The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-07-12
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1Hh AAkElCAN O1CkOFKDA AND RAdibfhh
or lMPoKTAEr EvHETs OF THE YHAR 1874.
New York: D. Appleton 4 Co. 1866.
We have received the above ~CycloPadis
from its publishers, through Messrs. Ing
ham and Bragg, of this city, who are the
sole agents for the work for Northern Ohio.
This number is fully up TO its predecessors,
in point of the admirable common sense
exercised in the choice of topics, and the
wisdom used in their proportionats treat
ment. It is too late TO praise encyclopedias,
or to set down their uses,since, from the
mere facility of printing, the reading Of
nine-tenths of the people has become in its
nature encyclopaedia. The "Autocrat of
of the Breakfast Table yesrned to come
in possession of a man Whom he-the Au.
tocrat-would support) who should read all
the books, digest them, and hold himself
ready to answer the bell of his master when
ever he should want to pump up any desir-
ed information. But why, in this age o
mechanism vs. humanity, the necessity Of
a live man with his indefinite expense
over q machine-mind? Encyclopedias
and dictionaries are wise as the Seven Wise
Men of Greece, and not Extensively 50.
This work, being q register o fevents here
in America, comes to us full-freighted with
military intelligence, and seems almost
like q volume of military memoirs or tao
tics. It is embellished with portraits of
Grant, Sherman, Sheridan, and Thomas,
besides many maps and illustrations. The
civil wal and all matters connected there
with, military, political, diplomatic, social,
&C., &C., are treated with exhaustive full
mess. The "Army Operations are traced
with mastery hand. "Congress"i is digest
ed as by the stomach of an alligator. obi
plomatic Correspondence and Foreign Rela-
tons" are fully and a.tractivsly presented.
There is q full exhibit of the Finances of
the United States" The pages devoted TO
Literature and Literary Progress" will in
terest men of letters and literary TASTE
The chapter of "O5ituaries" many will
seek out. petroleum" has full swing and
is treated from q point SO distant as not to
offend the nostrils of the reader. The de-
scription of "0rdnance," "Pstents," Ore
volving Turrets," &C., &C., are highly in
teresting and instructive. But not less 50
is the chapter on military Surgery and
Medicine" which is fully illustrated with
the improvements made during this war,
in instruments, hospital ~contrivances, am
balances. modes of operation and specific
treatment varying with circumstances, &c,
&c.
But not to dwell further upon this book,
we pronounced it work of weight, substance,
and altogether indispensable. Its fer sale
by Inghsm and Bragg.
CHRONICLES OF THE -soHOKBRRG-C Cora FAM
LY. By two of Themselves. New York /:
N. ". Dodd. 1865. .
W. Ss~-r sc hsrdlv necessary to call atten-
tention to this book which has already, Dy
its wonderfully graphic, pictorial power,
found thousands of admiring readers. The
times of Luther, as ali know, are here por-
trsyed BY 8 hand which rcould draw fine
lines while capable of delicatest shading.
The work is for sale by Ingham and Bragg
who also keep on hand, here and in Mead
vile, the largest and choicest stock of re-
ligious standard books, of every conceiv-
able binding and style, to be found in this
region.
TEE EARLY Dawn or, 6kotohoo of Chris
tian Life in England in the 0lden Time.
By the author of 1.-THE Bchonberg-C Gotta
Family" New York: NJ. W. Dodd.
1865.
The various facts and legends of early
Christianity in England are told in this
book in a style of romantic fascination.
The book is full of beauty, and everywhere
~psrvaded by q loving, catholic spirit. 1t is
the second of a series which have been fe-
I~icitously called "The Household-hearth
Series" We are informed that they have
everywhere a larger sale than any or all
other religious books of a late issue. They
are for sale here by Ingham and Bragg,
who find, after selling off order after order,
these are the most popular works of a re-
ligiOuS sort or indeed of any other, which
weigh down their shelves. More fascinat-
ing books for the general reader cannot
be found, and we advise all who have not
yet read them, to deprive themselves of the
pleasure no longer .