Sylvie and Bruno Concluded (Illustrated)

CHAPTER XXV LIFE OUT OF DEATH.

GENERAL INDEX.

[N.B. ‘I’ refers to “Sylvie and Bruno,” ‘II’ to “Sylvie and Bruno Concluded.”]

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

A
Accelerated Velocity, causes of; II. 190
Air, Cotton-wool lighter than, how to obtain; II. 166
Animal-Suffering, mystery of; II. 296
Anti-Teetotal Card; II. 139
Artistic effect said to require Indistinctness; I. 241
Asylums, Lunatic-, future use for; II. 132
Axioms of Science; II. 330

B
Badgers, the Three (Poem); I. 247
Barometer, sideways motion of; I. 13
Baron Doppelgeist; I. 85
Bath, Portable, for Tourists; I. 25
Bazaars, Charity-; II. 44
Beauty, Pain of realising; II. 337
Bed, reason for never going to; II. 141
Bees, Mind of; II. 29
Bessie’s Song; II. 76
Bible-Selections for Children; I. xiii: ” ” learning by heart; I. xiv
Black Light, how to produce; II. 341
Boat, motion of, how to imitate on land; II. 108
Books, or Minds. Which contain most Science? I. 21
Boots for Horizontal Weather; I. 14
Brain, inverted position of; I. 243
Bread-sauce appropriate for Weltering; I. 58
Breaking promises. Why is it wrong? II. 27
Bruno’s Song: I. 215
Burden of Proof misplaced by Crocodiles; I. 230: ” ” ” Ladies; I. 235; ” ” ” Watts, Dr.; do.

C
‘Care’ and ‘Don’t-Care,’ history of; II. 385
Carrying one’s self. Why is it not fatiguing? I. 169
Charity-Bazaars; II. 44: ” fallacies as to; II. 43; ” Pseudo-; II. 42
Child’s Bible; I. xiii: ” Sunday, in last generation; I. 387; ” view of Adult Life; II. 260; ” ” Present Life; I. 330
Choral Services, effect of; I. 273. II. xix
Chorister’s life, dangers of; I. 274. II. xix
Church-going, true principle of; I. 272
Competition for Scholars; II. 187
Competitive Examination; II. 184
Conceited Critic always depreciates; I. 237
Content, opportunity for cultivating; I. 152
‘Convenient’ and ‘Inconvenient,’ difference in meaning; I. 140
Conversation at Dinner-parties, how to promote: (see “Dinner-parties”)
Cotton-wool lighter than air, how to obtain; II. 166
Critic, conceited, always depreciates; I. 237: ” how to gain character of; I. 238
Crocodiles, Logic of; I. 230
Croquet. Why is it demoralising? II. 135

D
Darwinism reversed; I. 64
Day, length and shortness of, compared; I. 159: ” true length of; I. 159
Death, certainty of, effect of realising; I. xix
Debts, how to avoid Payment of; I. 131
Deserts, use for; II. 158
Dichotomy, Political, in common life; II. 198, 205, 207
Dinner-parties, how to promote Conversation at:—: Moving-Guests; II. 145; ” Pictures; II. 143; Revolving-Humorist; II. 145; Wild-Creatures; II. 144
Dog-King, the, (‘Nero’); I. 175. II. 58
Dog, Man’s advantage over; II. 293: ” reasoning power of; II. 294
‘Doing good,’ ambiguity of phrase; II. 43
Doppelgeist, Baron; I. 85
Dramatization of Life; I. 333
Dreaminess, certain cure for; I. 136
Drunkenness, how to prevent; II. 71

E
Eggs, how to purchase; II. 196
Electricity, influence of, on Literature; I. 64
Enjoyment of Life; I. 335: ” Novel-reading; I. 336
Eternity, contemplation of. Why is it wearisome? II. 258
Events in reverse order; I. 350
Examination, Competitive; II. 184
Experimental Honeymoons; II. 136
Eye, images inverted in the; I. 242

F
Fairies, captured, how to treat; II. 5: ” character of, how to improve; I. 190; ” existence of, possible; II. 300; ” presence of, how to recognise; I. 191. II. 264; ” moral responsibility of; II. 301
Falling Houses, Life in; I. 100
Final Causes, problem in; I. 297
Fires in Theatres, how to prevent; II. 165
Fortunatus’ Purse, how to make; II. 100
Free-Will and Nerve-Force; I. 390
Frog, young, how to amuse; I. 364
Future Life. What interests will survive in it? II. 256

