Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-07-26

each. The British QuarierIies have also
been regular visitors to our sanclum. To
a man of cultivated mind, who has leisure
TO read and digest their cohlenls, these last.
named are worth their weight in gold.
Some months since, we published an ad
verlisement, for which Messrs. Dyer 81 Viii.
lis, publishers of the Musical World, prom.
ised 10 send US the Home Gazste, ard The
Kuickerbocker Magazine. For some reas'
on they have laied 10 fulfil their promise
We intended to call on tlIep while in New
York; hut ii escaped our memory. These
gentlemen will confer favor by OK
planning The cause of This failure. We care
bul lule for The periodicals; but do not like
10 be imposed upon. We hope ii may be
shown that nothing dishonorabIe was in.
tended. The Musical World is regularly
received, and highly priced
Several new magazines have been sent
us recent y-new 10 US, al least. Had we
time, we should be pleased to give each an
extended notice. But they get mislaiG or
carried off, or torn up before we have leis.
uro 10 examine them, A,leasl, ii frequently y
SO happens. Among those which have re-
Gently met our eye, arc the following:
RtcLIoujc IUocJ 1.,o.:..., Do,,;o.
little monthly, published in Cincinnati, ant
edited with considerable spirit and ability
is, if we mistake not, purely southern ant
pro'slavery in sentiment, and is intended II
reyoIuilonize public opinion among us Van
dalS of The North, as Sanla Anna would say
We wish The editor good time Of it.
Eclectic Medical and Surgical Journal
The character OF the work is well expressed
in The lille. We have not word 10 say o
the theory Of medicine it advocates, or, in
deed, Of any other Of the thousand and ON
"mosl approved methods" Of fastening u
morIas 10 the "unexplored region" W.
desire 10 die natural death; but if, whel
the lime for our exit draws near, our friend
desire 10 assist nature liule, we hope they
may send for the physician who will lollur
US least. We don't care much about lh
length Of his bill, as we shall not expect II
pay it, But, levily aside, the Magazine i
handsomely printed, contains large amour
OF valuable scientific information, and is cd
lied by DR.. r. S. NcwIon-a gentleman no
wholly unknown TO this community, VIII,
has acquired an enviabIc reputation us sur
geon, during his residence in Cincinnati.
Father Gara29i'S Life and Lectures -
Messrs. De Wit and Davenport have jus
issued handsome volume, containing tn
Lectures o. Father Gayazzi in New York
the same whose repetition in Montreal s
violently eAcled the ire of the Roman Cath
oIcs there as to lead 10 rol and bIoodshed
Without taking sides on The subject of RI
man Catholicism, we must, in common viii
every American, wholly condemn lhe al
tempt Of the Roman CulhoIics in Munlreu
to violently suppress freedom Of discussio
in the person Of Gavozz. We confess. al
so, TO on intense curiosity 10 read ihe Lee
lures which have excited such grave conse
quenccs, and we find W. their character hu
not been overraled. The present volum
also contains a copous Life Of the Fulhe
down TO the moment Of his departure from
New York. The work is beautifully gol,o
up. Price, so cts. paper; rs cents cloth.
The Chained Moiher, is the lille of a ney
volume Of Negro Literature, from the pei
Mrs. Harlan, and published by Messrs. Ap
plegaIo & Co. To the publishers, we ar,
indebted for copy. We should be pleased
to speak good word for it, on account o
The lormer reputation Of the author, as wei
as on account Of The pubishers-who ar,
onterprlsing upright and pleasan, gentle
men. But, really This book is the mos
"weary, stale, fiat, and unproflable" produc
lion we have dozod over FOR many day
Our own opinion is that this topic is worn
Ihreadbare, and that green romoncers hat
better try their hands al something else
Those whose tastes differ from ours may bC
pleased with the book. If so, We recon-
mend them to purchase it, 1t will do then
no harm.
OF an cnlreiy different character is an
other work presented by the same firm, en-.
titled "Familiar Science" ediled by R. E
Peterson, compiled in parl from an English
work by DR.. Brewer. Ii is written in the
familiar style Of questions and answers, in
language simple und inltlligble, and con.
Iains vast amount of interesting informa.
lion in regard 10 the common phenomena o
life. 1t is intended for the use of families
and schools, There are about two thousand
questions ankwered-jusr such questions as
intelligent and thoughtful chillren are likely
10 ask, and yet such as few even of our in
telligeni parents can readily answer Every
family should have copy of this work, and
we should like 10 sec it Introduced into all
our common school,. e.