. Peter Parley's kaleidoscope : or, Parlor pleasure book : consisting of gleanings from many fields of the curious, the beautiful, and the wonderful . the earth was made later in the week ofcreation than the other parts of the world. A high authoritytells us that, judging from the remarkable fossil osteology ofthis region, it may be inferred that though not post diluvian,Australia is geologically much more modern than other portionsof the globe. It would not appear, however, from the animaland vegetable kingdom, and from the natives of this last madecontinent, that nature is always progressive
. Peter Parley's kaleidoscope : or, Parlor pleasure book : consisting of gleanings from many fields of the curious, the beautiful, and the wonderful . the earth was made later in the week ofcreation than the other parts of the world. A high authoritytells us that, judging from the remarkable fossil osteology ofthis region, it may be inferred that though not post diluvian,Australia is geologically much more modern than other portionsof the globe. It would not appear, however, from the animaland vegetable kingdom, and from the natives of this last madecontinent, that nature is always progressive in its creative sings :30 466 AUSTRALIA. Old Nature swears, the lovely dearsHer noblest work she classes O;Her prentice han she tried on man,And then she made the lasses O! If we may believe, as believe we must, that other continents withtheir white races of men, and their diversified zoology and botany,were made first, and New Holland, with its pouched kangaroos,and breechesless, brainless bushmen, were made last, we think theprocess pointed out by the poet, from good to better and best, isnot the universal law of nature. I ! ; !. ANIMALS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA. ^^jHE clays of Nimrod, the mighty hunter, have i? Mr. Cummings, a Scotchman, went to Southern Africa, akM^/ few years since, where he spent some months in shootingelephants, rhinoceroses, hippopotami, and the like. A Frenchmanby the name of Gerard, has occupied himself in Northern Africafor even a longer period, in similar sports, though his chief amuse-ment was in hunting the lion. The pictures of animal life which these adventurers present, are [467] 468 ANIMALS OF SOUTHERN A F B I C A
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