...effected for mankind, and his answer is ready : " It has lengthened life ; it has mitigated pain ; il has extinguished diseases ; it has increased the fertility...penetrate securely into the noxious recesses of the earth, to traverse the land in cars which whirl along without horses, and the ocean in ships which run ten...

...to earth ; it has lighted up the night with the splendour of the day ; it has extended the range of human vision ; it has multiplied the power of the...penetrate securely into the noxious recesses of the earth, to traverse the land in cars which whirl along without horses, and the ocean in ships which run ten...

...guided the thunderbolt innocuously from heaven to earth ; it has lighted up the night with the splendor of the day ; it has extended the range of the human...penetrate securely into the noxious recesses of the earth, to traverse the land in cars which whirl along without horses, and the ocean in ships which run ten...

...guided the thunderbolt innocuously from heaven to earth ; it has lighted up the night with the splendor of the day; it has extended the range of the human...penetrate securely into the noxious recesses of the earth, to traverse the iand in cars which whirl along without horses, and the ocean in ships which run ten...

...to earth. It has lighted up the night with the splendor of the day. It has extended the range of tho human vision. It has multiplied the power of the human...intercourse, correspondence, all friendly offices, all dispatch of business. It has enabled man to descend to the depths of the sea, to soar into the air,...

...without it ? What has it enabled us to do which we should not have been equally able to do without it?" Such questions, we suspect, would have puzzled Simplicius...penetrate securely into the noxious recesses of the earth, to traverse the land in cars which whirl along without horses, and the ocean in ships which run ten...

...guided the thunder-bolt innocuously from heaven to earth ; it has lighted up the night with the splendor of the day ; it has extended the range of the human...intercourse, correspondence, all friendly offices, all dispatch of business ; it has enabled man to descend to the depths of the sea, to soar into the air,...

...accelerated motion; it has annihilated distance; it has facilitated intercourse, correspondence, all kindly offices, all despatch of business ; it has enabled...penetrate securely into the noxious recesses of the earth, to traverse the land on cars which whirl without horses, and the ocean in ships which sail against...

...accelerated motion; it has annihilated distance; it has facilitated intercourse, correspondence, all kindly offices, all despatch of business; it has enabled...penetrate securely into the noxious recesses of the earth, to traverse the land on care which whirl without horses, and the ocean in ships which sail against...

...passage, sums up the benefits which it has conferred upon man : — " It has lengthened life," he says ; " it has mitigated pain ; it has extinguished diseases...offices, all despatch of business ; it has enabled men to descend to the depths of the sea, to soar into the air, to penetrate securely into the noxious...