, 1863-08-22
BOOK NOTICES.

This ia nnat}1er of thosa weak nu6 1rnsty
novels which the psess ytnts of Late, n such
| nlar,1.lIg Numbers, that It has bsconb T7i!E
rs serious question, whether 1t voula not
be great public benefit to have competent
literary dictator In the land, and 70 back to
the old tyranny Of the Imprimat"rt We have
sometimes thought, when, In savage moods,
We have been compelled By the duties Of this
critical cfice to read such books, that great
good would result from IN arrangement Of
this Eind-for the multiplication Of t1ashy
novels, in these times, has become IN alarm
Ing evil, AID threatens to eat out the Intellect
Of The race. We suppoee there Is q demand
for these effusicns, or they would not be pub
1shed; but the fact Is not creditable, and Is
indicative Of every sort Of weakness, 1neuts1
and moral. We do not intend, however, to
charge ega!nkr the book before us that it II
immoral. In the sensa of being evil princlp.ed.
or Of encouraging vicious thoughts and Eays:
tbst Ia MT y hat ne We accuso It Of
being weak. haccid. e1nrty. like the rest Of the
c1nss which It represents. snd these qualisles
In a hook. ere not exactly the stua out Ct
which vigorous aud healthy minds aud morals
car be made to grow.
uRAT CONDENSED As MODE OF MOTION:
hetng eonIse e Twslrs hsct1rfs de'erea r. tS &c
aeafon Il 1sG2. ~ John T5ndal, r: r. s.. Pro-
feesor Of Natural philosophy n the hoya4 = lnssi-
r1etnn = "a Ghicaro: 8. G. Grircs i CO.
Dr.. :Tyndn1l began his career as student
IN 4ha cf41ce of a Land Surveyor In Halifax,
yorfs,,ra and has attained his present high
-,os,.,on T. +be ac1enttf1c world by the. gheer
~ 1araa ~ .h,,,tv md oen1us. H1s nrer1ous
book, "1he Glaciers OF the Aps,. haa a vide
sna ] +ne n-esent n vo1nna a,thonph the aubiect
~ ~ - w. ~ not - noan1ar one IL 80 1nctalv and
p1aln1y written that 1t will find many delighted
Ifaders outside the circle to which 1t more
Immediately appeals.
The FIST tour lecturcs Of the Course deal
With p.e,mou,eter heat, its generation aud con
sumntton IN mechanical processes; the deter
rninattou Of The mechanical equivalent of heat; /;
fbn conception Of heat % molccu1a. motion !;
the au2lcation of this conception to the solid,
uon,d md eaeeons forms Of matter; to cx-
mansion End combustion; to specific and la
tent bc,t. and to c,1ortfc conduction.
Thn rera,infno fire treat Of radiaae hat !: the
,,+s-s+.,lar I1nea,nrn. and the propagation Of
*hfnnph
- r.d,,nt heat tn ordinary matter. In its sew
.r,1 s+apea of arercpntfon; terrestr1al, lunar
md solar radiation; the constitution Of the
sun; the possible sources Of Its energy; the
relation Of this energy to terrestrial forces,
ard to vegetable and animal life.
It is noble book, and clear, popular IL
| tcrn1ctation of a series Of yery abstruse. and
..aT t,nnortnn+ <c,snt,t,c nroT1cma
!elJ npppt .e1sn114s aa 4nI!.e
ssrPLEn1hT = 5@;8l ~ nnEa M 1GI!nAAta ITS ~, "
tha 5ss+ sdit;nn. cJited hT Ro7nrt lint
? 3 = With I'M cn@7ssincs m sSnnd. Ee,s,
Yo,k: D. Appleton i e.. chicaco: s. G. q:isrs
& CO.
The 1l1ne Of urc'a Dictionary CT Arts, Mar.
,f,..u-ca .na M,,as - saars-.,on.ts -c.,, -rs.s
u'As -. .An1 n-a 11Aee 40 son' s.s4oue.e @ "A1h
civilization Itself; and during tho lifetime Of
the author, the reyisions Of his work kep.
/ race with the progress of improvement.
s,nce hfs te,th + I,s heco,oo ,,ocs<s.~v -
~ 49,. " ~ .a.,D.s,. - eo ~ S.ts~a. Il =
TIC oook Is 70 maintain It's authority rs =
standard, that these rcyislons should still &,
o. although necessarily By other hauas Ac.
co-d;Do1v ,,,;7er +to aa,fo-at,,, ~ A. paha~.