Butthevoidwithinmyheartrefused，eventhus，tobefilled。I
　　longedforthelovewhichhadbeforefilledittooverflowing。AtlengththevalleypainedmethroughitsmemoriesofEleonora，andI
　　leftitforeverforthevanitiesandtheturbulenttriumphsoftheworld。
　　Ifoundmyselfwithinastrangecity，whereallthingsmighthaveservedtoblotfromrecollectionthesweetdreamsIhaddreamedsolongintheValleyoftheMany-ColoredGrass。Thepompsandpageantriesofastatelycourt，andthemadclangorofarms，andtheradiantlovelinessofwomen，bewilderedandintoxicatedmybrain。Butasyetmysoulhadprovedtruetoitsvows，andtheindicationsofthepresenceofEleonorawerestillgivenmeinthesilenthoursofthenight。Suddenlythesemanifestationstheyceased，andtheworldgrewdarkbeforemineeyes，andIstoodaghastattheburningthoughtswhichpossessed，attheterribletemptationswhichbesetme；
　　fortherecamefromsomefar，fardistantandunknownland，intothegaycourtofthekingIserved，amaidentowhosebeautymywholerecreantheartyieldedatonceatwhosefootstoolIboweddownwithoutastruggle，inthemostardent，inthemostabjectworshipoflove。What，indeed，wasmypassionfortheyounggirlofthevalleyincomparisonwiththefervor，andthedelirium，andthespirit-liftingecstasyofadorationwithwhichIpouredoutmywholesoulintearsatthefeetoftheetherealErmengarde？Oh，brightwastheseraphErmengarde！andinthatknowledgeIhadroomfornoneother。Oh，divinewastheangelErmengarde！andasIlookeddownintothedepthsofhermemorialeyes，Ithoughtonlyofthemandofher。
　　Iwedded；nordreadedthecurseIhadinvoked；anditsbitternesswasnotvisiteduponme。Andoncebutonceagaininthesilenceofthenight；therecamethroughmylatticethesoftsighswhichhadforsakenme；andtheymodelledthemselvesintofamiliarandsweetvoice，saying：
　　“Sleepinpeace！fortheSpiritofLovereignethandruleth，and，intakingtothypassionateheartherwhoisErmengarde，thouartabsolved，forreasonswhichshallbemadeknowntotheeinHeaven，ofthyvowsuntoEleonora。”
　　NotestoThisVolumeNotes-Scherezade{*1}Thecoralites。
　　{*2}“OneofthemostremarkablenaturalcuriositiesinTexasisapetrifiedforest，neartheheadofPasignoriver。Itconsistsofseveralhundredtrees，inanerectposition，allturnedtostone。
　　Sometrees，nowgrowing，arepartlypetrified。Thisisastartlingfactfornaturalphilosophers，andmustcausethemtomodifytheexistingtheoryofpetrification。_Kennedy_。
　　Thisaccount，atfirstdiscredited，hassincebeencorroboratedbythediscoveryofacompletelypetrifiedforest，neartheheadwatersoftheCheyenne，orChienneriver，whichhasitssourceintheBlackHillsoftherockychain。
　　Thereisscarcely，perhaps，aspectacleonthesurfaceoftheglobemoreremarkable，eitherinageologicalorpicturesquepointofviewthanthatpresentedbythepetrifiedforest，nearCairo。Thetraveller，havingpassedthetombsofthecaliphs，justbeyondthegatesofthecity，proceedstothesouthward，nearlyatrightanglestotheroadacrossthedeserttoSuez，andafterhavingtravelledsometenmilesupalowbarrenvalley，coveredwithsand，gravel，andseashells，freshasifthetidehadretiredbutyesterday，crossesalowrangeofsandhills，whichhasforsomedistancerunparalleltohispath。Thescenenowpresentedtohimisbeyondconceptionsingularanddesolate。Amassoffragmentsoftrees，allconvertedintostone，andwhenstruckbyhishorse’shoofringinglikecastiron，isseentoextenditselfformilesandmilesaroundhim，intheformofadecayedandprostrateforest。Thewoodisofadarkbrownhue，butretainsitsforminperfection，thepiecesbeingfromonetofifteenfeetinlength，andfromhalfafoottothreefeetinthickness，strewedsocloselytogether，asfarastheeyecanreach，thatanEgyptiandonkeycanscarcelythreaditswaythroughamongstthem，andsonaturalthat，wereitinScotlandorIreland，itmightpasswithoutremarkforsomeenormousdrainedbog，onwhichtheexhumedtreeslayrottinginthesun。Therootsandrudimentsofthebranchesare，inmanycases，nearlyperfect，andinsometheworm-holeseatenunderthebarkarereadilyrecognizable。Themostdelicateofthesapvessels，andallthefinerportionsofthecentreofthewood，areperfectlyentire，andbeartobeexaminedwiththestrongestmagnifiers。Thewholearesothoroughlysilicifiedastoscratchglassandarecapableofreceivingthehighestpolish。
