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<h2>CONCLUSION</h2> Our task draws near to a conclusion; and we hope that those who have followed our teachings will thirst after further knowledge; that they will henceforward regard the great Book of Nature as the work of an Almighty Hand, and endeavour to find, for everything that Nature does, the Reason Why. A high perception of the wisdom of the Divine Being, must necessarily be the result of an intelligent contemplation of the Divine works. To the ignorant, the name of God is an unmeaning word; it may inspire fear, but it does not develope love. To the dark mind of the untaught man, God is no more than one of those mysterious existences that awe the superstitious, and deter the wicked. There is no grafting of the soul of the man upon the eternal love. But knowledge brings man into communion with that Almighty wisdom which is the fountain of all truth and happiness. 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CONTENTS. <div class="ml-30"> <div style="float: left; width: 50%;"> <ul class="no-style"> <li class="chap">Introductory Letter,</li> <li class="chap">Chat with the President,</li> <li class="chap">Stealing a Speech,</li> <li class="chap">Everything in General, and Nothing in Particular,</li> <li class="chap">The black Hawk: or Life in a Fore-and-After,</li> <li class="chap">Old Blowhard,</li> <li class="chap">The Widow's Son,</li> <li class="chap">The Language of Mackerel,</li> <li class="chap">The Best-natured Man in the World,</li> <li class="chap">The Bait-Box,</li> <li class="chap">The Water-Glass; or a Day-Dream of Life,</li> <li class="chap">Old Sarsaparilla Pills,</li> <li class="chap">Our Colonies and Sailors,</li> <li class="chap">The House that Hope Built,</li> </ul></div> <div style="float: right; width: 50%;"> <ul class="no-style"> <li class="chap">The House without Hope,</li> <li class="chap">An Old Friend with a New Face,</li> <li class="chap">Chat in a Calm,</li> <li class="chap">The Sable Island Ghost,</li> <li class="chap">The Witch of Eskisoony,</li> <li class="chap">Jericho beyond Jordan,</li> <li class="chap">Three Truths for One Lie,</li> <li class="chap">Aunt Thankful & her Room,</li> <li class="chap">A Single Idea,</li> <li class="chap">An Excellent Plan of Reform,</li> <li class="chap">Goose Van Dam,</li> <li class="chap">A Hot Day,</li> <li class="chap">A Pic-Nic at La Haire,</li> <li class="chap">A Narrow Escape.</li> </ul></div> </div>   Published by DICK & FITZGERALD, 18 Ann St., N. 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It is fascinating from beginning to ending, and no reader will lay it down, after perusal, without wishing the author had extended its pages. <hr class="chap" /> A REPLY TO "DRED," AND "UNCLE TOM." <hr class="ad-top" /> TIT FOR TAT; A NOVEL, BY A LADY OF NEW ORLEANS. 12mo. Cloth, Price $1. Sent free of postage. This the title of a most wonderful book, written by a lady of New Orleans, and issued from the press for the perusal of all persons whose minds have been poisoned by the pernicious exaggerations of American life and Negro Slavery to be found in "Uncle Tom's Cabin" and "Dred." The lady of New Orleans has done her work manfully. The book shows clearly that those who cry out against Negro Slavery, and utter the rankest falsehoods about that institution, are the supporters and proprietors of a system of white slavery more cruel and debasing in its character and operations than the most skilful romancist could imagine. All this is shown in a Tale abounding with spirited and dramatic scenes and incidents. "TIT FOR TAT" embraces forty chapters of astonishing interest. MILLIONS of copies of this work should be circulated. OPINIONS OF THE PRESS. "It recounts, in a forcible manner, the evils of the English social system.... We only wish it furnished any sufficient apology for our shortcomings."—Commercial, Buffalo. "One of the must powerfully written novels of the day."—Springfield Republican. "It is a poem in all its parts; fervid, womanly and eloquent."—Galveston News. "She shows clearly that those who cry out against Negro Slavery are the supporters of a system of white Slavery, most cruel and depraved."—Savannah News. This is "carrying the war into Africa" with a vengeance. It is more than "a Roland for an Oliver." It is more caustic than even "Change for Dickens' American Notes. By a lady." "Dred, a Tale of the Dismal Swamp," the offspring of foreign influence; British influence; subsidising and Anglicising the Yankee pen of Harriet Beecher Stowe, is answered most effectually in a tale of white slavery, far more dismal than all the caricatures that have ever been painted of Negro servitude in the South. Our bane and antidote are both before us. "Tit for Tat" is confined to England and the English, and is, therefore, a more direct and appropriate reply to the Duchess of Sutherland's minion. The bold, startling pictures are drawn from real life, and their darkest shadows do not exaggerate the depths of degradation and misery into which the fairest specimens of God's handiwork are plunged; white men capable of appreciating misery in its highest forms, and of enjoying all its benefits and refinements. And all the suffering and woe depicted by the author with masculine vigor are the direct results of the cruel oppression of the aristocracy, to whom Mrs. Stowe plays the flunkey, flattering in their vices, the tyrants who wallow in luxury upon the toil and blood of the people.—New York Citizen. Copies of the above books sent per mail free of postage. Send cash orders to DICK & FITZGERALD. No. 18 Ann Street, New York. <hr class="chap" /> <div class="transnote p3"> <h3>Transcriber's Note:</h3> <ul> <li>Minor typographical errors have been corrected without note.</li> <li>Punctuation and spelling were made consistent when a predominant form was found in this book; otherwise they were not changed.</li> <li>Ambiguous hyphens at the ends of lines were retained.</li> <li>Mid-paragraph illustrations have been moved between paragraphs and some illustrations have been moved closer to the text that references them.</li> <li>Each page starts with a biblical quotation. They were moved between paragraphs when needed.</li> </ul> ">Other Notes: <ul> <li>p. ix: LESSON XI follows LESSON XII. This was not changed.</li> <li>p. 151: Two consecutive questions are labeled 666. This was not changed.</li> <li>p. 177: Question 892 was mislabeled. Changed to 802.</li> <li>pp. 199 and 201 each have a question 869. This was not changed.</li> <li>p. 232. "F. The muscle situated underneath, ..." This muscle is shown above in Fig. 61.</li> <li>p. 251: "... that required to be removed..." changed to "... that are required to be removed"....</li> <li>p. 253: "... destruction of the optic,..." changed to "... destruction of the optic nerve,..."</li> <li>p. 286: "... that minerals, and animals..." changed to "... animals..."</li> <li>p. 293: Two consecutive questions are labeled 1167. This was not changed.</li> </ul></div> <div style="break-after:column;"></div>

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