New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-02-02
NEW PUBLICATIONS.
pooKs OF THE WEEK.

BOOKS OF THE WEEK.
Tho First Volume of The UorSs o. horace 1 rD
edited by Mrs MARY MANN, is publlsheo III Gam
bridge, containing his lectures and annui lepCi %
on education. The zeal and energy Win "inOH 81 -
Mann devoted himself 20 the improvement VI eio
common school system in MasslcnI'se w. mon
duetiye of permanent effects ana tIe @ T.
Licb the reforms conducted 10y that eminent pnllan
thropist were founded as IepIOuuotp1 III ' of edn.
form an Important eoh'i Mr. Mann. as is well known,
sh"1 his whole soul into the movement, ana accom-
rIisbed much by his personal traits Oh CI He
xb;cb few of his successors may nope 10 equ'd biS
ha,So,,er nointed out the way OF progress ar" ~
aJwirabie writings will long continue ~ oe biact
sourco of suggestion and information on '"o
The Eclectic Practice Of Medicine ana ""g'IH "
John BUCHANAN, NJ d., is issued III "oT ~, an
thoroughly revised edition by the au'no' ia M
delplia The title of the volume gives 'O''
Of it's contents ,,.r.., :. 4bo
.;.Io sc a modest tractate by HENRY A. ABRAHAM
.a,,ino forth the principles of reasonable religion
.oaor5ino TO the Unitarian platform lt is an lhho-
cent production, with nothing original OF sIIkHis "
IT, contents, and can do neither harm nor goou'
TIsO Marriages. the latest of Miss MULoChs tn'S,
IrailO pleasant and wholesome fctonS, is puOlSheu
by Harper ~ Brothers st..
Chime bv J. Il. MAcDUFF, d. D., second edition, con-
xstine Of a selection of Scripture texts, accompanied
With few lines of original poetry, put IN the form
of nortons for daily reading; The Day Ddoa by inc
nufhor of Memorials of Captain Hedey Nlvad1S'
brief narrative OF IeIglous G Sernoos nv the
volume of more than usually plIRyr '""O"S y! '"N
kfe ALEXANDER MCCLELLAN. d. j.
Schooldoy Dialoqaes compiled bT ALEXANDER
c,.RK. A. NJ. o. w. Daughday ~ Col is a collection
Of original dramas revised and arranged 10y the edl
tor intended for exhibition in schools and 1amlhcS'
The sprited letters of travel in the Far West, by
RAyARD TAYLOR which added so much to the inter
est of the reading matter in The TRIBUNE, during
the past Summer, are republished in a neat volume
entitled Colorado by G. 7. Putnam Il Sou. Inc IN
formation concerning a region OF such VAST
,romise with which the volume abOunds and the
Eliminated and easy style of the writer, will secure II
hearty welcome from wide circle of readers.
Faith Uaria's Ordeal 10y GEoRGnNA NJ. CRArK, an
English story of pathetic interest, is repubhshed by
LeypOldt d Holt
sgstesn Of Mdp Dro,cing by f. L. RIPLEY "a. 3
Barnes & Col has been prepared 10y teacher III the
Michigan State Normal School as valuable ana III
She study of geography. The method adopted by the
author takes a circle for basis, which mas oeeh
eelected on account of it's uniformity and simplicity
IA preference TO the more complicated plans In Use
In many schools in Europe aud tins country. ne
nractiee of drawing maps, rs branch OF educauOn'
has received much leSsattentiOn IN American SEMI
naries than its importance deserves ana JuIcious
manual like the one before us must DC OF great SCI
vice In facilitating the introduction OF the study
L0poaa0es ,rithout a Master, by 4. II. MoNrEnH CT
n Peterson & Brothers., is an application Of the
Robertsonian Method" TO the study of French
Rpanish. Italian German, and Latin, and processes
20 enable the pupil TO gain sufficient knowledge OF
those languages for the ordinary purposes OF CONVEX
patton and reading without me atp OF ao @ d.
n language, and 20 understand II when piohouhceu'
by the mere study of boOkswltbogt hearlngl Spoken
esn be asceTtained only by experiment Tor the per-
Rormance of which these brief treaiSeS fiNe III MUM
her, afford materials.
Braith,caites Retrospect Of Practical Medicine and
ssreerv for January, is issued by W A. Townsend.
Among the novelties described in this number are
Ee successful treatment of cancer by the injection of
ncetic acid the cure of cholera by Rubins satu-
rated spirits of camphOT consisting OF equal parts by
weight of camphor and spirits by which method 52
&ses of Asiatic cholera were treated IN Naples WIN,
out single DEATH and the danger o. taxing eou
phere. On the latter point lts stated that IL is Wei
eor person liable 10 eatar after being out III eoic
weather 30 loiter little in the hall before gong nt'
a-heated ROOM
The American Journal Of he Medical Sciences, 70
January. edited by Isaac Hays, NJ. d. Henry C. Lea
Aas several articles of interest 10 non-pr0iesSona
readers among which we notice paper on Inch
niasis" giving an able historical view of the di'
eoyery of the disease and description OF its prom
nent symptoms. together with an account of sewers
oases that have occurred in this country IN cons
4uenee of eating pork. An interesting state
xnent is given OF tue cure OF the Joss Oh voice DS
surgical operation. An elaborate article on AnP'
thenia0 has a variety Of instructive details in regal
20 The history and effects of that great discovery
and asserts that there is little room for doubt tina
fbe fact of anesthesa was first established by ID
Horace Wells in his experiments with nitrous oxide
The Liberal Christian. the organ of Unitariansm II
Ehls city, and supported by several eminent writer
81 that denomination has recently commenced
new series of the joumallOng known The Chrsfid'
Isqrre. The change IN naI1e rs accompanied by Z
marked Improvement In the external appearance o
Abe paper as well as in the variety and ability of it
Aontents In point of literary character and pOpula
interest, this journal compares tavOrabiy with mos
u che religious newspapers of the day.