G
Gardener’s Song:—: Albatross; I. 164; Argument; II. 319.; Banker’s Clerk; I. 90.; Bar of Mottled Soap; II. 319.; Bear without a head; I. 116.; Buffalo; I. 78.; Coach-and-Four; I. 116.; Double Rule of Three; I. 168.; Elephant; I. 65; II. 334.; Garden-Door; I. 168.; Hippopotamus; I. 90.; Kangaroo; I. 106.; Letter from his Wife; I. 65.; Middle of Next Week; I. 83.; Penny-Postage-Stamp; I. 164.; Rattlesnake; I. 83.; Sister’s Husband’s Niece; I. 78.; Vegetable-Pill; I. 106
Ghosts, treatment of, by Shakespeare; I. 60: ” ” in Railway-Literature; I. 58; ” Weltering, Bread-sauce appropriate for; I. 58
Girls’ Shakespeare; I. xv
Government with many Kings and one Subject; II. 172
Graduated races of Man; I. 299
Guests, Moving-; II. 145

H
Happiness, excessive, how to moderate; I. 159
Heaven inconceivable to those on Earth; II. 260
Honesty, Dr. Watts’ argument for; I. 235
Honeymoons, Experimental; II. 136
Horizontal Weather, Boots for; I. 14
Horses, Runaway, how to control; II. 108
Hot Ink, use of; II. 357
Houses, Falling, Life in; I. 100
Humorist, Revolving; II. 145
Hunting, Morality of; I. xx, 318; II. xviii
Hymns appealing to Selfishness; I. 276

I
‘Idle Mouths’; II. 37
‘Imponderal’; II. 166
‘Inconvenient’ and ‘Convenient,’ difference in meaning of; I. 140
Indistinctness said to be necessary for Artistic effect; I. 241
Ink, Hot, use of; II. 357
Instinct and Reason; II. 295
Inversion of Brain; I. 243: “ images on Retina; I. 242

J
Jam-tasting; II. 150
Jesting in Letter-writing, how to indicate; II. 117

K
‘King Fisher’ Song; II. 14
Knocking-down, some persons not liable to; II. 54

L
Ladies, Logic of; I. 235
Least Common Multiple, rule of, applied to Literature; I. 22
Letter-writing, how to indicate Jesting in; II. 117: ” ” ” Shyness in; II. 115
Life, adult, Child’s view of; II. 260: ” Dramatization of; I. 133; ” Future, What interests will survive in it? II. 256; ” how to enjoy; I. 335; ” in Falling Houses; I. 100; ” ” reverse order; I. 350; ” Present, Child’s view of; I. 330
Light, Black, how to produce; II. 341
Literature as influenced by Electricity; I. 64: ” ” Steam; I. 64; ” for Railway; I. 58; ” treated by rule of Least Common Multiple; I. 22
‘Little Birds’ (Poem); II. 364, 371, 377
‘Little Man’ (Poem); II. 265: ” privilege of being; I. 299
Liturgy, Choral, effect of; I. 273
Logic of Crocodiles; I. 230: ” of Ladies; I. 235; ” of Dr. Watts; do.; ” requisites for complete Argument in; I. 259
Loving or being loved. Which is best? I. 77
Lunatic-Asylums, future use for; II. 132
Lunatics out-numbering the Sane, result of; II. 133

M
Man, advantages of, over the Dog; II. 293: ” graduated races of; I. 299; ” Little, privilege of being; I. 299
Maps, best size for; II. 169
‘Matilda Jane’ (Poem); II. 76
‘Megaloscope’; II. 334
Minds, or Books. Which contain most Science? I. 21
Money, effect of increasing value of; I. 312: ” playing for, a moral act; II. 135
Morality of Sport; I. xx, 318. II. xviii
Moral Philosophy, teachers of. Which are most esteemed? II. 181
Moving-Guests; II. 145: ” Pictures; II. 143
Music, how to get largest amount of in given time; I. 338: “ Why is it sometimes not pleasing? II. 156

N
‘Nero’ the Dog-King; I. 175. II. 58
Nerve-Force and Free-Will; I. 390
Nerves, slow action of; I. 158
Novel-reading, how to enjoy; I. 336

O
‘Obstruction,’ Political, in common life; II. 203
‘Onus probandi’ misplaced by Crocodiles; I. 230: ” ” Ladies; I. 235; ” ” Dr. Watts; do.
‘Opposition,’ Political, in common life; II. 200

