The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-06-30
NEW BOOKS.

pers, pamphlets, magazines, reviews and books.
Tho market teems with them. There is tho
greatest possible variety; even the most daintily
fastidous taste can be gratified. We fear, how
ever, that this fecundity is not favorable to the
growth Of healthy literature of high charac-
tor. Afuuum non nuia. It generates taste for
rapid, superficial reading,-simply to while away
the tedium of a hot and idle summer afternoon
We arc accordingly not surprised to find that but
very few works of real, permanent value have
been published during the last decennium. A
book, six months old, now goes to the topmost
shelves of the bbliopole, and becomes drug
Authors and publishers seem intent only on graft
flying the popular fancy of the passing moment.
"Cdrpe Diem" would be appropriate motto for
the Publishers Union. There are exceptions to
this rule, however; and we always take special
pleasure in announcing works belonging to the
excepted class.
The first work claiming our attention this morn
ing is brochure from the fertile press Of Mr..
CARLETON, of New York, put on our table by our
ever thoughtful friend, Mr.. JOHN RUSSELL
LIFE OF JAMES STEPHENS tChief Organizer Of the
1rish Repubic embracing account Of the origin
and progress OF the Fenian Brotherhood.
This book will prove Of great interest to our
Irish felfow.citizens, to whose consideration we
commend it.
The next book on the list is one of the "Gem
Series," edited by EPEs SARGENT. Its title is as
follows:
TIE EnnnAIp. collection OF Graphic and Entertain
Ing Tales, brilliant poems and essays cleaned chiefly
from fugitive literature OF the 18th century.
The table OF contents offers very choice Ola
podridd. In the list OF authors, who have here
been laid under contribution, We observe the
names OF HORACE SMITH, EUGENE SCRIBE ". NJ
PRAED, @. h. TowNsHEND, Mrs BARBAuLD, LEIGH
HUNT, EDMUND ABOUT, ALFRED TENNYsoN, Ropr.
CHAMBERS, and many other names not unknown
to fame. There are fine selections also from the
leading English literary periodicals the whole
giving assurance that the price of the book us
cents) will be well invested in the purchase of a
copy.
Crumbs FROM THE ROUND TABLE. feast for
Epicures, by JOSEPH BARBER, ia the title Of
very neat little book, published by LEYpoLpr
& HOLT, and sent US by Mr.. JOHN RUSSELL.
The following is the "Bill Of Fare :" The Esthe-
tics Of Epicureanism; Breakfast Spring Fish; The
Fruits Of June; Dinner among the Ancients; Din
ner among the Moderns; A few words about Pud-
dings; Vegetables and vegetables Fishing; The
Streams: Poem; Supper; Ootober-sentiment-
ally and sensuously considered; The Poetry of
Good Cheer; savory Stanzss for November
Epigastrio Poetry; A Thanksgiving Rhapsody; The
Brookside in May. These several chapters were
written originally for tho Round Table, and are
now collected in book form for the deIeotation of
Epicurean readers; and pleasant reading it is un-
questionably, fit employment for the luxurious
votaries Of the dolce far niente We are too thard
up' in this unreconstructed Southern country to
indulge in such hyperasthetics. DR.. BAepy's Lee
ture on "Bacon and Green's comes much nearer
''hling the bilW just now. There sppears to Sc
z.oke e. L
OF advancing civilization, perhaps; certainly
proof OF the great increase OF luxury among our
whilom people Of simple tastes and habits Books
that psnder tho eheminste taste, even though
clevery written, and freely nerlarded with humor-
ous satire and wholesome maxms, in our opinion,
do not tend to promote healthy tone OF moral
sentiment, or to develop manly character of
self-reliance. Fos sale by O. F. VoaLEB, No. 1Os
Market street.
From the press of Messrs. D. APPLETON g. Co..
Mr.. JOHN RUSSELL has sent us the following two
works, which we propose to review more at large
on future day
LIFE T1Mns ANDREW JOHNSON, written from
National stand-Point, by National Man.
Sermons PnEAoHEp ON DIFFERRNr OCCASIONS DUNNO
G, THE LAST TwRsT1 R & &YAAns, by aev. Edward Myriok
OF Her Majesty's Chaplains In Ordinary.
The PHRENoLooIoAL JOURNAL for July COM
mences the 44th volume of this old and well
known publication. This number contains forty
illustrations by no means executed in the highest
style Of art but on the contrary, for the most
part presenting fearfully ugly phizes. Published
by FOWLER WELLS, New York.
SOUTHERN MEDICAL AND SURGICAL JOURNAL.
edited by JOSEPH JONES. N. D., Professor Of
Chemistry in the Medical College Of Georgia.
Augusta: e. a. PUoHE. The first number OF Che
new series has just reached u.s. The following are
the original communications /. Spurious vacoi-
netion, by DR.. 8. e. HABERsHAH. We had the
pleasure OF perusing this paper over two years
ago, when 1t was prepared for the Confederate
surgeon-General's Office, in Richmond. DIR. H.
was 10 charge OF the second division Of Chimbo-
razo Hospital during the entire war. In the fall
and winter OF 1868 large number Of our returned
prisoners arrived in Richmond with very ugly
sores, the sequelD Of vaccination, These cases
were all placed in Dr. HABRRsHAMs obaroe. He
had thus the fullest opportunity OF COLLECTING re.
liable statistics on the subject.
Article 2: Report ON wounds or 1aroe ;o;,ts
by Prof. j. B. BEAD MD, Of Savannah Tb;s
is very able and interesting paper, prepared by
DR.. READ, as Chairman OF Special Oon,mittee
and read before the Confederate states Asaocia.
ton OF Navy and Army Surgeons, In 1894. DR..
HEAD was in charge Of the Officers Hosnita, IN
Richmond, and saw great deal OF surgery dur
ing the war.
Article 8 : Legation Of the suhclavien Artery,