SCIENCE. NOV. 1, 1866. Familiar Lectures on Scientific Subjects. By Sir John F. W. Herschel. pp. xii., 507. New York and London: Alexander Strahan. There are here fourteen papers on scientific subjects. The topics discussed are all of a most interesting character, and the essays are written in a style to render them quite intelligible to the general body of readers, although in some instances they contain the results of quite recent investigations. The subject to which most prominence is given is Light and its Qualities. Among the other topics we have Volcanoes, the Sun, Comets, the Weather, Celestial Measurings and Weighings, the Origin of Force, etc. The paper on "The Yard, the Pendulum, and the Metre," discusses the advantages and the correctness of the French Metric Sys ticed at length in the reviews and critical journals abroad, and will doubtless be largely read in this country. Milly; or, the Hidden Cross. By Lucy Ellen Guernsey, author of "The Sign of the Cross," etc. pp. 186. Boston: Loring. Those who are fond of a pleasant story of feminine friendship and experiences will doubtless be pleased with the story of Milly. It is written in an unaffected style of naturalness, not without oecasional touches of pathos. Too Good for Him. By Florence Marryat (Mrs. Miss Marryat is the daughter of the late Capt. tem, and the mathematical doctrine of chances as there are tokens of ability, which have been recogapplied to target-shooting is discussed in the clos-nized and commended by the English critics. It ing article. The entire volume most happily blends appears as an addition to Loring's Railway Library. agreeableness with instruction, and its author oc- All in the Dark. By J. Sheridan Le Fanu, author cupies a position in modern science which gives of "Guy Deverell," etc. pp. 107. New York: value to what he says. Harper & Brothers. This is No. 276 of Harper's Library of Select Novels. Practical Mineralogy, Assaying and Mining; with a Description of the Useful Minerals, and Instructions for Assaying and Mining, according to the Simplest One Hundred Dollars. By Mrs. J. E. McConaughy. Methods. By Frederic Overman, Mining Engineer. pp. 255. Philadelphia? J. C. Garrigues & Co. pp. x., 230. Philadelphia: Lindsay & Blakiston. Talk of "gold dollars" has rather an antiquated This volume is well known, and the favor with sound just now, but nevertheless, under this title which it has been received is indicated by the fact we have a good story, intended to make boys good, that the present is the seventh edition. The con- by pointing out the true mode by which riches may tents are divided into three parts, Mineralogy, As-be acquired by honesty and industry. saying, and Practical Mining. The aim has been to present the subject in popular language, avoiding, as far as possible, the use of scientific and tech nical terms. Brothers. The characteristic style of Mr. Browne's "Yuseff," "Crusoe's Island," etc., is well known. We have here "An American Family in Germany;" "A Whirl through Algeria;" and "A Visit to the Salt Mines of Weiliczka. The volume abounds in graphic illustrations, and the text is full of humor. Oly Felix Holt, the Radical. By George Eliot. pp. 529. This new novel, by the well-known author of "Adam Bede," and "The Mill on the Floss," has been generally regarded in England as worthy the pen of the author, and as indicating, at least, no diminution of the writer's power. It has been no MEDICAL. Orthopedics: A Systematic Treatise upon the Preven tion and Correction of Deformities. By David Prince, M. D. pp. 240. Philadelphia: Lindsay & Blakiston. practice, who will here find the latest improvements A valuable treatise for those engaged in general in the medical and mechanical treatment of de formities gleaned from the numerous essays and The labors it performed were vast and multifarious. It organized a system of inspection for the camps and army; examined into the condition of the hospitals, and prepared plans for new ones; NOV. 1, 1866. procured a reorganization of the Medical Bureau; distributed medical and surgical monographs which were written at its suggestion; organized soldiers' homes and hospital steamers; established supply depots; brought to its assistance the aid and sympathy of women; instituted Aid Societies; established field relief corps and feeding stations for the sick and disabled, &c. &c. But to state all which its wisdom, its judgment, its energy, accomplished, would be to transcribe