The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-10-24

rope Is admirably daguerreotyped, and the book at
fords vast deal Of information which more abored
works overlook. We shall be disappointed if Mrs
Horribly 9 work does not obtain large and ready
sale
How LAY our cAnDE cnosrSe
Second London Edition New York Wiley a IIalstcd.
This is very handsome volume, with numerous
illustrations and affording the most valuable in
formation upon all that appertans TO landscape gar
denlng. lille reading it, we have mentally excaim
ed Blessed be the man who helps us TO make
homes beautiful AT no time could Messrs
Wiley Halsted have furnished a more seasonable
book for the most hopeful aspect in the condition
of the social life of America is the increasing at
tenton which is being bestowed upon the formation
Of country homes. The day of watering places is
drawing to chose, far as the patronage of fami-
lies is concerned for people beginning to learn
that the expense OF one summer of dissipation will
purchase land enough within few miles Of our large
cities to fnrnsha permanent home, where every tree
wepantmay become sacred TO our children and where
instead Of the false habits and exrayagant yanites
gondered In the crowded hotels of Saratoga New
port the free air and wholesome exercise may make
posterlty not only healthier, but more stable and
attached to the homestead than the present gener-
alton. Within twenty miles Of Washington, for in-
stance good land may be bought for from twelve to
twenty dollars acre the volume before will
show you how to lay out your grounds to the best
advantage, and the outlay of three four seasons
spent in the unsatisfactory pleasures of ordinary
summer recreatons will turn your farm into a per-
feet Eden Ii is i'll such books as those of the la
mented Downing, and the volume before us, that we
read the noblest augies for nation for the de-
mand for them indicates the approach of better
type of humanity than our continent even has yet
behed.
X N, PErPR, BY
jacques Maurice. New York Radd Carleton
The next best thing after good sense is good nom
SENSE and that K. N. Pepper can furnish the latter
article all the readers of cold Knicl' will testify
For years we have had monthly attack Of mrth
consequent the "pomes and prose productions
of this celebrated individual Now that he has Ito
use his own phrase) congomerated his fun into
single volume, we intend to call in the services Of
justice of the peace TO take affidavit that we
consider our life and buttons in danger. We con
graduate Mr.. Pepper upon being dished up by those
skilful csniers, Messrs Rudd Carleton and finally
will beg to say of X. N. Pepper Notwithstanding
the "Quog Literary Gem" (Which was 50 slow to
perceive our authors geniusi "long may it wave"
A TRADE
STATES 1871 1857 BY Benjamin French New York
Wiley Hased.
the iron trade. So well has the author performed
his work that politician afford to be without
the book for, whatever may be thought Of Mr..
FreDchs differences his statistics Invaluable. The
facts relating to the manufacture, Importation ex-
portaton, and prices of iron for than century
have been compiled with great care and present
ed in very Ineligible form.
PRAYER FENDsHR lafayette LOOMS A. Nj PhIa
delpha J. b. Appincot q Co.
The title of this book of devotion is borrowed from
the forty ninth of the thirty-rst chapter of
Genesis. The selections and arrangement are adj
mirable but are unable to accord the compiler
TOR author) his due need of praise for the reason
that while he indicates in his preface that he has
made free of the thoughts OF Others he has omit
ted all indications Of the boundaries between what
is original and what is borrowed. The idea of the
book is quite novel; the object being to obtain
sociation or sympathy of reflection and prayer by
concerted use of the manual at regular hours, thus
securing union in devotion of kindred spirits
purpose the likely to be effected by the entire
y unsectarian character of the medtatons.
ELEMENTS NATURAL PHosorm designed for Academies and High
schools BY Elias LOOMS Ii. D. New York Harper Brothers.
Occupying the chair Of mathematics and natural
philosophy in the University of the City of New
York, Professor Looms is q competent authority,
and the textbook named above will be hailed with
great satisfaction by all engaged in the aborious
cupation of teaching the young We have not had
time to bestow thorough examination upon the
work, but in cursory reading we have been struck
with its remarkable cearness and simplicity. Wri-
tiers of textbooks generally anxious to impress
the learner with sense OF their immense attain-
ments, by making their instructions as Incompetent
sible possible. Professor LOOMS is an honorable
aud rare exception to this rule for he has avoided
any mathematical formula which require more
than knowledge Of the first elements Of algebra,
geometry, and plane trigonometry The volume is
illustrated with nearly four hundred welLexecuted
wood cuts.
VERNON GROVE or HEARTS AS THEY Ann Novel. New York:
Rudd 81 Carleton.
With rare modesty the authoress Of this charm
ing story witholds her name from the public; we
understand, however, that she is a daughter Of the
South Whoever she may be- she possesses con-
siderable genius fine taste, and profound insight
into human character. Originally the story appeared
in the Southern Literary Messenger, where it at
tracted great deal of notice we are glad to see
it in its present durable form We have read few
books III which, with entire absence OF clap trap,
the interest is kept up stirrngly from the begin
ming to the end of the story, in which, without
any sentimentaism, there is SO much genuine pa
thos.
Epslus Or THE HEARTS IosGmc BY Aleth New York stan
ford Deissicr.
Never have we read d book in which we have
found SO much to admire and so much to condemn
as in Ernestin. Asa novel, it is mastery prodnc-
tion but while the tragedy moves grandy onward
we diverted from its beauties by the great blem-
ishes of its attempted snbmity and devoutness.
The opening chapter reads like comic edition of
fiends, the Almighty hin@lf-all heaven and
hel--are brought upon tne stage, apparently for The
sole purpose of afording back ground for scenic
add, to give certain religious tone to the book so
that il may be sold as pous novel We advise our
readers to buy it, however, for, like many human
beings, it is only its religion that is wrctched; as
novel, it exhibits a great analysis of passion, and
when the sacerdotal robes laid aside it is a very
human and reasonable sort of book.
AFTER DARK; Novel By w,lkic Collins New York Dick h
Fitzgerald.
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