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tards, the plain produce of the dairy, em- 

 bittered with bay leaves, cinnamon, and 

 cloves ! Cheese follows, with the alterna- 

 tives of port wine and porter ; and all this 

 weary time the servants have been knock- 

 ing your head about, thumbing your plate, 

 or pouring lobster sauce into your pockets ! 



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ORIGINAL AND SELECTED. 



" A wise man will always note down whatever strikes 

 him as being- worthy of observation. It may, at a future 

 time, benefit or amuse others as well as himself." — Fitz- 

 osborne. 



The Condensation of Moisture from 

 Cold. — Some little writing appears to be going 

 on with regard to the condensation of moisture 

 in the interior of forcing-houses, when the ex- 

 ternal temperature is very low. The idea is 

 certainly worthy of attention, but is by no means 

 new or unfamiliar to many practical men. Some 

 twelve years ago I had under my care, in one of 

 the northern counties, a vinery, in which, on the 

 20th of March, the vines had put forth a growth 

 from six to nine inches; when suddenly a frost 

 so severe came on, that a thermometer laid on 

 the roof went down to 8°, or 24 degrees of frost; 

 and I remember being particularly struck with 

 the circumstance that, although I could keep up 

 a heat ranging from 65° to 70°, with all the 

 water I could use to produce evaporation I could 

 not keep the air moist; it would both feel and 

 smell dry, and the young leaves appeared flaccid; 

 yet the house dripped all over, and the condensed 

 water ran through the laps, froze on the outside, 

 tilled the spouts with ice, and formed some 

 beautiful stalactites of ice, reaching from them to 

 the ground. To my employer, who took a 

 lively interest in these things, I stated the case, 

 and told him that I feared unless I could have 

 some means of covering the house I should lose 

 the crop — not from want of heat, but from the 

 external cold condensing all the moisture in the 

 interior, faster than it could be supplied. His 

 answer was, the production of two large carpets 

 Avith which I covered the vinery; and iu half an 

 hour things began to right themselves, and no 

 doubt were the means of saving the vines, as in 

 a few days, they progressed very kindly, and ul- 

 timately came to perfection. — Omega., Gardeners' 

 Journal. 



The Human Animal Economy. — In the 

 diversity of the regions which he is capable of 

 inhabiting, the lord of the creation holds the 

 first place among animals. His frame and nature 

 are stronger and more flexible than those of any 

 other creature ; hence he can dwell in all situa- 

 tions on the surface of the globe. The neigh- 

 borhood of the pole and equator, high mountains 

 and deep valleys, are occupied by him ; his strong 

 but pliant body bears cold, heat, moisture, light 

 or heavy air; he can thrive any where*, and runs 

 into less remarkable varieties than any other 

 animals which occupy so fireat a diversity of 

 abodes; a prerogative so singular that it must 

 not be overlooked. The situations occupied by 

 our species in the present times, extend as far as 



the known surface of the earth. The Green- 

 lander and Esquimaux have reached between 

 70° and 80° of north latitude, and Danish set- 

 tlements have been formed in Greenland in the 

 same high latitude. Three Eussians lived on 

 Spitsbergen between six and seven years, between 

 77° and 78° north latitude. The negro lives 

 under the equator, and all America is inhabited 

 even to Terra del Euego. Thus we find that 

 man can exist in the hottest and coldest countries 

 of the earth. 



Moral Beauty. — What is the beauty of nature 

 but a beauty clothed with moral associations? 

 What is the highest beauty of literature, poetry, 

 fiction, and the fine arts, but a moral beauty 

 which genius has bodied forth for the admiration 

 of the world ? And what are those qualities of 

 the human character which are treasured up in 

 the memory and heart of nations — the objects of 

 universal reverence and exultation, the themes 

 of celebration, of eloquence, and the festal of 

 song, the enshrined idols of admiration and love? 

 Are they not patriotism, heroism, philanthropy, 

 disinterestedness, magnanimity, martyrdom? 



A Good Name. — Who shall pretend to cal- 

 culate the value of the inheritance of " a good 

 name?" Its benefit is often very great, when 

 dependant upon no stronger ties than those 

 which accident or relationship have created; but 

 when it flows from friendships which have been 

 consecrated by piety and learning, when it is the 

 willing offering of kindred minds to departed 

 worth or genius, it takes a higher character, and 

 is not less honorable to those who receive than 

 to those who confer it. 



The Seward of Merit. 



In the list of our Public Journals, none have 

 taken a more decided flight upwards than our 

 worthy and clever contemporary the Morning 

 Advertiser. The stamp-returns, just issued, prove 

 this. We do remember the time, years gone by, 

 when this Paper was very low in circulation, so 

 low as to pass by a nick-name. The same energy, 

 however, and unity of purpose in its present pro- 

 prietors, which we recently noticed existing 

 among the proprietors of the Critic — have infused 

 so much new arterial blood into its veins, that 

 it has far outsped all competitors, and it is now 

 next (without exception) in circulation to The 

 Times. This is really owing to excellent manage- 

 ment ; for whilst it is second to none in early 

 and authentic " news 1 ' — the variety of its matter, 

 and the tact shown in its selection, introduction, 

 and arrangement, render it quite a " Eamily 

 Paper." We know many instances in which it 

 has been adopted as such. Besides which, it cir- 

 culates every where. All this bears out what we 

 have already said — that a determination toiconquer, 

 in nine cases out of ten wins the battle. We, 

 too, sail on this tack ! 



Comparison — The stem of the fir-tree forms 

 knots which betray the age of the tree; human 

 life has also its perceptible rings. 



