The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-11-14
NOTES ON NEW BOOKS.

:. Tho Jesuits in North America in the Seventeenth
Century, is the title Of a volume by Mr. Francis
Parkman in the series OF historical naTatyes-cach
complete ana independent in ITSELF though having an
organic relation to the ohers-wbich should present the
whole story OF the carly French and Engish enterprise
and rivalry In North America In the " Pioneers OF
France the New worId and in the History Of tho
Conspiracy OF Pontiac Mr. Parkrau has already gwen
the public an earnest OF the qualifications evnced by
him the present volume for tho task which no long
ago proposed TO undertake To qualify himself for It
no has not only familiarxed himself with the habits Of
the Indian tribes sharing their life sleeping in their
dirty lodges studying their traditional and tribal lore,
and seeking to penetrate The inner workings Of their
thought and being he has spared expense OF labor
10 become acquainted with the manuscripts and printed
documents that could eughtsn him with reference to
the efforts Of the Jesuit missionaries TO Christianze
and cvilize the Indians. All this heshss persevered
in accomplishing, In spite OF d,scouraging -heaith,
with spirit like that which sustained hls fellow towns
man. Prescott and the great French historian, THEIRS
We think that when this volume - considered 10 COD
nection with the tho serios projected
by Mr. Parkman, the objections urged against it-such
~ that IL consists Of fragments most OF which are
composed OF sensational stores about Indians Jcsuiss
the sham marriages Of battles between the Iro-
quois and she Hurons the Agonqnins, the Fries, or
the 'Neutrns" tho performances Of Iodian sorcerors
D1Ogr0pnl00
gizng tho devotion and self Of priest or nun Mr.
Parkman writes ne afraid 10 incur The charge
OF having TOO much sympathy with "Popery" wholly
groundless or course MIR. psrkman does not conceal
that be Ia Protestant; but he conceais the sss
the admiration which he shares with every candid and
impartial student Of the subject Of his story, for tho he
roo endurance and courage Of those members OF the
society OF Jesus who toled. aud, in many instances
died, not only according 70 their motto I'D majvem
Del oiorsam for the greater glory OF God-but also d.
recty for the amcioraon or and his salvation, not
only from threatened wrath In tho lite 10 come, but
from barbarlsm in the present life. The most preja
diced par,sans OF ultrAmontansm tho hand and
OF MISREPRESENTATION the other must admit tbs cas
dor and impaity OF Mr. Parkman and the picturesque
beauty OF his narration.
Prof. g. j. Adler, one OF rpest scholars, has COM
pcd aud condensed into . pamphlet material enough
for volume about "rhe Poetry Of tho Arabs 10 Spain"
He Analyses skfuiy the caaracterstics OF the poetry
or that OF the Arab which, during It's do
minon in SPAIN carried civilization to higher pitch
had reached ut that period In any Christian conn-
try in Europe and shows how modern Spanish poetry
has preserved many OF these characteristics.
William Wood, instructor 10 physical education, has
published .Manusl OF Physical Exercises compr.-
sing gymnastics rowing skating, fencing cricke, cal
isthcuics sailing swimming sparrins, base ball, With
dred and twenty Ave illustrations. -
Professor Blot has embodied his views In bland
book Of Practical Cookery intended sapesede all
hitherto published works this subject OF vital import
ance.
The publishers OF Boston. New York and PhadeIphis
seem to be exhausting editions OF Dickens
rnackeray The energy and enterprise which they
spare from their preparations for tho approaching gift
book season The Boston Adrcrtisr gives a detailed
account Of the publishing Business In Massachusetts.
From this appears that In the year 1854 1.-THE ate Of
the last industrial statistcsl nearly Hso mil
hon volumes pablisssd in Massachusetts, Of which
1889, SOL were brought out In Suffolk county There
forty three printing establishments the state Of
which thirty this county. The value OF The
books produced exclusive OF the OF printing and
binding them, 81, 900 ISL Bookbiailng alone em
ployed 301 men and 800 women In sixiylve bndsres,
the value OF the stock used was s5if,6f3 and the
capital invested In the business S'&57ol. Type
and stereotype foundries employed % men and 10
women In eight different establishments The Value OF
the stock used s7g 200; the value Of the ypee
clcctrotypes and stereopes Manufactured vas e2le00o
and tho capital invested n the business elo0 500
The printing business is sim moro extensive In
1894 shore wero e,2o4,ols books printed in the
s,sts OF which four and half millions we're printed
ia sunoIk county and aoout l,l32, 600 IN Mddsssx
county There we're 100 printing establishments In the
state; 100 newspaper and periodicals issued from the
LEGO and 749 women were employed In them; thd
value Of the stock used was $4,000 Co., ana the
gross value Of the products was ea,2l7,aoA The de-
mand for new books this fall 10 modsrate-,ess than
usssl for the Eastern trade, but good for tho West
The high price Of books, jussinabls u may b 10
certain extent account OF the increased cost paper
ETC., materially lesssns the demand And the short
sighted parsimony Of the publishers. who neglect Ne
means within their reach Of creating demana for
larser number and higher class Of publcasnS ever
looking - they do almost entirely the vsnis O. public
libraries throughout the land and rarely adveising ex
cspt journals OF limited circulation. suncenty ac-
counts FOR The comparative dulnsss Of me Ansncan
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