, or Hart- extend east and west at least one thousand by the evaporation of the thin film of water Fire Island, N. Y., June, 1858. ford, Conn. miles, and north and south one-half that dis- which is constantly permeating through the tance. No wonder the newspapers are full of pores to the surface,… … globe is parched up for want of water. The remarkable fact that the annual fall of rain is so nearly equally balanced, sets at defiance all our notions of wet and dry seasons, though portions of a year are extremely wet or dry. —— SS Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. We have received the Annual…
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