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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. We 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.

INDEX

TO THE

TWENTY-SEVENTH VOLUME

OF THE

NATIONAL QUARTERLY REVIEW.

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 Magi, 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

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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
no 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
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, ib.-a good Catholic, though a severe
critic of the papacy, 62-poetical descrip-
tion of Laura, 63-its beauties, ib.-Foun-
tan 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,
ib.

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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-Pope
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-anecdote 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 sey.

Report, Annual, of Pennsylvania R. R. Co.,
reviewed, 177-180.

Review, a, of Prof. Reese's Review re-
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, ið.
-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, 330-the earth blown like a leaf

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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