HYGIENIC AND SANITARY. ANDERSON, J. WALLACE, M.D. Medical nursing; lectures delivered in the Royal Infirmary, Glasgow. 4th ed. Macmillan. 12°, 75 c. PRUDDEN, T. MITCHELL, M.D. Drinking-water and ice supplies, and their relations to health and disease. Putnam. 12°, 75 c. "Written with the purpose of informing the householder how wholesome water may be obtained both in town and country. This end is sought not by laying down a series of axioms and rules, but rather by calling the reader's attention to some more or less interesting facts about water and water supplies, in the hope of helping him on these to base an independent judgment aplicable to his own peculiar case. Some of the new bacterial lore is brought into prominence." -Preface. WADSWORTH, C., jr. How to get muscular: five addresses on higher athletics. Randolph. 16°, 85 c. "The idol of Americans to-day is muscle. We are a gymnastic people. The principal topic of conversation among college men is foot-ball. The last generation neglected physical development, but it had been raised chiefly on farms and was strong. Athletics should develop muscle and manhood, strength and character." How this may be accomplished is explained in five chapters, under the headings of strength, rest and food, exercise, air and religion. MAGAZINE ARTICLES. Fortifying Against Disease. Delépine. Pop. Science. LITERATURE, MISCELLANEOUS AND COL LECTED WORKS. AMERICAN catalogue, founded by F. Leypoldt; books recorded (including reprints and importations), July 1, 1884 to June 30, 1890; comp. under the editorial direction of R. R. Bowker, by A. I. Appleton. Publishers' Weekly. Pt. 1, 4°. pap. (for complete work). $12.50; hf. leath., $15; to advance subs., $10; $12.50. This, the first part of the author-and-title alphabet, runs from A to Hill. The second half of the alphabet, covering the other letters to Z, will be issued as soon as practicable. The third part will comprise the subject alphabet, with appendixes, etc, and will complete the work. ANNUAL American catalogue, 1890: being the full titles, with descriptive notes, of all books recorded in the Publishers' Weekly, 1890, with author, title, and subject index, publishers' an. nual lists, and directory of publishers. lishers' Weekly. 8°, hf. leath., $3.50. AUSTIN, W. Literary papers; with a biographical sketch by his son, Ja. Walker Austin. Little, B. 8, net, $2.50. Pub EMERY, F. PARKER. Notes on English litera. ture. Ginn. 12°, $1.10. Author is instructor in English in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. This book was written for the use of his students. The notes are merely a syllabus of a series of lectures on English literature, including only the most important and noteworthy writers of each period. A list of English classics, which should be read in connection with the notes, is given. FLETCHER, W. I., ed. The co-operative index to periodicals for 1890; ed. by W. I. Fletcher with co-operation of members of the American Library Assoc. Publishers' Weekly, 8°, hf. mor., $2.50; pap., $2. This is a complete index in one alphabet to the periodicals for 1890; it is for the first time published as an annual, and not in quarterly numbers as hitherto. Supplemented with an author index. HOMER. The Odyssey; tr. by G. Herbert PalHoughton, M. 8°, $2. mer. Prose translation by the Alford Professor of Philosophy, Harvard. He aims "to give to the thought of Homer a more direct and simple expression than has hitherto been judged admissi ble; to be at once minutely faithful to the Greek original, and to keep out of sight the fact that either an original or a translator exists; to present especially the objective, unreflective, realistic and non-literary features of the primitive story." MABIE, HAMILTON WRIGHT. Under the trees and elsewhere. Dodd, M. 12°, $1.25. make up this volume appeared at intervals during the past four years in the columns of the Christian the papers published last autumn, under the title Union. They are closely akin in sentiment to "My study fire." There are 21 essays in all. The titles-" An April day," "Under the apple boughs," "As mountain rivulet," etc.-indicate their scope. The out-of-door studies and meditations which MATTHEWS, BRANDER. French dramatists of the 19th century. New ed. Scribner. 12°, $1.50. SCHELLING, FELIX E. Poetic and verse criticism of the reign of Elizabeth. Hodges. 8°, (Univ. of Pa. ser. in philology, literature and archæology, v. I, no. I.) bds., $2. The initial number of a new series prepared by professors and others connected with the University of Pennsylvania, the papers in which will take the form of monographs of about 200 or 250 pages, every one to be complete in itself, and sold separately. Every author assumes the responsibility of his own contribution. Felix E. Schelling is Assistant Professor of English Literature in the University of Pennsylvania. Copious footnotes give valuable bibliographical references on the subjects under treatment. TREASURE-HOUSE of tales. A selection of the uncollected writings of Leigh Hunt, Lord Beaconsfield, Mary Shelley and Douglas Jerrold. Lippincott. 4 v., 12°, $6; 34 cf. or mor., $13. MAGAZINE ARTICLES. Our Servility in Literature. Davidson. Forum. Lost Treasures of Literature. Shepard. Lippincott's. Dream-Poetry. Bessie A. Ficklen. Scribner's. MENTAL AND MORAL SCIENCE. SULLY, JA. Pessimism: a history and a criticism. 