American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1858-06-11
OUR BOOK TABLE.
Biackwood's Edinnurg Magazine for


IS received. a hasy psrusal has satisfied
JUS that il is highly interesting. The first
article, on food aud dGnk.p might be stud
red to advantage, by old and young. The
tab'e oil Contents is as iol,ows:
Food and Driuk. Part 3;--What will he
DO with N-Antquities Of Kertch, Col.
leges and Celibacy, A Dialogue, = Zanzibar;
and Two Months i'm East Africa. --Conctu.
sion, Poorbeah Muiiny The Pnniab.
No. 3,,-llaly--o( the Arts the Cradle
and the Grave, Dude.
The Edinburg Review, for January and
April, 1883. Conents;-Annals of Califor
nla,-The Eastern Church. FILTERS History
OF the Consulate and the Empire, The
Railroad OF Great B,i,ain, - The Works of
the late Edgar Allen Poe,-The Speeches
OF Lord rougham,-Buck'e's History of
Civilization in England--The Couques, of
oude,-The Second Derby Ministry.
The Westminster Review, FOR A pril. 1858.
Contents The Religion of Positi,ism. -
Kecollsc,ions of Shelley and Byron,--Chna:
Fast aud Preseut.--Porty OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Boscobel Tiacts, Our Relation to the Princes
OF India, --Medical Reform, Reorganization
OF the War Department, -Con,empo
Literature. =
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"TIEE LITERARY PEARL; edited by
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