Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1853-12-09
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The December number Of this Maya
zine, whichis now before us, closes the
third volume. In using words Of COM
mcndation in its behalf we can do so
without any mental reservation what
ever. It is, without question, The Maya
sine for tks people. Being two thirds the
size Of Harper's, and two thirds the
price, and being superior in it's mechan-
ical execution and less exceptionable in
its matter, it commends itself to the pub
lie as every way worthy of patronage
As a specimen OF the matter, we will give
the contents Of the December number.
"China ard its Rims, Bohemian Glass,
Christmas and the poets Ia collection of
beautiful and antique poetry on Christ
mas.) Oliver Wendell II Holmes, Editorial
jotiings in the West. This Is a rich
paper. We intend to transfer Il to the
American Us soon as possible.1 The
tricks which memory plpys US, The
Troubles and adventures ofyoung house
keepers, observation-disclosures
The history OF IN ultrulst,-[ too good to
be shut up in Magazine, we wish we
could make room for IT, Literary relics,
The Arts before the Flood, The Charter
Oak, Spirit RaPpings, Table Turnings,
[ An able paper, but on the wrong side.
By the way the editor Is heterodox on
that subject. IIo admits, as we think
he ought, the existence Of raps and turn
ngs, &c, but he does not account for
them &c suit US, But he has a way Of
bis own. so We will not fret. Thomas
Walsh aud Gideon Ouseley, The Mouse
and tho Merchant, The primoval For
ests OF Brazil, A Guiana Island, 1.-THE best
account we have seen OF the nature and
use Of Guiana. Popery and our common
schools, Short Articles, Editorial Clean
ings, Literary Items, Book Notices, Re-
ligious Summaries, Arts and Sciences.
The above articles cover ninty-six
pages Of the best quality Of calendered
paper, interspersed with twenty beanti-
ful engraylngs. The year makes two
vOlums Of b76 pages, and Is furnished at
the extremely low price Of two dollars
per year. See our offer 10 another col
umn.
The Ladies' Repository for December
has come. We need only to say that
this is the time to renew subscription
which old subscribers viii be sure to do,
seeing how II improves in the hand Of
DR.. Clark, and new subscribers should
now begin. Swormstedt g. Poe, Gin
einnati, price two dollars per year.
The Medical Student in Europe, by
l.. j. Frazee, M. ID. Apologize, &C.. 43
Main ST., Cincinnati,
We have not read this book, and we
don't intend 10. We read the first chap
ter,whch isa very commonplace narrative
Of adventure from Maysville. Ky. to New
York, via. sundry places ofinterest, such
as Pittsburgh, Washington, &c. Europe
indeed. We may be doing the Author
injustice, but we take it for granted that
man who will magnify the every day
incidents of a trip TO New York into
sufficient importance to make chapter
in book on Europe, is Of too small a
calabre to write book of observations
worth reading.
Minutes of the North Indiana Annual
Conference OF the M. e. Church for the
year 1853. We are very agreeably sur
prised at the neatness OF this little book.
II is from the Office Of Holloway and
Davis, Richmond Ind, who can certainly
do nice job Of printing, il this is a spec
linen. The matter is tastefully and
appropriately arranged by the secretary
Of the Conference, DR.. Mutt, President
Of White Water College. by the way
we may complete our picture Of the DR..
before the winter is over, and give him
some celebrity.