2d ed., with new preface. Appleton. 8°. $4. In bringing out this new edition the author says he has only made one or two unimportant corrections. These consist in reducing the number of apparently independent writers on the subject. The preface consists of a brief review of the further developments of thought about life and its value since this work appeared nearly fourteen years ago. A bibliography of the subject up to date. NATURE AND SCIENCE. CAILLARD, EMMA MARIE. Electricity; the science of the nineteenth century: a sketch for general readers. Appleton. il. 12°, $1.25. Gives such an outline of modern electrical science as may be readily understood by readers who have no previous acquaintance with the subject, and who, though unable to make a serious study of it, wish to acquire sufficient knowledge to enable them to follow with intelligent interest the rapid progress which is now being made in this field. In four parts: Static electricity or electricity at rest; magnetism; current electricity; and practical appliances of electricity. MAGAZINE ARTICLES. Ethics of Horse-keeping. Merwin. Atlantic. Ice-making and Machine Refrigeration.* Fernald. Pop. "Some of our English Psalms are nearly faultless, while others fai! in bringing out the spirit and rhythm of the old Hebrew bards, or are even prosaic, awkward in expression and obscure." The basis of the present translation is "The praise songs of Israel," published in 1884, so completely rewrought, however, that it may be called a new translation. The Psalms were not only poetic in content, but also in form. Special attention has been given in this new translation to preserving the rhythmic effect of the originals as far as is compatible with faithfulness; to restoring the proper tenses; and to the recovery of lost emphasis due certain words. A critical note precedes, and textual commentary follows each Psalm. The essay considers at some length the character and authorship of the Psalms, their use in worship and the ethical significance of the imprecatory Psalms. Dr. De Witt is a professor at the New Brunswick, N. J., Theological Seminary, and one of the revisers of the Old Testament. My Garden On an Onion.* Katharine B. Claypole. Pop. BURGESS, Rev. EDWIN H. At the place which is Science. The French Institute. Cahall. Pop. Science. POETRY AND THE DRAMA. 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Matthew xxii. to Mark xvi. Armstrong. 8°, $1.50. Under texts taken from this portion of the Bible are given outlines of important sermons by eminent preachers existing only in manuscript; less full outlines of sermons which have appeared in volumes not easily accessible very brief outlines of sermons published in popular volumes; and full references to theological treatises, commentaries, etc., where help may be found in the elucidation of the text. The series is under the charge of the editor of the Clerical Library, who is aided by specialists in the preparation of the separate volumes. STERRETT, J. MACBRIDE, D.D. Reason and authority in religion. Whittaker. 12°, $1. The author is Professor of Ethics and Apologetics in Seabury Divinity School. The book contains careful dissertations on Lux Mundi" and Dr. Martineau's "Seat of Authority in Religion.' 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Compiled from the highest authorities of the time. Rook, E. C. and L. J. Drills and marches. Penn Pub. Co. 16°, bds., 40 c.; pap., 25 c. The introduction dwells upon the importance of insisting on exactness and implicit obedience from the scholars. Includes hoop drill, waiter drill, doll drill, tambourine drill, drill of little patriots, broom drill, umbrella march, dumbbell drill, fan drill, parasol drill and several more. MAGAZINE ARTICLES. Some Games of the Zuñi.* Owens. Pop. Science, BOOKS FOR THE YOUNG. RYDER, ANNIE H. Go right on, girls! develop your bodies, your minds, your characters. Lothrop. 12°, $1. Advice to young girls, how they can better their mental, moral and physical conditions, Perseverance, self-reliance, compassion; selfcontrol and aspiration are considered in separate chapters. MERRIMAN, EFFIE W. A queer family. Lee & S. il. sq. 16°, $1. By the author of "Pards." The story of a party of street waifs in a large city, who have joined their fortunes, or lack of fortunes, for mutual interest; in short they form a sort of miniature co-operative society. Their experiences and adventures are given in their own language. The author shows by many little touches that she is a close observer of boys and girls, and introduces some noble characters, especially "Bob," whose manliness and generosity appeal strongly to the sympathy of the reader. WRITTEN IN A BLANK LEAF OF THE PROMETHEUS WRITE it in gold-a spirit of the sun, Alive with panting thoughts sunned the dim world. A flooding summer burst on poetry; 46 Of which the crowning sun, the night of beauty, The dancing showers, the birds, whose anthems wild Note after note unbind the enchanted leaves Of breaking buds, eve, and the flow of dawn, Were centered and condensed in his one name As in a providence-and that was SHELLEY. -THOMAS L. BEDDOES, in Boston Literary World. WHAT'S IN A NAME?