The Popular Science Monthly, Volume 42D. Appleton, 1893 - Science |
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... physical rea- sons for this . The Eurasian is a poor creature among men . The death - rate of the community is tabulated with that of the Eu- ropean element , so can not be ascertained accurately , but it is known to be high . He is an ...
... physical rea- sons for this . The Eurasian is a poor creature among men . The death - rate of the community is tabulated with that of the Eu- ropean element , so can not be ascertained accurately , but it is known to be high . He is an ...
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... physical inheritance and its rea- son is racial . Life under however modest conditions is impossible to Euro- peans in Calcutta under a certain income . This is perfectly under- stood by all employers of European labor , which is used ...
... physical inheritance and its rea- son is racial . Life under however modest conditions is impossible to Euro- peans in Calcutta under a certain income . This is perfectly under- stood by all employers of European labor , which is used ...
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... find employment as teachers ; and some make their way to the up- country tea and indigo plantations , where a certain number suc- ceed , though the race has not the physical qualifications 8 THE POPULAR SCIENCE MONTHLY .
... find employment as teachers ; and some make their way to the up- country tea and indigo plantations , where a certain number suc- ceed , though the race has not the physical qualifications 8 THE POPULAR SCIENCE MONTHLY .
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... physical organization , and especially the brain of man , we are far from scientific theory and practice in education , because without this a true psychology is impossible . In other words , educating the mind wisely depends on ...
... physical organization , and especially the brain of man , we are far from scientific theory and practice in education , because without this a true psychology is impossible . In other words , educating the mind wisely depends on ...
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... physical development . The behavior of the infant is in accordance with the brain structure and function of which I have been speaking . The infant from birth is the subject of almost constant move- ments during the waking hours of its ...
... physical development . The behavior of the infant is in accordance with the brain structure and function of which I have been speaking . The infant from birth is the subject of almost constant move- ments during the waking hours of its ...
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Page 265 - Pleiads, rising thro" the mellow shade, Glitter like a swarm of fire-flies tangled in a silver braid. Here about the beach I wander'd, nourishing a youth sublime With the fairy tales of science, and the long result of Time...
Page 265 - Many a night from yonder ivied casement, ere I went to rest, Did I look on great Orion sloping slowly to the West. Many a night I saw the Pleiads, rising through the mellow shade, Glitter like a swarm of fireflies tangled in a silver braid.
Page 266 - Anathema,' friend, at you; Should all our churchmen foam in spite At you, so careful of the right, Yet one lay-hearth would give you welcome (Take it and come) to the Isle of Wight...
Page 89 - So on our heels a fresh perfection treads, A power more strong in beauty, born of us And fated to excel us, as we pass In glory that old Darkness: nor are we Thereby more conquer'd, than by us the rule Of shapeless Chaos.
Page 326 - Wherefore didst thou flee away secretly, and steal away from me; and didst not tell me, that I might have sent thee away with mirth, and with songs, with tabret, and with harp ? 28 And hast not suffered me to kiss my sons and my daughters?
Page 477 - The feeling of religious devotion is a highly complex one, consisting of love, complete submission to an exalted and mysterious superior, a strong sense of dependence, fear, reverence, gratitude, hope for the future, and perhaps other elements.
Page 27 - Strengthen ye the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees. Say to them that are of fearful heart, " Be strong, fear not: behold, your God will come with vengeance, even God with a recompense; he will come and save you.
Page 466 - For culture certainly means something quite different from learning or technical skill. It implies the possession of an ideal, and the habit of critically estimating the value of things by comparison with a theoretic standard. Perfect culture should supply a complete theory of life, based upon a clear knowledge alike of its possibilities and of its limitations.
Page 797 - New occasions teach new duties ; Time makes ancient good uncouth ; They must upward still, and onward, who would keep abreast of Truth ; Lo, before us gleam her camp-fires ! we ourselves must Pilgrims be, Launch our Mayflower, and steer boldly through the desperate winter sea, Nor attempt the Future's portal with the Past's blood-rusted key.
Page 27 - Wherefore lift up the hands which hang down, and the feeble knees; and make straight paths for your feet, lest that which is lame be turned out of the way; but let it rather be healed.