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blind attachment to theories, however plausible. His foundations of facts 
must be solid, if his inductions are to be correct. It is by a patient and 
laborious search after truth, by a diligent and enlightened questioning of 
nature, and, above all, by an humble dependence upon Him ‘ who is before 
all things, and by whom all things consist,’ that the botanical inquirer can 
expect to arrive at satisfactory results.” 
The Sea-side Book ; being an Introduction to the Natural History of the 
British Coasts. By William Henry Harvey, M.D., M.R.I.A., Professor 
of Botany to the Royal Dublin Society, Director of the Herbarium, 
Trinity College, Dublin. Third Edition. With a Chapter on Fish and 
Fish-diet, by W. Yarrell, F.L.S., &c. London: John Van Voorst. 
Price 5 s. 
We are glad to have the pleasure of telling our readers that this little 
work has reached a third edition; and shall, in the fewest words possible, 
point out to them the improvements they may, on perusal, expect to find. 
First, we have a very interesting chapter on the u World of Waters.” 
This gives us an account of the various depths of the ocean, of the con¬ 
stituent parts of salt water, of the effect of the moon in producing the 
change of tides—this portion, as Dr. Harvey informs us, being supplied 
by the learned Professor of Geology in Trinity College, Dublin—and of 
the colour of the sea. 
We have, also, a chapter on fish, and fish-diet, by Mr. Yarrell, the well- 
known author of that popular work, “ The Fishes of Great Britain.” This 
chapter contains an account of the various devices used for the capture of 
the finny race, and of the modes of curing the more valuable of them when 
caught. It also gives us very good medical authority for the use of fish 
as diet, and a table showing the relative quantity of nutritive matter con¬ 
tained in beef, mutton, veal, and pork, as well as the several fish, most 
in use among the inhabitants of Great Britain and Ireland. Also, the 
months of the year when these fish are in season—■*.«., when they are es¬ 
teemed as most palatable and wholesome. We regard these two chapters 
as a very pleasing addition to this companion to the sea-side. It were 
almost useless in us to recommend this volume, as we know it is 
universally appreciated; and we have seldom seen a person—who cared 
anything about nature—stopping at the sea-side without having a copy 
of this fascinating, well got up, and highly-instructive little work. 
