 The plants, in all but twenty-nine in number, — but a single mineral, — quadrupeds, none, with the exception of foreign mice, — fresh water barely enough for household purposes, — no streams, nor mountains, nor hills ! How much of the poetry or...  Annual of Scientific Discovery: Or, Year-book of Facts in Science and Art ... - Page 2781852Full view - About this book
 | Science - 1851 - 510 pages
...mental improvement. Perhaps the query might he best answered hy another, How many of the various rts of civilized life could exist in a land, where shells...streams, nor mountains, nor hills? How much of the poetry or literature of Europe would be intelligible to persons whose ideas had expanded only to the limits... | |
 | Geology - 1850 - 432 pages
...vegetation of the land from which they are derived, are lost to them ; and as words are but signs for ideas, they have fallen off in general intelligence....number, — but a single mineral, — quadrupeds, ii •!!•.•. with the exception of foreign mice, — fresh water barely enough for household purposes,... | |
 | Science - 1850 - 442 pages
...vegetation of the land from which they are derived, are lost to them ; and as words are but signs for ideas, they have fallen off in general intelligence....nor mountains, nor hills ! How much of the poetry or literature of Europe would be intelligible to persons whose ideas had expanded only to the limits... | |
 | Geology - 1850 - 440 pages
...vegetation of the land from which they are derived, are lost to them ; and as words are but signs for ideas, they have fallen off in general intelligence....nor mountains, nor hills ! How much of the poetry or literature of Europe would be intelligible to persons whose ideas had expanded only to the limits... | |
 | 1850 - 548 pages
...philosopher, to what extent a race of men placed in such circumstances are capable of mental improvement. How many of the various arts of civilized life could...but twenty-nine in number ; * but a single mineral (coral) ; quadrupeds none, with the exception of foreign mice ; fresh water, barely enough for household... | |
 | James Dwight Dana - Coral reefs and islands - 1853 - 160 pages
...vegetation of the land from which they are derived, are lost to them ; and as words are but signs for ideas, they have fallen off in general intelligence....streams, nor mountains, nor hills? How much of the poetry or literature of Europe would be intelligible to persons whose ideas had expanded only to the limits... | |
 | James Dwight Dana - Coral reefs and islands - 1872 - 430 pages
...interesting inquiry for the philosopher, to what extent a race of men placed in such circumstances is capable of mental improvement. Perhaps the query might...shells are the only cutting instruments, — the plants of the land in all but twenty-nine in number, — minerals but one, — quadrupeds none, with the exception... | |
 | Science - 1872 - 806 pages
...feature, but the natives find this a poor substitute for the bread-fruit and yams of more favored lands. How many of the various arts of civilized life could...land where shells are the only cutting instruments — fresh water barely enough for household purposes — no streams, nor mountains, nor hills? How... | |
 | Herbert Spencer - Sociology - 1877 - 850 pages
...another way, has elsewhere the like effect. As Professor Dana asks respecting a coral-island : — "How many of the various arts of civilized life could exist in a land where sheila are the only cutting iustruments — fresh water barely enough for househoH purposes — no... | |
 | Herbert Spencer - Social sciences - 1882 - 882 pages
...elsewhere the like effect. As Professor Dana asks respecting a coral-island : — "How many of tho various arts of civilized life could exist in a land where shells are the only cutting instruments — fresh water barely enough for household purposes — no streams, nor mountains, nor hills? How... | |
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