Now, if the reader will examine these two tables carefully, he will find each much more interesting than it would seem at first sight. It is certain that the policy-holders of Howard Life were fortunate in being transferred to the United States Life. The same is true of the policy-holders of the Empire Mutual in being transferred to the New York Continental, and certainly the policy-holders of both the Amicable Mutual and International Life had a happy deliverance when taken charge of by the Guardian Mutual. It is otherwise, however, with those of the National Capital Life. The prospects of the latter were indeed never very bright; but we cannot see that they have been much improved by transference to the Penn Mutual.
In short, as already intimated, we should be decidedly in favor of amalgamation in instances like those of Continental Life, the United States Life, and the Guardian Mutual. We could even go so far as to favor the amalgamation of the Mutual Life and the New York Life with the Manhattan Life and the Equitable Life. At the present moment these amalgamations may not seem likely to be ever made; but much greater and more important changes have been produced by timeeven by a few brief years. It may be remembered that we did not wait for the conviction of the president of the Mutual Life of "sundry fraudulent practices' "to inform our readers that there are companies which do not boast of one-fourth as large a pile of money as the Mutual Life that are nevertheless vastly safer than that company. This is true, for example, of the modest National Life of New York. never said or meant that the National Life was rich, but we have said, more than once, that it is richer in proportion to its indebtedness than the Mutual Life. Some three or four years ago this seemed an exaggerated statement. Few believed it; now, on the contrary, few capable of judging doubt it.
As there are rumors just now of new amalgamations, we may be permitted to express the hope that if any of the solid, sound, and honorable companies, already mentioned as affording ample protection, should decline the combination, the policy-holders would still be perfectly safe if the North American Life, the Mutual Benefit, or the Charter Oak could be induced to cover them with its protecting mantle.
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About, E., his Alsace reviewed, 170 et seq. Eneid of Virgil, six books of (Chase's edition), reviewed, 166 Eclogues, Georgics, etc., of (Stuart's edition), re- viewed, 166.
Alchemy and the Alchemists, article on, 90-114-misapprehension and derision of, 90 search for philosopher's stone not so chimerical as now generally supposed, 91 -testimony of Bacon, ib.-absurd preten- sions of some votaries, ib.-Egypt the birthplace of alchemy, 92-there known as the sacred art, 93-opposite character- istics of the science, ib.-known to the Chaldeans and Mag!, 95-also, to the He- brews, ib.-wonderful entertainments and their effects on the populace, 96-speak- ing heads made by Albertus Magnus and Pope Sylvester II., 97-various arts known to the ancients, 98-the sacred art lost in Egypt on the dispersion of the Egyptian priests, 100-the priests carry it with them in their forced wanderings, ib. -discoveries by the Arabs, 101-chemistry brought to Europe by the Moors, 102- Roger Bacon's the earliest authentic European works on alchemy, ib.-the next those of Albertus Magnus, 103- treatise by Thomas Aquinas, ib.-by Basil Valentine, ib.-works of Paracelsus, 104-of Van Helmont, ib.-of Glauber, and Agricola, ib.-general character of alchemists, 105-fundamental maxims, 106 et seq.-the alchemist confounded
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with the magician, 109-fate of Vanini Bruno for being "curious about the im- provement of the understanding," ib.- symbolism, 110-objects cherished by al- chemists, 111-the universal solvent, 112 -realized in modern times by the dis- covery of fluorine, ib.-general conclu- sions, 113-114.