-" This Italian matter is very serious. Mayor Shakespeare must feel rather disturbed." said Mr. Spriggins. Yes, I should think so," returned Mrs. Spriggins: "He'd better give up writin' plays and tend to business." THE late Richard A. Proctor was gifted with a remarkable memory. Thackeray was his favorite novelist, and he could repeat verbatim page after page of "The Newcomes; so much in fact that the dear old Colonel became an unmitigated bore to his former friends. "SCHLIEMANN was thirty-four years old," says the Chicago Tribune, "before he knew a word of Greek, and it was not until he was forty-one that he began the study of archæology, in which he was destined to achieve so much distinction. By the way, there was an interesting clause inserted in the marriage contract between the late Dr. Schliemann and the Greek girl whom he made his second wife, to the effect that she should improve her knowledge of Homer by learning and reciting fifty lines of the Iliad nightly. Schliemann, when telling the story to his friends, always said that neither tears nor entreaties ever induced him to let her off a single line." HOW TO READ.-" Savage Landor said, in his savage way," according to the Chicago Tribune, "that no person should ever have more than five books on hand. He said that when you have read a book thoroughly you had better give it away, and that it was idle to keep around you so many monuments of unfinished reading as most men had in the books of their libraries. This is straining a point, undoubtedly, and a few of us would say that Landor's rule was a working rule, in education or life. But what Landor meant was that it was worth while for a man to be off with the old love before he was on with the new, He meant that it was worth while for people to finish, and finish thoroughly, one line of study before they embarked on another." AS IT WAS MEANT.-"Authors sometimes." says the New York Herald, "receive unexpected compliments. Here is one which Arlo Bates overheard at a symphony concert at Boston: "I am so glad to see you,' an acquaintance said, turning around in one of the pauses, to a novelist. I have so enjoyed reading myself to sleep with your latest novel for the month past.' "The novelist knew that the rather unfortunate phrase was meant to please him, and he smiled accordingly. will last you for that purpose a month or two longer at least. I am so glad you enjoy it.' "And they both turned their attention outwardly to the symphony. It is to be doubted whether their attention inwardly was so fully taken up with the music for the next fifteen minutes." POETRY AND COIN.-Lord Tennyson's hand has not lost its cunning, nor his ear its sensitiveness to verbal melody. A cablegram to the World of Sunday last quotes from The New Review for March the following lovely and Tennysonian lines called simply "A Song": To sleep! to sleep! The long bright day is done, To sleep! to sleep! Whate'er thy joys, they vanish with the day; Sleep, mournful heart, and let the past be past! For these three little stanzas the Review is said to have paid the Laureate more than $10 per word; and the words, as I count them, number sixty-three. The lines have the true ring of poetry, however, and with that the chink of coin has nothing to do.-N. Y. Critic. MR. WHITTIER'S RECENT VERSE.-"'At Sun down,' the little book privately printed for Mr. Whittier by the Riverside Press, contains his recent verse and was arranged by the poet," says the N. Y. Tribune, as a gift to his friends on the occasion of his eighty-third birthday. A noble, loving and trustful spirit irradiates these verses as with the warm serenity of the sunset lights. There is no sadness in these strains, but rather the sonorous fulness and sweetness of a song of praise' and expectation. The beautiful little volume is thus dedicated to the poet and friend of poets,' Edmund Clarence Stedman: "Poet and friend of poets, if thy glass And, like the arbutus budding under snow, Where faith shall see and reverent trust shall know." LITERARY MATHEMATICS.-An English clergyman-no American divine would ever have found the time to do it-has written a book which he calls "The Marvellous Budget," and which is the Odyssey of Jack and Jill. The first four pages are numbered 1. the next four are numbered 2, as many more are numbered 3, and so on up to "page 8" and last. These pages are so arranged that any page marked 2 will read consecutively with any page marked 1, and so on. "Now," says the clergyman, "if you will inquire of your clever cousin, Miss Girton, who has been in for mathematics at Cambridge, and so knows all about figures, you will learn that there are no less than 65.536 tales in this book about Jack and Jill, not two of which are exactly alike." "If Miss Girton had given much of her childhood," says the Critic, "to working out such problems as the author of this book has given his mind to, I am quite sure that she would never have been bracketed above the Senior Wrangler. It will be a pity if some one does not get out a new edition of D'Israeli's Curiosities of Literature,' for the sake of including this 'Marvellous "Ah!' he responded, 'I have no doubt that it Budget."" G. P. PUTNAM'S SONS, 27 and 29 West 23d St., New York, HAVE NOW READY: THE QUESTION OF COPYRIGHT. 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