Faraday's contributions to science have been of the highest value, and he has long been regarded as a standard authority. His investigations in magnetism and electricity were continued for many years, and most important re

DEATH OF PROFESSOR FARADAY.- Michael | periments and in writing. I returned with him Faraday, the eminent chemist, died at his resi- in April, 1815, resumed my station in the Royal dence in England, yesterday, aged seventy-three Institution, and have, as you know, ever since years. He was born in Newington, England, remained there." and at the age of fourteen was apprenticed to a bookbinder. His attention was early directed to studies in natural philosophy, and in the year 1812 he attracted the notice of Sir Humphrey Davy, from whom he received valuable assistance. A year later, through Sir Hum-sults followed his experiments. phrey's influence, Faraday attained a position in the chemical department of the Royal Institution, and in 1824 began to deliver lectures to the students. In 1832 the University of Oxford conferred upon him the honorary degree of Doctor of Civil Law, and in 1833 he was appointed First Professor of Chemistry at the Royal Institution. He was also made a Knight of the Prussian Order of Merit and Knight of the Italian Order of Sts. Maurice and Lazarus, and one of the eight foreign Associates of the Imperial Academy of Sciences at Paris, where he was also appointed a Commander of the Legion of Honor in 1855. He was likewise chosen a member of a large number of learned societies in Europe and the United States.

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cow-pox to small-pox has been presented to A VERY important report on the relation of the French Academy of Medicine by M. Danet. The following are among the more important conclusions at which M. Danet has arrived :1. Cow-pox and small-pox are two distinct maladies. 2. Cow-pox does not predispose the patient to any affection. 3. There is no relation between typhoid fever and small-pox. 4. In a letter published some years ago. Fara- The vaccine matter, after a time, loses its antiday tells the story of his introduction to Davy: variolic properties. 5. The vaccine matter is a "When I was a bookseller's apprentice I was better preventive of small-pox than the variovery fond of experiment and very averse to lous matter. 6. Vaccine matter should be retrade. It happened that a gentleman, a mem-newed. 7. Predisposition to small-pox is greater ber of the Royal Institution, took me to hear some of Sir H. Davy's last lectures in Albermarle Street. I took notes, and afterwards wrote them out more fairly in a quarto volume. My desire to escape from trade, which I thought vicious and selfish, and to enter into the service of science, which I imagined made its pursuers amiable and liberal, induced me at last to take the bold and simple step of writing to Sir H. Davy, expressing my wishes and a hope that, if an opportunity came in his way, he would favor my views; at the same time I sent the notes I had taken at his lectures. The answer, which makes all the point of my communication, I send you in the original, requesting you to take great care of it, and to let me have it back, for you may imagine how much I value it. You will observe that this took place at the end of the year 1812, and early in 1813 he requested to see me, and told me of the situation of assistant in the laboratory of the Royal Institution, then just vacant. At the same time that he thus gratified my desires as to scientific employment, he still advised me not to give up the prospects I had before me, telling me that Science was a harsh mistress; and in a pecuniary point of view, but poorly rewarding those who devoted themselves to her service. He smiled at my notion of the superior moral feelings of philosophic men, and said he would leave me to the experience of a few years to set ine right on the matter. Finally, through his good efforts, I went to the Royal Institution early in March of 1813, as assistant in the laboratory; and in October of the same year went with him abroad as his assistant in ex

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