Anaxagoras, as a scientist, etc., article on 203-223-Present age forgetful of past, 203-efforts to counteract consequences, 204-Greeks learn from Egyptians, ib.- sciences and arts lost, 205-how lost, ib.— scientific men and literary men, 206-re- lative duration of their fame, ib.-illustra- tions, ib.-biographical sketch, 207- pupils of Anaxagoras, 208-he studies in Egypt, 209-problems in geometry dis- covered by, ib.-his successor 210-Anaxa- goras the first to maintain divine govern- ment of universe, ib.-subjects discussed by, 211-first to explain the causes of eclipses, 212-also some of the phenomena of colors, 213-the instructor of Pericles 214-other pupils, 215 et seq.-fruits of teaching, as exhibited by Euripides, 216- system of Anaxagoras, 217 et seq.-his labors disparaged, 218-criticism on system by Lucretius, 219-his extreme poverty, 220-resolves on starving him- self, ib.-is prevented by Pericles, ib.- accused of impiety, convicted and sen- tenced, ib.-again saved by Pericles, ib.- devotion of Archelaus, 221-two alters
was the lady married or single, 50-the Abbé de Sade claims that she was the wife of his ancestor, ib.-his arguments in support of claim, ib.-a royal kiss to Laura, note, 51-obituary on Laura, 52- the original MS., 53-Laura's remains searched for two centuries after her death, 54-claimed to have been found, ib.-evi- dences, ib.-criticisms on the Abbe's arguments, 55-general opinion at present day, 56-Laura's husband not jealous, as alleged by the Abbé, ib.-reasons for that conclusion, ib.-Petrarch's passion caused
O public scandal, 57-evidences, ib.- favors offered by more than one Pope, ib. -various preferments in the church, 58- criticisms on popes, ib.-generosity of Clement VI., note, ib.-general indulgent and kind conduct of princes of the church, 60-contrast presented by "princes" of present day, note, ib.-friendship of Cardinal Colonna, 61-of Archbishop Vis- conti, ib.-the poet crowned at Rome through the influence of pope and cardi- nals, io.-a good Catholic, though a severe critic of the papacy, 62-poetical descrip- tion of Laura, 63-its beauties, ib.-Foun- tain of Vaucluse, sonnet on, ib.- Three Triumphs," 65-dialogue in Triumph of Death," ib.-De Sade's argument from it, 66.--universal delight afforded by the melodious re-ults of Petrarch's passion,
Raphael, of Urbino, article on, 252 et seq.- bis biographers, 252-biographical sketch, 253-history and works, 254-dispersion of productions, ib.-first journey to Florence, 255-its object, ib.-effect, 256- -earliest works, ib.-visit to Bologna, 257-t native town, ib.-distinguishe i acquaintances, 255-at Rome, 259-rope Julius II, his character, ib.-commissions Rapuael, ib.-views of historians, 260- alleged jealousy, 261-anecdote, 262-many merits and one fault of Passavant, 263- Fuseli's estimate of comparative merits, ib.-death of Julius 11., 264-Leo X., proves a generous patron, ib.-other illustrious friends, 265-Raphael's in- fluence, ib.-au cdote of two cardinals, 266-Raphael's mistress, ib.-remarkable letter, 267-productiveness, 268-the trans- figuration, 26-Raphael's death, 279. Readers, American Educational, reviewed and criticised, 168 et seq.
Report, Annual, of Pennsylvania R. R. Co., reviewed, 177-180.
Review, a, of Prof. Reese's Review viewed, 183.
Rome, old, and New Italy, noticed, 367, et seq.
Santo Domingo, Past and Present, re- viewed, 172 et seq.
Senior Speaker, Oxfords, noticed, 363, et seq.
Soul, the, Material Hypothesis of, article on, 25-36-study of the constitution of the mind supplanted by the study of its de- velopment, 25 (no new light on nature of soul, note, 26.)-scientific classes divided, 26-two distinct forces, ib.-conception of force, 27-medium of the soul, 28- immortality of forces, 29-personality and consciousness the result of organism, ib. -subsensible medium filling all space. 30-another theory, note. ib.-the eternal substance not susceptible to the senses, 31-views of Prof. Tyndall, note, ib.- const tuents of human body, 32-the evolution theory, ib.-individuality of the soul after death, 33-consequences of the hypothesis, 34-man becoming more and more nervous, etc., note, ib.-nerve at- mosphere, 35-little to be expected as- suming the hypothesis to be true, 36. Sun, The, and its phenomena, article on, 67-89.
Theory, Chemical, progress of, article on, 319, et seq.-this an age of revolution and progress, 320-the earth blown like a leaf by the winds of destiny, ib.-the theories and hypothesis of old reasoners unstable, 321-editorial note, the above remarks a fair specimen of the manner in which people of the present day prove their superiority to their ancestors, ib., et seq.- error in article on the Sun and its Phenomena by the same author, ib.-the labor of an editor in winnowing the chaff from the wheat, 322-the assumption of superiority to the ancients unauthorized by facts. 323-the Greek philosophers, 324
the author resumes, ib.--rapid progress of discovery in modern chemistry, 325- but a century old in reference to its scien- tific standing, 326-Lavoisier the father of the existing science, ib.--his discoveries, 327-the atomic theory developed by Dalton, 328--the discovery of Guy Lussac, ib. et seq.-the dualistic theory developed by Berzelius. 330-the theory of radicals, 331--the dualistic theory generally re- ceived, 332-Dumas the first seriously to attack it, 334-the hypothesis of nuclei proposed by Laurent ib.-the discovery of chloracetic acid, 335-the principal chemical compounds referred to one of three or four typical combinations, 336- the theory of types, illustrated, 359. 310- the quantivalence of the chemical ele- ments, 341-the theory of atomicity illas- trated, 342, et seq.-the science still in transition state, 345.
Western Home, Our, noticed, 369, et seq.
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