a great difference in the regulation of conduct, but is not recognised at all in Logic.

(2.) The Proposition or Judgment is a combination of two terms, and is the mould into which Logic

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casts all those "remarks we spoke of above as the beginning of thought. "Horses are swift, ""stars twinkle," "James is a haughty footman," "white is dazzling," "fire is comforting," "philosophers stoop, 'hippopotami are large," and "priests are good," are all very different things to an observer who regards the matter of thought, but to the logician who pays exclusive attention to the form, they are all propositions or judgments. False or true, dogmatic or liberal, interesting or dry, they are all equally propositions or judgments to him. Tell him three facts-"The mixture of chloride of mercury with iodide of potassium produces a colourless liquid over a brilliant red precipitate," "beautiful women are fatal to the peace of man," and "rabid tigers infest the adjoining room," and in so far as he is a logician he will simply articulate "propositions," for it is the form and not the matter with which he is concerned.'

'But surely those long instances are more than the mere combination of a couple of terms,' said Dyver.

'It makes no difference how many words there are; there are only two ideas, though there are

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several words; and this we shall explain when we discuss propositions more fully. To proceed :

(3.) The Syllogism or Inference couples together two propositions and produces a conclusion. Here, as in the case of propositions, it makes no difference whatever to the logician what the matter of thought may be. You may say to the logician "The mixture of chloride of mercury and iodide of potassium produces certain results;

This is such a mixture,

Therefore this produces certain results;'

or you may say,

peace of men;

"Beautiful women are fatal to the

My cousin is a beautiful woman,

Therefore she is fatal to the peace of men,"

and he will, in so far as he is a logician, say nothing more than "syllogisms," for such is the form or mould into which both these thoughts must fall. Thus is Logic said to be a formal science, and in this way is it concerned with the forms, ways, or modes in which people think.'

I sincerely trust,' said I, laughing, that in so far as I become more of a logician my peace of mind will be less molested by what you call the "matter " of thought, for it would save much worry.'

That night, my nerves being, I suppose, in an

excited state from my attempts to follow my tutor's arguments for application to study was quite novel to me--I dreamed a strange dream about the form and matter of thought. In the midst of a plain I beheld a huge machine. At first sight it resembled a coffee grinder, but on closer inspection it proved to be more like a monster sausage-machine. A college friend of mind was working it by a small handle, the perspiration pouring from his forehead.

On the left of the machine sat an old Professor, and on the right of the machine there was an indescribable confusion of all kinds of things; there were birds, balloons, pyramids, and I could not tell how many more things there-a lion was just entering the machine, followed by a lady, a frog, a tortoise, and a clergyman. I should never have had my curiosity satisfied, had not the lion roared terribly in his reluctance to enter, thereby eliciting the following remarks from my friend at the wheel. Now then, in with you, you needn't make all that fuss; you're not in the least degree formidable to us; why we had a whole menagerie through the other day, and trains, elephants, whales, worlds-all have to pass through this machine and become terms for the inspection of the great Professor Logic.'

For the first time I then noticed some things that looked like sausages issuing from the left side of the machine, only from having such big things