　　_AsiaticMagazine_。
　　“DuringtheeruptionofHecla，in1766，cloudsofthiskindproducedsuchadegreeofdarknessthat，atGlaumba，whichismorethanfiftyleaguesfromthemountain，peoplecouldonlyfindtheirwaybygroping。DuringtheeruptionofVesuvius，in1794，atCaserta，fourleaguesdistant，peoplecouldonlywalkbythelightoftorches。
　　OnthefirstofMay，1812，acloudofvolcanicashesandsand，comingfromavolcanointheislandofSt。Vincent，coveredthewholeofBarbadoes，spreadingoveritsointenseadarknessthat，atmid-day，intheopenair，onecouldnotperceivethetreesorotherobjectsnearhim，orevenawhitehandkerchiefplacedatthedistanceofsixinchesfromtheeye。_“Murray，p。215，Phil。edit。_
　　{*6}Intheyear1790，intheCaraccasduringanearthquakeaportionofthegranitesoilsankandleftalakeeighthundredyardsindiameter，andfromeightytoahundredfeetdeep。ItwasapartoftheforestofAripaowhichsank，andthetreesremainedgreenforseveralmonthsunderthewater。”_Murray_，p。221
　　Thehardeststeelevermanufacturedmay，undertheactionofablowpipe，bereducedtoanimpalpablepowder，whichwillfloatreadilyintheatmosphericair。
　　TheregionoftheNiger。SeeSimmona’s_ColonialMagazine_。
　　}TheMyrmeleon-lion-ant。Theterm“monster“isequallyapplicabletosmallabnormalthingsandtogreat，whilesuchepithetsas“vast“
　　aremerelycomparative。Thecavernofthemyrmeleonisvastincomparisonwiththeholeofthecommonredant。Agrainofsilexisalsoa“rock。”
　　The_Epidendron，FlosAeris，_ofthefamilyofthe_Orchideae_，growswithmerelythesurfaceofitsrootsattachedtoatreeorotherobject，fromwhichitderivesnonutrimentsubsistingaltogetheruponair。
　　}The_Parasites，_suchasthewonderful_RafflesiaArnaldii_。
　　_Schouw_advocatesaclassofplantsthatgrowuponlivinganimalsthe_Plantae__Epizoae_。Ofthisclassarethe_Fuci_and_Algae_。
　　_Mr。J。B。Williams，ofSalem，Mass。_，presentedthe“NationalInstitute“withaninsectfromNewZealand，withthefollowingdescription：“’_TheHotte_，adecidedcaterpillar，orworm，isfoundgnawingattherootofthe_Rota_tree，withaplantgrowingoutofitshead。Thismostpeculiarandextraordinaryinsecttravelsupboththe_Rota_and_Ferriri_trees，andenteringintothetop，eatsitsway，perforatingthetrunkofthetreesuntilitreachestheroot，anddies，orremainsdormant，andtheplantpropagatesoutofitshead；
　　thebodyremainsperfectandentire，ofahardersubstancethanwhenalive。Fromthisinsectthenativesmakeacoloringfortattooing。
　　{*13}Inminesandnaturalcaveswefindaspeciesofcryptogamous_fungus_thatemitsanintensephosphorescence。
　　{*14}Theorchis，scabiusandvalisneria。
　　{*15}Thecorollaofthisflower_AristolochiaClematitis_，whichistubular，butterminatingupwardsinaligulatelimb，isinflatedintoaglobularfigureatthebase。Thetubularpartisinternallybesetwithstiffhairs，pointingdownwards。Theglobularpartcontainsthepistil，whichconsistsmerelyofagermenandstigma，togetherwiththesurroundingstamens。Butthestamens，beingshorterthanthegermen，cannotdischargethepollensoastothrowituponthestigma，astheflowerstandsalwaysuprighttillafterimpregnation。Andhence，withoutsomeadditionalandpeculiaraid，thepollenmustnecessarilyfandowntothebottomoftheflower。
　　Now，theaidthatnaturehasfurnishedinthiscase，isthatofthe_TiputaPennicornis_，asmallinsect，whichenteringthetubeofthecorrollainquestofhoney，descendstothebottom，andrummagesabouttillitbecomesquitecoveredwithpollen；butnotbeingabletoforceitswayoutagain，owingtothedownwardpositionofthehairs，whichconvergetoapointlikethewiresofamouse-trap，andbeingsomewhatimpatientofitsconfinementitbrushesbackwardsandforwards，tryingeverycorner，till，afterrepeatedlytraversingthestigma，itcoversitwithpollensufficientforitsimpregnation，inconsequenceofwhichtheflowersoonbeginstodroop，andthehairstoshrinktothesidesofthetube，effectinganeasypassagefortheescapeoftheinsect。”_Rev。P。Keith-SystemofPhysiologicalBotany_。
