Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-10-17
October mnRnzines.

VIM b0AinAAt PASAVSA 0SSAoSs NSfSN
at corner of c and Union streets, Virginia
City, has fol sale on his counters the Mag
azines Of the contents of which notice is
subjoined:
The Eekctic-The principal articles in
the Electic are "Rawlinson's Ancient Mon
arches of the East" from the North British
Rerieo 1.-THE Pearl Harvest" from the
CornhiR Maga;ins; Charles Kingsley's lee
lures at the Royal Institute on Science
and the conclusion Of Mathew Arnold's
ad .nirable papers on "The Study of Celtic
Literature" The magazine is embellished
with a portrait Of Cyrus W. Field.
Our Young Foks has contributions by
Lucretia P. Halls, Lucy st. John, 1T.
Trowbridge, author Of Faith Gartney's
Girlhood !" Charlotte Kingsley Canter, 1,
B. Aldrich, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Wayne
Reed, and others. The full page wood
cut 10 an illustration BY Harrison Weir OF
RABBITS and Foxea." Tho publishers
have added music to the other attractions
Of the magazine. 49,.
Hours at Homo 10 more excellent this
month than usual, Q large proportion OF
its articles having much literary merit be-
sides being Of popular interest. Among
the best are an essay on "The History n
Dignity of Apples" BY Edward Spencer ;
" The Religious Drama in the Bavarian
| Highlands" by Prof. Ten Brook, beinga
graphic account Of a representation IN
| 1850 Of the "Mystery Of the Passion In
the genuine style Of the old miracle plays,
when the performance lasted eight hours
and no fewer than 600 actors took part in
it; and a biographical sketch by DR.. Har-
baugh of j. P. Hebel, 1.-THE German
Burns" The magazine also contains DR..
Bushnelr's recent Andovsr address on
pulpit Talent" . paper by DR.. Schatf on
"The Council of Nice" Mr.. Tuckerman''
third paper on American Artists" in
which the writer speaks Of VIM. Bradford
and William Morris Hunt; an essay on
Homer" by Isabella McFarlane /; poetry
BY Bessie R. Parkes, H. I. V. and others,
| the conclusion OF " Jane Gurley's Storey"
a short tale by Mrs. H. r. Potwin, enti-
tied THE Wife's Ambition" etc.
The GALAXY for October is quite a.
good as usual. Views Of Mormoudom
by q Mormon Elder" are rather common
place, the best thing about them being
their title. The Elder tells Us nothing
about the manner or morals of the Saints,
but INDUCES in magnificent speculations
upon the future Of the Mormon "nation,"
90 that, whatever value his paper may
have as a prophecy, it iS not 4 very impor-
tant contribution to historical literature.
Prof. Blot pens some interesting notes on
Ancient and Modern Cookery" "The
Ascent Of Monte Rosa" by c. U. s., il
extremely well written-the best thing
perhaps, in the number. VIM. R. Alger's
essay on 1.-THE Character Of Petrarch" is
weak and ambitious, the thought being
rather milk and-watery and the style what
Mr.. Alger would call "high-strung."
Mr.. II. A. Dehile tells US something about
The Extravaganza Of the French Court"
containing bits Of gossip and scandal, and
closing with a friendly exhortation to the
French aristocracy to mind what they are
about. George Wakeman's article on
Live Metaphors" Is about slang and its
meaning and uses. Julius Wilcox gives
"A few no,es for a Young Pianist" Be-
sides, Tho ClaveringS' and Archie
Lowell" fiction 10 represented in Mis-
Martin and Miss Wier," by Caroline
Chesebro, and down in a Chine" by
Maria L. Pool, neither Of which is good.
The poetry is inoffensive.
Beadle's Monthly has a pleasant paper
BY MI. Richardson, on Montana and
Idaho" with the store Of illustrations, an
ecdoteS, and admirable pieces Of descrip-
ton which we are apt to look for in the
authors graphic articles. DR.. Rufus King
Browne furnishes q very good paper on the
Measurement Of the Nerve Telegraph"
describing an invention for recording the
velocity with which sensation is transmit.
ted through tho nerves. Most people will
no doubt be surprised to learn that the
rate Of progression does not exceed 80 feet
in q second, or about 90 miles an hour,
while the velocity Of light is 100, 900 miles
a second, and that Of electricity still more.
It is a horrible thing to DO told hat the
velocity Of nervous transmission in our
bodies has been examined "by inserting
fine wires in the fingers and toes Of q liy-
ing man." and perhaps there are people
who will take 40 pleasure in learning that
"no sensible difference has been found be-
tween the velocity of the nerves Of q man
and those Of a frog" The paper is very
interesting and instructive, and will at
tract notice. Another contribution Of eS-
pecial merit is an account Of 1.-THE Coolie
Trade" by a sea-csptain who has been en-
gagged in it. The writer represents the
traffic in q very favorable light, and speaks
highly Of the treatment which the coolies
receive on the voyage to the New World,
though he processes to know nothing Of
how they fare in the hands Of their en-
ployers. From the fact that many Of them,
after serving out their term Of labor in the
West Indies, return homo and induce their
families and friends to accompany them on
a second voyage to America, the inference
10 fair that thsir condition is improved by
the change. THE acknowledgements" is
an account Of the Prussian needle-gu
There are articles on "SpiderS," by Mary
A. Prescott; "The Stage as it Was !"
Vision !" and 1.-THE Education Of our
Girls" by Mrs. NJ. V. Victor poems by
Alice Gray, and others; and several sto-
ries.