450 Miscellaneous Intelligence. 
he grammar is carefully elaborated, and the etymological portions 
of the dictionary exhibit a thorough acquaintance with the language. 
Such works should be continued by the Institution and Indian —- 
and would be very creditable if done as well as this. But there a 
several defects to which it is proper to call attention, that they may be 
ri hereafter 
I oolighs Dakota part the accent is not indicated, so that after 
finding a word he ere, we must turn to the first part to enable us to pro- 
nounce it, thus requiring an examination of two alphabets for one word. 
This work is founded upon the labors of various missionaries for eigh- 
teen years; it received the approbation of the Minesota Historical So- 
ciety, and the Board of Foreign Missions ; and it was submitted to Pro- 
fessors W. W. Turner and C. C. Felton. Yet the explanation of one 
n in bon, or the English n in drink.” This renders the pronunciation 
of a large number of words doubtful, the French nasal, as in dain, 
ending with a vowel, has no affinity with English bang, ending with a 
consonant. 
Judging from the cognate Konza it is 8 sage that doth these sounds 
occur in Dacota. In the presence of such a fact, no dependence can 
can ——r are not mentioned, ies they are of the greatest im- 
portan 
The orgie is preted although perhaps open to improvement. 
Whilst philologists are endeavoring to ameliorate the orthography of for- 
eign languages, Mr. Se sie prefers an English so from which 
nothing but typographical abortions can resu ult. For example, let us 
write an Indian word containing the English syllable paw ; followed by A 
in hut. This word will then stand “ pawh” in English orthography. 
Another Indian word is composed of ta in tart, follow ved by wh in when, 
giving the English orthography, $tawh. Notwithstanding the appa: 
rent resemblance, pawh and tawh have not an element in common, 
their finals being as distinct as their initials. The fine art department 
of Mr. Schoolcraft’s great work is also defective, a large sum having 
been spent in engraving the almost worthless sketches of Captain East- 
man, instead of devoting it to ethnological illustrations of eet value. 
oe: 
7. Fresnel’s Wellenfldche ; Axonometrical Projections of Whe most 
important Geometrical surfaces, Drawings of Descriptive Geometry, 
serving in the same time asa Catalogie of Models carried out accord- 
ing to pie en Projections; by Ferpinanp Encet, with 11 plates- 
of a notice of this sti work, we give git in a con- 
densed form the introductory remarks by F. Sonchimerenl, Professor at 
the University of Halle-—The ie of models éf Mr. Engel, and 
his drawings, are of special i ho in the study of the higher Geome- 
try and Optics and merit general attention. The model of the Ae 
of a, he him most a Hitherto | it had been thought sufficien 
‘in gi ea of the surfaces with their two sheets, to jpiiela 
‘means of wire. Mr. Engel was the first to 
