ed by the magi of Egypt to record discoveries in science, and
historical events; astrology an early superstition; universal
characters desirable; Grey's Memoria Technica; Bergeret's Botanical
Nomenclature; Bishop Wilkins's Real Character and Philosophical
Language.

NOTE VII. OLD AGE AND DEATH.

I. Immediate cause of the infirmities of age not yet well ascertained;
must be sought in the laws of animal excitability; debility induced by
inactivity of many parts of the system; organs of sense become less
excitable; this ascribed to habit; may arise from deficient secretion
of sensorial power; all parts of the system not changed as we advance
in life. II. Means of preventing old age; warm bath; fishes;
cold-blooded amphibious animals; fermented liquors injurious; also
want of heat, food, and fresh air; variation of stimuli; volition;
activity. III. Theory of the approach of age; surprise: novelty; why
contagious diseases affect a person but once; debility; death.

NOTE VIII. REPRODUCTION.

I. Distinguishes animation from mechanism; solitary and sexual; buds
and bulbs; aphises; tenia; volvox; polypus; oyster; eel;
hermaphrodites. II. Sexual. III. Inferior vegetables and animals
propagate by solitary generation only; next order by both; superior by
sexual generation alone. IV. Animals are improved by reproduction;
contagious diseases; reproduction a mystery.

NOTE IX. STORGE.

Pelicans; pigeons; instincts of animals acquired by a previous state,
and transmitted by tradition; parental love originates from pleasure.

NOTE X. EVE FROM ADAM'S RIB.

Mosaic history of Paradise supposed by some to be an allegory;
Egyptian philosophers, and others, supposed mankind to have been
originally of both sexes united.

NOTE XI. HEREDITARY DISEASES.

Most affect the offspring of solitary reproduction: grafted trees,
strawberries, potatoes; changing seed; intermarriages; hereditary
diseases owing to indulgence in fermented liquors; immoderate use of
common salt; improvement of progeny; hazardous to marry an heiress.

NOTE XII. CHEMICAL THEORY OF ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM.

I. Attraction and repulsion. II. Two kinds of electric ether;
atmospheres of electricity surround all separate bodies; atmospheres
of similar kinds repel, of different kinds attract each other
strongly; explode on uniting; nonconductors; imperfect conductors;
perfect conductors; torpedo, gymnotus, galvanism. III. Effect of
metallic points. IV. Acc