P
Pain, how to minimise; I. 337
Paley’s definition of Virtue; I. 273
Parentheses in Conversation, how to indicate; I. 251
Passages, Selected, for learning by heart; I. xv
Payment of Debts, how to avoid; I. 131
‘Peter and Paul’ (Poem); I. 143
Philosophy, Moral. What kind is most esteemed? II. 181
Phlizz, a visionary flower; I. 282: ” ” fruit; I. 75; ” ” nurse-maid; I. 283
Pictures, how to criticize; I. 238: ” Moving; II. 143
‘Pig Tale’ (Poem); I. 138; II. 366, 372
Planets, small; II. 170
Playing for money, a moral act; II. 135
Pleasure, how to maximise; I. 335
Plunge-Bath, portable, for Tourists; I. 25
Poems, first lines of:—: ‘He stept so lightly to the land’; I. 291; ‘He thought he saw an Albatross’; I. 164; ” ” an Argument’; II. 319; ” ” a Banker’s Clerk’; I. 90; ” ” a Buffalo’; I. 78; ” ” a Coach-and-Four’; I. 116; ” ” an Elephant’; I. 65; II. 334; ” ” a Garden-Door’; I. 168; ” ” a Kangaroo’; I. 106; ” ” a Rattlesnake’; I. 83; ‘In Stature the Manlet was dwarfish’; II. 265; ‘King Fisher courted Lady Bird’; II. 14; ‘Little Birds are &c.’; II. 364, 371, 377; ‘Matilda Jane, you never look’; II. 76; ‘One thousand pounds per annuum’; II. 194; ‘Peter is poor, said noble Paul’; I. 143; ‘Rise, oh rise! The daylight dies’; I. 215; ‘Say, what is the spell, when her fledgelings are cheeping’; II. 305; ‘There be three Badgers on a mossy stone’; I. 247; ‘There was a Pig, that sat alone’; I. 138; II. 366, 372
Political Dichotomy in common life; II. 198, 205, 207: ” ‘Opposition’ in common life; II. 200
Poor people, method for enriching; I. 312
Poverty, blessings of; I. 152
Prayer for temporal blessings, efficacy of; I. 391
Preachers appealing to Selfishness; I. 276: ” exceptional privileges of; I. 277
Promises. When are they binding? II. 26: ” breaking of. Why is it wrong? II. 27
Proof, Burden of; (see ‘Burden of Proof’)
Property, inherited, duties of owner of; II. 39
Pseudo-Charity; II. 43
Purse of Fortunatus, how to make; II. 100

Q
Questions in Conversation, how to indicate; I. 251

R
Railway Literature; I. 58: ” Scenes, Dramatization of; I. 333
Rain, Horizontal, Boots for; I. 14
Reason and Instinct; II. 295: ” power of, in Dog; II. 294
Retina, images inverted on; I. 242
Reversed order of Events; I. 350
Revolving-Humorist; II. 145
Runaway Horses, how to control; II. 108

S
Scenery enjoyed most by Little Men; I. 299
Scholars, Competition for; II. 187
Science, Axioms of; II. 330: “ Do Books, or Minds, contain most? I. 21
Selections from Bible, for Children; I. xiii: ” ” for learning by heart; I. xiv; ” Prose and Verse, ” ”; I. xv; ” from Shakespeare, for Girls; I. xv
Selfishness appealed to in Hymns; I. 276: ” ” religious teaching; do.; ” ” Sermons; do.
Sermons appealing to Selfishness; do.: ” faults of; I. 277. II. xix
Services, Choral, effect of; I. 273
Shakespeare, passages of, discussed:—: ‘All the world’s a stage’; I. 335; ‘Aye, every inch a king!’; I. 373; ‘Is this a dagger that I see before me?’; I. 371; ‘Rest, rest, perturbed Spirit!’; I. 60; ‘To be, or not to be’; I. 370; ” Selections from, for Girls; I. xv; ” treatment of Ghosts by; I. 60
Shyness, how to indicate in Letter-writing; II. 115
‘Sillygism,’ requisites for; I. 259
Sinfulness, amount of, in World; II. 125: ” of an act differs with environment; II. 123
Sobriety, extreme, inconvenience of; I. 140
Spencer, Herbert, difficulties in; I. 258
Spherical, advantage of being; II. 190
Sport, Morality of; I. xx, 318. II. xviii
Steam, influence of, on Literature; I. 64
Sufferings of Animals, mystery of; II. 296
Sunday, as spent by children of last generation; I. 387: ” observance of; I. 385
Sylvie and Bruno’s Song; II. 305

T
Teetotal-Card; II. 139
Theatres, Fires in, how to prevent; II. 165
‘Three Badgers’ (Poem); I. 247
Time, how to put back; I. 314, 347: ” ” reverse; I. 350; ” storage of; II. 105
‘Tottles’ (Poem); II. 194, 201, 209, 248
Tourists’ Portable Bath; I. 25
Trains running without engines; II. 106

V
Velocity, Accelerated, causes of; II. 190
Virtue, Paley’s definition of; I. 274
Voyages on Land; II. 109

W
Walking-sticks that walk alone, how to obtain; II. 166
Water, people lighter than, how to obtain; II. 165
Watts, Dr., Argument for Honesty; I. 235: ” Logic of; do.
Weather, Horizontal, Boots for; I. 14
Weight, force of, how to exhaust; II. 343: ” relative, conceivable non-existence of; I. 100
Weltering, Bread-sauce appropriate for; I. 58
‘What Tottles meant’ (Poem); II. 194, 201, 209, 248
Wild-Creatures; II. 144
Wilderness, use for; II. 158
‘Wilful waste, &c.,’ lesson to be learnt from; II. 69

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