



Monte Nuovo 



, Fish ejected from 



, Fossils ejected from . . 



Generates electricity. . . 



, Herculaneum over- 



whelmed by 



, Humming-birds in 



crater of extinct 



, Island, of Stromboli. . . 



Like a bursting boiler. . 



Makes fertile land a 



desert *3670 



, Masses of rock ejected 



from 2391 



, Mysterv of 2333 



, Origin of name 2342 



, Problems of the ... *3667 



, Products of, carried 



afar 919 



, Quiescent Delusive re- 

 pose. *3668 



Regardless of man 2367 



Renders service to man *3669 



170-71 



English 



1818 



3624 



1079 



1248 



553 



1477 



1425 



1949 



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