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presents the creation of a vital (vitale) 

 within the isolating covers of an egg, by the 

 mere agency of heat. But then, surely, heat 

 is not that simple caloric as hitherto 

 thought ; but merely one of the manifesta- 

 tions of the great cosmic agent or solvent 

 =X. Whether an egg electrified, gal- 

 vanised or magnetised would remain incu- 

 bable ? Whether incubation could not be 

 effected (momentarily) by one of these agen- 

 cies — a powerful electric or galvanic spark ? 

 these are wanderings of fancy, still perhaps 

 worthy of being experimented on. 



TO CORRESPONDENTS. 



Persecuted Animals.— A Second Paper on this interest- 

 ing subject, by Dr. Morris, of York, will appear next 

 week. 



Phrenology for the Million will be resumed in our next. 



An Impertinent Correspondent, as he consistently 

 describes himself (of course anonymous), and who for 

 the second time writes to us from Liverpool, has far 

 too coarse a mind to heed any remark we might make 

 for his moral good. Men of his order can only feed 

 and grow upon the venom of their own black, jealous 

 hearts. No wonder they can find nothing to interest 

 them in a Journal like ours ! We should indeed blush 

 to see our Paper in the hands of such folk. Before 

 our Correspondent attempts to quote Latin, let him 

 seduously study an English dictionary. He is sadly 

 deficient in the use of his mother tongue. And let him 

 ever bear in mind that Ignorance and Impertinence 

 always travel in company. We shall from to day take 

 no notice of any anonymous communications. We 

 have, in our fourteenth N umber, given such writers their 

 proper character. 



Correspondents sending in any " facts" connected with 

 Science or Natural History, are requested in every 

 case to append their names and places of abode. In no 

 instance, however, will their names be published with- 

 out their express sanction. 



Private Letters. — Of these we daily receive such 

 immense quantities, that we must really beg the 

 writers to excuse our not replying to them ; our time 

 being overwhelmingly occupied with Public duties. 



To obtain this Paper without any difficulty, our readers 

 need only order it to be sent to them by any of their 

 local Booksellers or Newsvendors. It is published 

 simultaneously with all the other weekly periodicals. 



KIDD'S OWN JOURNAL. 

 Saturday, April 17, 1852. 



Our Fourth Monthly Address to our 

 distant friends, — for another four weeks 

 have already actually passed ! finds us pre- 

 pared to give a very fair account of ourselves 

 and of our doings — or rather we would say, 

 in all modesty, of the doings of our Friends ; 

 for to them and their good offices it is owing 

 that we now hold up our heads manfully. 



It will be remembered, that the issue of 

 our Journal in Quarterly Volumes was 

 considered the turning point in our favor ; in 

 that, form, our friends felt sure it would find 

 its way ; and they were right. 



Many persons, anxious to serve our in 

 terests, have procured our First Volume 

 and given it currency far and near. We 

 already benefit greatly from this act of policy. 

 It is also gratifying for us to be enabled to 



mention,the fact of the Clergy having stepped 

 forward to befriend us. They have spoken 

 of the Journal in terms that demand our 

 thankful acknowledgment ; and we can per- 

 ceive that their promises were not made 

 without an intention of their being fulfilled. 

 Every successive Post confirms this. 



As for patrons among private families 

 and public academies, — these are increasing 

 day by day. It is delightful, after a struggle 

 so hard as ours has been, to see the dawn of 

 better days,' — and these we believe are before 

 us. Thus much personal. 



We are now advancing into the loveliness 

 of Spring, and we hope to glean in our ram- 

 bles many things worthy of our readers' 

 attention. These we shall duly record; for 

 it would be affectation were we to doubt of 

 our " Pencillings by the Way" being read 

 with some little interest. We have, in our 

 worthy publisher, as devoted an admirer of 

 Nature and her handiwork as ourselves : and 

 it is a pleasure to us to be so associated. A 

 Work like our Journal ought to be conducted 

 by kindred spirits ; and let us hope that it 

 will now be a more agreeable Miscellany than 

 ever. " Two heads are better than one ;" and 

 our head having for many weeks had to de- 

 vise, and our hands to carry out, the opera- 

 tions of at least half-a-dozen individuals — re- 

 pose has become needful. It will however be 

 of very short duration ; for now — 



Heralded by sunbeams golden, 



Garlanded by green buds fair, 

 Modest snowdrops, just unfolden, 



Toying 'mid her streaming hair — 

 Comes Fair Spring, a blushing maiden, 



With rich hope and beatjty laden. 



If we keep company with this 11 blushing 

 maiden " — and we most assuredly shall do so 

 daily, our readers well know how long our 

 pen will lie quiet. Such " secrets" as we are 

 about to discover, we confess we cannot 

 " keep." In all other matters we may be 

 safely trusted. 



ORIGINAL CORRESPONDENCE. 



The Distemper in Dogs. — In 3 r our 13th Num- 

 ber (page 201), you very properly recommend 

 cleanliness and fresh water for keeping clogs in 

 good health. But they are of course always lia- 

 ble to the distemper. My experience, which has 

 been extensive in both the breeding and break- 

 ing of pointers and setters, may be of use to 

 others, and as such I send it you. When the dis- 

 temper first shows itself, let a tablespoonful of 

 good yeast (beer, not potatoe yeast) be given the 

 animal once daily. This will generally control 

 the disease; and not only will it prevent death, 

 but also infirmity of limb. The nostrils should be 

 frequently sponged with warm water. — R. D. 



Curious Breed of Fowls. — Mr. W. Lees, game- 

 keeper to Sir William Gordon, at Earlston House, 



