950 Recent Literature. | November, 
Darwin tells us that in the earthquake at Concepcion, in 1835,the 
walls which ranged S. W. by W. and N. E. by E. stood better 
than those which ranged N. W. by N. and S. E. by S., the undu- 
lations coming from the S. W. In Caraccas, “the. city of earth- 
quakes,” it is said that every house has its /aga securo, or safe 
side, where the inhabitants place their fragile property. This /aga 
securo is the north side, and it was chosen because about two out 
of every three destructive shocks traversed the city from west to 
east, so that the walls in these sides of a building have been stricken 
broadside on.” 
of 1857. 
ee: Special districts also, in an earthquake country, are free nes 
_ shocks, since Milne tells us that even in a country like Japa 
-~ where there are on the average at least two earthquakes 
a ii E possible to choose a place - build in as free fro oe wee 
imity to ravines and cafions prote a small region from the severe o 
shocks of earthquakes. ee 
ic disturbances in the ocean are discussed in the ae : 
r the most striking examples is that of Iquiq , 
