CO129-120 - Sir MacDonnell - 1867 [1-2] — Page 424

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novel and unusual description use in a School. are intended to 12. They supply materials, which I recently engaged to procure, for elementary experiments in Chemistry and Electricity - branches of Knowledge quite unfamiliar to the Chinese, who, as your Lordship is aware, are still confined to studies within the limits of the abstract writings of their ancient sages, deriving from thence little more knowledge applicable to the present external world, than the youth of England would derive from the exclusive study of the Proverbs of Solomon.

3. It has from the first occurred to me that it would be possible to awaken a new, hitherto undeveloped sense in the Chinese youths of the Central School by the exhibition of some of the marvellous, yet simple illustrations of the Laws of the Physical world. Thus it is impossible to foresee how far illustrations given of the application of Electricity to transmitting instantaneously the thought and feelings of man over the desert - together with ... beneath the ocean -

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422 3. novel and unusual description use in a School. are intended to 12. They supply materials, which I recently engaged to procure, for elementary experiments in Chemistry and Electricity - branches of Knowledge quite unfamiliar to the Chinese, who, as your Lordship is aware, are still confined to studies within the limits of the abstract writings of their ancient sages, deriving from thence little more knowledge applicable to the present external world, than the youth of England would derive from the exclusive study of the Proverbs of Solomon. 3. It has from the first occurred to me that it would be possible to awaken a new, hitherto undeveloped sense in the Chinese youths of the Central School by the exhibition of some of the marvellous, yet simple illustrations of the Laws of the Physical world. Thus it is impossible to foresee how far illustrations given of the application of Electricity to transmitting instantaneously the thought and feelings of man over the desert - together with ... beneath the ocean -

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fil 422 3. novel and unusual description use in a School. are intended to 12. They supply materials, which I recently engaged to froeure, for clementery experiments in Chemistry and Electricity - branches of Knowledge quite unfamiliar to the Chinese. who as your Larchipe Lordship is aware are still confined to studies within the limits of the abstract writings of their ancient anges, deriving from thence little more knowledge applicable to the present external world, then the youther of Englende would derive from the exclusive Encloure ? 3. study of the Proverbs of Solomon. It has from the first occurred to me that it would a new be possible to awaken un hitherto undeveloped sence im the Chinese youths of the Central School by the exhibition of some of the mirvellom yet simple illustrations of the Laws of the Physical world. Thus it impossible to foresee how for illustrations given of the application of Electricity to transmitting instantaneously the thought and feelings of beneath the occam and is man over the desert- together with desert-together

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422

novel and unusual description

use in a

School.

are intended to

12. They

supply materials, which I recently engaged to froeure, for clementery experiments in Chemistry and Electricity - branches of Knowledge quite unfamiliar to the Chinese. who as your Larchipe

Lordship is aware are still confined to studies within the limits of the abstract writings of their ancient anges, deriving from thence little more knowledge applicable to the present external world, then the youther of Englende would derive from the exclusive

Encloure ?

study of the Proverbs of Solomon.

It has from the first

occurred to me that it would

a new

be possible to awaken

un hitherto undeveloped sence im the Chinese youths of the Central School by the exhibition of some of the mirvellom yet simple illustrations of the Laws of the Physical world. Thus it

impossible to foresee how for illustrations given of the application of Electricity to transmitting instantaneously the thought and feelings of

beneath the occam and

man

over the desert- together with

desert-together

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