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cal name, who lived in the second century, taught that the fullness of Christian perfection consisted in completely understanding the Greek alphabet[1]. The sect of the Colarbasians still exists in literature, and from the inordinate applause which is bestowed upon their branch of erudition, we might suppose that the perfection of human learning consisted in an accurate knowledge of the minutiæ of Greek prosody.
229. Tinder from Wormwood.
The Japanese use the woolly part of the leaves of wormwood (artemisia vulgaris,) for tinder; it is so prepared as to form a brownish coloured wool, and it easily catches fire[2].
230. Propagation of Sound.
Those optical phenomena which passed
