. The Photographic art-journal . ause hisname really is to be met with in the valuableCodex of Letellier. I hough we are notable to claim for the Mexicans a very highposition in the hieratic statuary of primitivenations, it would be very unjust to judgethem by such specimens as the ones wehave seen. We must not forget that thous-ands of the innumerable household gods,known by the name of Mitlou, and whichwere constantly renewed in every dwelling,were daily manufactured by the membersof a popular calling. The large idols exe-cuted by the renowned sculptors whomKing Achuetzootzni assembled toget
. The Photographic art-journal . ause hisname really is to be met with in the valuableCodex of Letellier. I hough we are notable to claim for the Mexicans a very highposition in the hieratic statuary of primitivenations, it would be very unjust to judgethem by such specimens as the ones wehave seen. We must not forget that thous-ands of the innumerable household gods,known by the name of Mitlou, and whichwere constantly renewed in every dwelling,were daily manufactured by the membersof a popular calling. The large idols exe-cuted by the renowned sculptors whomKing Achuetzootzni assembled together in1487, when he finished the temple ofMexico, were, as we have already said, allbroken in 1525. On the first day of thatyear, says Torquemada, the last templeswere burnt down, at the same hour, so tosay, in Mexico, in Tlascala, and in Huet-zingo, and it was thus that the last tracesof Mexican art were destroyed. 1353. The Photographic Art-Journal. 117 From the Scientific —No. II. BY GURDON EVANS, A. UR last article was closedby a reference, the certain-ty with which the laws ofchemistry are observed inall their operations. Letus now enter upon a de-scription in detail of someof these laws. Here let us observejhat in pursuing this subject, the rea-der must be a little patient, and notexpect to enter directly into the me-rits of a science embracing so broada field, without first attending to a few de-finitions and explanations of ter?ns, a know-ledge of which is necessary to a clear un-derstanding of the subject. For your im-mediate benefit and for future reference,we here insert a list of the simple elements,known to exist in nature, and to composethe earth, air and water. Definition. An element is matter whichhas not been analyzed or separated intoany simple parts, thus, iron and gold areelementary substances, but water and chalkare composed of simple parts into whichthey may be separated. SIMPLE ELEMENTS. Aluminum,Antimony,Arsenic,Barium>Bismu
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