the whole volume; to it therefore we refer the reader, who will find in it one of the brightest pages in the history of the civilization and humanity of the nineteenth century. It is most admirably written. The Principles and Practice of Obstetrics. By Gunning S. Bedford, A. M., M. D., Professor of Obstetrics, &c. in the University of New York. Illustrated by four colored lithographic plates and ninety-nine wood engravings. Third edition, carefully revised and enlarged. pp. xxxii., 743. New York: William Wood & Co. This admirable treatise has passed to a third edition, demonstrating the foresight of those who predicted for it a foremost place among the text-books upon this subject. No greater praise could be bestowed upon the work, when the field was pre-occupied by so many writers of great eminence. We heartily recommend it to all who wish to obtain a knowledge of obstetrics. The Science and Practice of Medicine. By Wm. Aikin, M. D., Edin., Professor of Pathology in the Army Medical School, &c. &c. In two volumes. Vol. 1. From the Fourth London edition, with additions by Meredith Clymer, M. D., &c. &c. pp. 955. Philadelphia: Lindsay & Blakiston. The author of this work has dedicated it especially to the students of medicine. The following subjects have been treated, for the first time, in a treatise upon practice. The department of medical or noso-geography, or the conditions by which health and disease are distributed over the globe, and the thermometry of disease, with diagrams illustrative of the typical ranges of temperature, particularly in febrile diseases. No greater proof can be offered of the value of the work and the favor with which it has been received in Great Britain, than the fact that two large editions, the second and the third, were exhausted in one year. This edition has been submitted by the author to a careful revision, and new matter has been added. The American editor disclaims any attempt at having edited the work, but has only made a few additions, and added some notes where it was thought necessary. The volume is a valuable contribution to medical science, and we recommend it not only to the particular attention of those to whom it is especially dedicated, but to the profession generally. Practical Therapeutics, considered chiefly with reference to Articles of the Materia Medica. By Edward John Waring, F. R. C. S., F. L. S., &c. From the second London edition. pp. 815. Philadelphia: Lindsay & Blakiston. notices of new remedies lately introduced into practice. An index of diseases is added with reference to the remedies found most useful in their treatment. A Manual of Auscultation and Percussion. By M. Barth and M. Henri Roger. Translated from the sixth French edition. pp. 161. Philadelphia: Lindsay & Blakiston. This appears to be an admirable compend upon the subject of auscultation and percussion, and is well adapted to the purposes of a hand-book. Too much praise cannot be given to the publishers for the manner in which their medical works are published. The paper, typography, and binding are excellent. JUVENILE. The College Days of Calvin. pp. 156. Each of these volumes, published by the Presbyterian Board of Publication, Philadelphia, has been prepared by Rev. Wm. M. Blackburn, of Trenton, N. J., the materials being chiefly drawn from D'Aubigné. The design is to set forth the facts in the early life of Calvin in a manner that may interest the youth of Sabbath-schools and Bibleclasses. The "College Days" includes the period when Calvin studied law and theology at Orleans, Bourges, and Paris, extending until he was twenty years of age. Brooke Silvertone: a Story for Children. By Emma Marshall, author of "The Lost Lilies," etc. pp. 171. The Story of a Red Velvet Bible. By M. H. pp. 108. J. P. Skelly & Co., Philadelphia, publishes these. of them is an English story. They are manufactured in good style. The second England Two Hundred Years Ago. By E. H. Gillett. pp. 363. Philadelphia: Presbyterian Publication Committee. Dr. Gillett, who has bestowed much attention to historical and biographical investigation, has endeavored here to present a picture of England at the time of the accession of Charles II. Allein, Vane, Fox, Baxter, Howe, Manton, and other leading non-conformists of the period, figure in the narrative, which will impart a great deal of information not only to youth but to many children of a larger growth. Frank's Search for Sea-Shells. By H. F. P., author of "Rambles after Land-Shells." pp. 352. Our Charlie; or, The Little Teacher. pp. 125. Grace's Visit: a Tale for the Young. pp. 247. Madge Graves. By the author of "Bessie Lovell." pp. 268. The Story of Zadoc Hull. pp. 187. These are from the American Tract Society, Boston, and they are produced in the style of neatness and excellence characteristic of the issues of the Society. We would call attention particularly to the "Search for Sea-Shells," which will be found a pleasant introduction to the department of natural history to which it relates, though we do not see the good taste of dragging slavery, the North and the South, and that sort of thing, into an introduction to conchology. Red-Letter Days in Applethorpe. By Gail Hamilton. pp. 141. Boston: Ticknor & Fields. The principal object of the author has been to collect "within a small compass the opinions and experience of the most eminent writers of modern times, as to the real value of the articles of the Materia Medica in the treatment of disease." This treatise will be found an admirable supplement to all the other works upon Materia Medica, in which There are ten papers here, all written in a spirited therapeutics are subordinated to the botanical and style, and just such as cannot fail to please the chemical characteristics of the various substances little folks. The red-letter days are New Year's treated of. This edition contains all the prepara- day, Washington's birthday, May day, Thankstions of the new British Pharmacopoeia, as well as giving day, Christmas, etc. NOV. 1, 1866. The Presbyterian Board of Publication, Philadelphia, has recently added these to their list. Rose Delaney's Secret. By the author of "May Castleton's Mission," &c. pp. 216. May Castleton's Mission. By the author of "Rose Delaney's Secret," &c. pp. 228. Flowers in the Grass. By E. L. Llewellyn, author of "Piety and Pride," &c. pp. 214. Only in Fun; or, The Teasing Boy. By the author of "Money," etc. pp. 158. These are from the Presbyterian Publication Committee, Philadelphia, and they correspond in excellence of contents and style of manufacture with the other Sabbath-school library books issued by the Committee. MISCELLANEOUS. Rules of Order: a Manual for Conducting Business in Town and Ward Meetings, Societies, Boards of Directors and Managers, and other Deliberative Bodies; based on Parliamentary, Congressional, and Legislative practice. By Benjamin Matthias. pp. 130. Philadelphia: Lindsay & Blakiston. There have been eleven editions of this manual. It has been extensively used, and is indeed a very convenient and servicable compend. The Authorship of Shakspeare. By Nathaniel Holmes. pp. xvi., 601. New York: Hurd & Houghton. 1856, Miss Delia Bacon published an article in "Putnam's Magazine" announcing her theory of the participation of Lord Bacon in the writing of the plays of Shakspeare. Mr. Holmes took up the theory and began to analyze and collect the facts which in his opinion imparted verisimilitude to it. Miss Bacon's Philosophy of the Plays of Shakspeare Unfolded," appeared in 1857, but as the critics were not satisfied with her reasoning, Mr. Holmes thought that by continuing the investigation he could win favor for the view he had espoused. His results are now given to the world, and he thinks he has demonstrated that "Bacon's prose is Shakspearian poetry, and Shakspeare's poetry deal of enthusiasm, and even those who repudiate is Baconian prose." Our author writes with a great his doctrine will be entertained by the persistency and vivacity with which he champions it. : Ars Rhetorica. Auctore R. P. Martino Du Cygne, Societatis Jesu. Editio Secunda Americana, in usum Collegii Georgiopolitani S. J. Pp. 178. Baltimori Typis Joannis Murphy, et soc. There are several Roman Catholic Colleges in the country, in which the Latin is to a great extent a spoken language, especially with the graduating class. In such institutions lectures and text books in Latin are used, and among the latter we have in the present volume a compend in that language, of the instruction in rhetoric given in Georgetown College. The subject is treated in rather a scholastic style as compared with modern educational works. but the method is orderly and the divisions and subdivisions are clear and distinct. It consists of three books, the first treating of Invention, the second of Disposition or orderly arrangement, and the third of Elocution. 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