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RrcotLEcTIoNs or JOURNEY THROUGH TARTARY,
TurRrr. AND CHINA. New York: ID. Appleton d
ca For sale by r. Farnham, 18th street and Pa.
avenue Washington, d. c.
These two volumes form very attractive
portion of Appleton's popular Library"
They are from the pen of M. Nuc, mission
airy priest of the Congregation of st. Lazarus,
and contain his recOlections of a journey
through the interior of Asia in the years 1874,
lS45, and 1916. In the year 1872 the Pope
erected Mongolia into a Vicariate Apostolic,
and in 1914 Nj. Nuc set out under instructions
from the Vicar, on an extensive tour, for the
purpose Of studying the characters and man
ners of the Tartars, and Of ascertaining, II pos
sible the extent and limits of the Vicariate.
In these volumes, in graphic style, he relates
what he saw and experienced in his travels,
and there is flavor of adventure and novelty
about them. which quite captivate ones atten-
ton.
TUE FIRST Book OF ETyMoLoGY. BY Jos Thomas,
ND Philadelphia E. c. j. Biddle
DR.. Thomas. formerly classical teacher in
the Friends Select School, Philadelphia, has
constructed this work on the basis of the First
Book of Etymology, by James Lynd, produce
ton adopted as text book in the public
schools of PhIadelp hia, New York, and Brook
lyn We think the Doctor has performed his
task with great care and skill, and given us a
book we'll calculated to promote an analytic
knowledge of the English language. 1t is in
tended for schools, but useful anywhere.
The RAILROAD JUBILEE. Boston, 1852 ]. N. East
bvn, City Printer
We all recolect the famous Jubilee in Bos-
opening of the railroad communication be-
tween Boston and Canada. We saw the pa
geant and can well believe that no public event
in this country has ever been celebrated with
more imposing display. The Bostonians have
way of doing whatever they undertake with
all their might Under the auspices of a Com.
mittee of the City Council, full account OF
the celebration has been prepared, and printed
in superb style. The paper, Typography, and
binding of the volume are perfectly luxurious.
Through the polteness of Mr.. Appleton, we
have received copy of the book from the Com
mttee, for which they will accept our thanks
TnE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF THE MEDICAL SCI
ENcEs. Edited by Isaac Hays, NJ. d. Philade-
pha Blanchard Lea. Price, IS year.
We have already had occasion to speak of
the plan of this quarterly and the manner in
which it is conducted. Every physician who
would keep up with the march of his profess
sion at home should be reader of it. Nor
are its pages of value to him alone The gen.
eral reader will find in it great deal that is
curious and instructive
SuENNAH. A Quarterly Review. Vol. l, No. B..
April, 1851. Price, 50 year.
This work presents, according to scientific
formula, the new revelations in spiritual phi
loSophy, which have lately broken upon the
world 1t is devoted to the Emancipation of
Mind, the Eiucdation of Vital Mental, and
spiritual Phenomena, and the Progress of
Man" Published by S. B. Britain. at Bridge.
port Conn, 1t numbers among its contribu-
tors, Horace Greeley, T. L. Harris, Rev. James
Richardson, and other devotees to spiritual sci.
ence
BLAcKwooD's EDINBURGr MAGAZINE April. 1882
New York Leonard Scott Co For sale be
Taylor 4 Maury, Pa. avenue. Washington d. c.
There is qudntum suGieit of exultaton in
this number Of Blackwood, over the fall of the
wing Ministry and the accession of Lord Der.
oy Let the Conservatives enjoy themselves
while they may. Their hour of triumnb ia a
brief one.
,,, we "oece an interesting paper on American
''''''ary reconnaissance, taking for a text the
notes by Major Emory, of "Reminiscences in
our Western Territory.
Excepting this and several chapters of MY
Novel," by Psistratus Caxton, the matter is
chiefly political.
BLEAK House.. BY Charles Dickens. New York
Harper Brothers For sale by Franck Taylor.
IA avenue, Washington, d. C.
Number second is on our table. Dickens is
laying out extensive grounds about MS Bleak
House. The work, it is said is producing a
sensation in England
"SrMINsrER REVIEW. April 1852 New
'K Leonard Scott Co. For sale by TAYLOR a
'''ury' Washington, d. c.
i"' number abounds in spirited discussions
ho." "s great questions of the day We are not
'' with learned articles discoursing for the
"nu'h time on the men and things of
ar" %er times One of the most valuable parts
Co, t',' REVIEW is its department devoted to the
F'gnporary Literature of England, America,
""u Germany.
BRITISH REVIEW. Published and for
M sale rs above
s, re Review, in an article on the Life Of John
ts0d "ns' by Carlyle, exposes, somewhat too
hioa 4sfly we think, the fragrant in6delity of the
an, a ap"sr' His inhdelity is dogmatical def
' ""' and disgusting. A man false 10 Hum,nitv
p.,;a. DC true to God We have had little
81 pruence with Carlyle since his iD.eu.sts Anus
''o Dlacks of tho M