　　{*16}Thebeeseversincebeeswerehavebeenconstructingtheircellswithjustsuchsides，injustsuchnumber，andatjustsuchinclinations，asithasbeendemonstratedinaprobleminvolvingtheprofoundestmathematicalprinciplesaretheverysides，intheverynumber，andattheveryangles，whichwillaffordthecreaturesthemostroomthatiscompatiblewiththegreateststabilityofstructure。
　　Duringthelatterpartofthelastcentury，thequestionaroseamongmathematicians“todeterminethebestformthatcanbegiventothesailsofawindmill，accordingtotheirvaryingdistancesfromtherevolvingvanes，andlikewisefromthecentresoftherevoloution。”
　　Thisisanexcessivelycomplexproblem，foritis，inotherwords，tofindthebestpossiblepositionataninfinityofvarieddistancesandataninfinityofpointsonthearm。Therewereathousandfutileattemptstoanswerthequeryonthepartofthemostillustriousmathematicians，andwhenatlength，anundeniablesoloutionwasdiscovered，menfoundthatthewingsofabirdhadgivenitwithabsolouteprecisionrvrtsincethefirstbirdhadtraversedtheair。
　　{*17}HeobservedaflockofpigeonspassingbetwixtFrankfortandtheIndianterritory，onemileatleastinbreadth；ittookupfourhoursinpassing，which，attherateofonemileperminute，givesalengthof240miles；and，supposingthreepigeonstoeachsquareyard，gives2，230，272，000Pigeons。“_TravelsinCanadaandtheUnitedStates。”byLieut。F。Hall。_
　　{*18}Theearthisupheldbyacowofabluecolor，havinghornsfourhundredinnumber。”_Sale’sKoran_。
　　{*19}“The_Entozoa_，orintestinalworms，haverepeatedlybeenobservedinthemuscles，andinthecerebralsubstanceofmen。”
　　SeeWyatt’sPhysiology，p。143。
　　{*20}OntheGreatWesternRailway，betweenLondonandExeter，aspeedof71milesperhourhasbeenattained。Atrainweighing90
　　tonswaswhirledfromPaddingtontoDidcot53milesin51minutes。
　　The_Eccalobeion_
　　Maelzel’sAutomatonChess-player。
　　Babbage’sCalculatingMachine。
　　Chabert_，andsincehim，ahundredothers。
　　TheElectrotype。
　　_Wollaston_madeofplatinumforthefieldofviewsinatelescopeawireoneeighteen-thousandthpartofaninchinthickness。Itcouldbeseenonlybymeansofthemicroscope。
　　Newtondemonstratedthattheretinabeneaththeinfluenceofthevioletrayofthespectrum，vibrated900，000，000oftimesinasecond。
　　Voltaicpile。
　　TheElectroTelegraphPrintingApparatus。
　　TheElectrotelegraphtransmitsintelligenceinstantaneously-
　　atleastatsofarasregardsanydistanceupontheearth。
　　CommonexperimentsinNaturalPhilosophy。Iftworedraysfromtwoluminouspointsbeadmittedintoadarkchambersoastofallonawhitesurface，anddifferintheirlengthby0。0000258ofaninch，theirintensityisdoubled。Soalsoifthedifferenceinlengthbeanywhole-numbermultipleofthatfraction。Amultipleby21/4，3
　　1/4，&c。，givesanintensityequaltoonerayonly；butamultipleby21/2，31/2，&c。，givestheresultoftotaldarkness。Invioletrayssimilareffectsarisewhenthedifferenceinlengthis0。000157ofaninch；andwithallotherraystheresultsarethesamethedifferencevaryingwithauniformincreasefromtheviolettothered。
　　{*32}Placeaplatinacrucibleoveraspiritlamp，andkeepitaredheat；pourinsomesulphuricacid，which，thoughthemostvolatileofbodiesatacommontemperature，willbefoundtobecomecompletelyfixedinahotcrucible，andnotadropevaporatesbeingsurroundedbyanatmosphereofitsown，itdoesnot，infact，touchthesides。Afewdropsofwaterarenowintroduced，whentheacid，immediatelycomingincontactwiththeheatedsidesofthecrucible，fliesoffinsulphurousacidvapor，andsorapidisitsprogress，thatthecaloricofthewaterpassesoffwithit，whichfallsalumpoficetothebottom；bytakingadvantageofthemomentbeforeitisallowedtoremelt，itmaybeturnedoutalumpoficefromared-hotvessel。
　　TheDaguerreotype。