of the Old World and the New World. 163 
from the work with enlarged views of the earth and its fitness 
for man’s mental and moral de evelopment. ‘There are many por- 
_tions of the volume which we should be glad to transfer to our 
pages. ‘The chapter on the Relief of the Continents contains 
views of high importance, which show that the author has studied 
the world, and not merely a ledge of rocks or an isolated terri- 
tory. He does not, with the prevalent a, school, regard 
the elevation of mountain chains as the great events in the phys- 
ical history of our globe, and the rising of the vast plateaus and 
plains of the continents as a mere accompaniment ; but considers, q 
t a 
mountains but the accidents wiotding the vast changes that 
have been in progress. 
Passing by this and other chapters (or lectures) we cite a por- 
tion of Professor Guyot’s observations on the Contrast in Physi- 
cal Features and Resources of the Old World and the New 
World,* referring to the work for the continuation of the oe - 
and the many conclusions deduced. *& 
“Phe most prominent feature of the arrangement of the conti- _ So 
.™ nents is the grouping of the two Americas in one hemisphere, and ~ 
that of the four others in another hemisphere. - This division of 
the continents into two worlds is so evident from the first eee 
: and is at the same time. so convenient in practice, that it Has 
passed into common speech as one of those observations admits, i 
ting no contradiction. a 
But to bring ont prominently the contrast of these two world: 
they must be studied mire i in detail than we-have thus far;done. M 
ce mee effects in the ors % 
each of the two 
1 seem sm,.by, their_very 
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