New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-08-11
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

LOTUS EATING A; A SUMNER BOOK. BY GEORGE Will.
LIAM CURTIS. IL mo PIP BOG. Harper Brothers.
Beautiful dreams of summer wanderings
are here related with low seductive voice
that well chimes in with the murmur of pleasant
waters and the sound Of forest leaves. Day
dreams, however, which leave the Howadji wide
aw axe to every touch of outward nature, and to
all that is original and piquant in character. His
fine flew of sentiment is always sustained by
sturdy sense of the real, and in the midst of the
daintiest imsginiDgs, we find sharp delineation
Of facts and a biting criticism of social follies,
which betray robust intellect, as well as a SUBJ
tie and lively fancy. The suggestive genius Of
the author is shown Ia the flesh charms which
be throws around familiar subjects. The Hud.
S9n, Niagara, Newport, Nahant, Saratoga, Lake
Georse-what enchantment Of these spots has
not been fully celebrated in prose and verse
What tourist could challenge the interest Of a
reader in his story on the ground of novelty
Yet is the Ilowad ever original, ever creative
the old scenes assume more beautiful sgni6-
canoe under his plastic touch-revealing every
phase of poetry which they possess-and yielding
all their latent aromas to the potent charmer
who perpetually evokes unlocked for forms of
loneliness and glory. Happy is the traveller who
shall make this delicious volume the companion
of his summers journeys. Its sweet melodies
will attune his to the music OF nature, its ex-
quisite descriptions will give richer coloring to
the landscape, and its tone Of genial gayety and
humor will induce the state of mind, in which the
simplest recreation leads to the regions of fairy
land. Several agreeable illustrations by Kensett
add to the attractions Of this Summer Book
MYSTERIES: Or GLMpsEs OF TIE SUPERNATURAL.
BY CHARLES WYLLYs ELLIOTT. limo. PIP. 27S. Har-
per Brothers.
Whoever has taste for stories Of CLAM
our and diablere, may and them in this quantity
written volume, to his hearts content. The
author has raked together an abundance Of super
natural traditions from the Cock Lane Ghost to
the Rocheste Knocking and discourses upon
them critically, theologcally, and philosophicay,
in a mock heroic style which is sufficiently
amusing if not ediyng. The work seems to nave
been written as an exercise in Carlylese, of which
the author gives some tolerably successful imiti-
tons with many broad caricatures. He hits of
Cotton Mather with Indifferent success, when he
calls HIM ga man with the llrgest belief and the
all twisted into corkscrews by the long msdcs-
ton Of memorable metaphysics" II any one is
green enough TO read this book expecting to find
any light on "My steries" or any Glimpses of
the Supernatural" he will lose his labor; but as
a rambling commentary on human nature, it is
well worth looking at
~" MoRRELL's POCKET MISCELLANY"
No. l.. This is new serial intended to furnish
economical reading for the people. 1t differs from
the various publications already extant tor the
same purpose in its low price and the miscel-
eneous character OF its contents. A cheap
shillmg's worth Of anecdote, stories, descriptive
pieces, ard historical sketches, (original and Sc
ectedl, is furnished in the present number. Many
Of the articles are interesting and instructive
others serve only to FIJI up the space, and add
nothing to tire value Of the collection. more
discriminating taste exercised in the pre- osratOn
Of the series is necessary to- make It benefit to
the people. There is room for improvement in
uture numbers. "a. MOrrell.l
" THE LAWS OF LIFE" by ELIZA
BETH BLACKWELL, NJ D-A series of lectures dehV.
red to class of Ladies durDgh past Spring devoted
physical education the conditions OF health and the
correction of vicious habits. The subjects treated Of
his volume are Of the utmost importance They relate
o the moral IN physical we.beug of the community,
Too oep are they KEEP, GU, Of isht through negligence
,r fsse de!cacy Quite often sre they discussed In
ths, repe, intelligent readers BY its gro'sae's
md chsrlstsnry The present work is not only unex
,ep,ionsbs in this respect but model OF dignihed
Me 7, red discussion. evinces thorough scenphe
education, rare practical sense, and CREST ere'dh oil
ob'eI alton, on the part Of the disngu'hed autnore's
her statements are lucid and comprehensive, her coun
.ts uniformly judieious, aud her manner cam aud SEN
pos,es,ed She thinks clearly and writes ~elL&a"e
sed N meet with scientific trestse, that Is more ~
rksbe for clesrness Of method soundness OF reason
lsg e. profu'eness and beauty OF Illustration Inc