573; and for wise remarks on religious duties during pestilence, see ibid., vol.ii, p.579.For a contrast between the old and new ideas regarding pestilences, see Charles Kingsley in Fraser's Magazine, vol.lviii, p.

134; also the sermon of Dr.Burns, in 1875, at the Cathedral of Glasgow before the Social Science Congress.

For a particularly bright and valuable statement of the triumphs of modern sanitation, see Mrs.Plunkett's article in The Popular Science Monthly for June, 1891.

For the reply of Lord Palmerston to the Scotch clergy, see the well-known passage in Buckle.

For the order of the Emperor William, see various newspapers for September, 1892, and especially Public Opinion for September 24th..