The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-07-25
BOOK NOTICES.

THE SERVANTS OF fHE STOMACH. BY Jean Mace.
Reprinted from the London translation. Harper
Brothers.
This is o physiological and medical work adapted
to the comprehension Of young people and non-pro-
fessonals-a companion piece to the "Hstory Of the
Mouthful OF Bread,n and valuable book because OF
the valuable information 1t embodes OF the boiler Of
the human steam engine.
EFFECTS ON THE ORGANIZATION AND ANIMALS.
BY Jean Mace. Translated from the eighth French
edition by Mrs. Alfred Gatty. First American edi-
ton. New York: Harper Brothers.
This is q work Of some 400 pages, 12mo., adapted
to the information Of young people on the anatomy,
the machinery and the chemistry of animal life The
book il divided into two parts-nrst, man, and,
second, anmals that is, all the lower order OF ami
mails, from the mammalia to the lowest OF worms
and zoophytes. The plan adopted by the author IL
that OF series Of letters to little girl and in
simple and familiar way he and his transatress have
admirably succeeded in making the profoun1est dis
coveries connected with the mechanism OF animal
life, its operations and its sustenance, cOmprehens
If tried, would prove to be valuable addition to the
course OF studies In our common schools.
FATHER CLBvELAND; OR, THE JESUIT. BY the author.
ess Of Life in the Coister," &c. Boston: Patrick
Donohue.
To good Catholics who like an interesting ro-
nance resting upon the consultations OF their faith
this story will be found very attractive. In he
preface we are told that the Reverend Father from
whom 1t was drawn by the writer twas by birth an
American, though his name proved him to be Of
Irish extraction, and that the amiable but most
fortunate victim to grave SANDER, and whose life
he briefly sketched, was young Irish lady OF high
birth, driven by adverse circumstances which in
VOWED the utter ruin OF her family, and under an
assumed name to seek maintenance for herself and
her aged parents in the far West" and that though
clothed In language OF her own the authoress has
"strictly adhered to the melancholy narration VI the
good Father orr"
THE RICHMOND EXAMINER DURING THE WAR; OR,
THE WRITINGS OF JOHN M. DANIEL. WITH A Me-
MoIR OF HIS LIFE BY his Brother, Frederick s.
Daniel New York. 1865.
Old files OF newspapers are among the most valua-
able sources OF authenticity. Thus a complete set Of
the Paris Montte,r, or OF the NEW YORK HERALD,
each number OF which photographs the passing
events and incidents OF every successive day. becomes
invaluable in the course OF time selection of edi
torial articles from the Richmond Examiner the
foremost journal OF the South conducted by the late
John NJ. Daniel, ex-Mnister OF the United States at
Turin, has just been published, which Ia at once
more interesting and more useful a. Photographic
history OF our late civil war than any OF the nnumer-
Frederick $. Daniel the editor OF this work who ac-
companed his brother as his Secretary Turin has
wisely omitted from the selection none OF the arti-
Giles which truthfully reject the real, although
bitter feelings OF the Southern people against the
federal government during our memorable strurQle
faction OF the southern people with Mr.. JEFFERSON
Davis and his inefficient cabinet The selection
possesses therefore, q real historical value Mr..
Frederick Daniel has moreover added q very
cevery written memoir OF his brother who notwith-
standing the faults OF which his enemies accused
him, was admitted even by them TO be one of the
best examples OF IN liable editor' which this or any
other country has produced.