Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-09-11
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From Blanchard & Mohun we have the fol-
lowing:
Miscellaneous Prose Works. BY Edward
Bulwer, Lord Lytton. In two volumes. New
York Harper Il Brothers. These volumes
form an admirable accompaniment TO the
works OF fiction BY tue same autnor. Inc
first volume consists of criticisms contributed
10 the principal Reviews Of Great Britain; the
second Of essays written in early youth.
pleasing variety Is afforded to the essays by the
alternatioDs of short tales mostly intended 10
illustrate or allegoriZe SOM definite sentiment
or thought.
The Opium Habit, with Suggestions as to the
Remedy New York: Harper Il Brothers,
This volume, The anonymous author states,
has been compiled chiefly for the benefit of
the oplum-eaters, ne himself having been q
sufferer by its use. The volume embraces the
narrative OF his own successful attempt to
abandon opium; and the opium experiences of
Colerldge' DE q uIncy, Robert Hall, John Ran
dolPh, William Wilberforce, and other emf
nent men who have suffered from its use.
First Principles of Popular Education and
Public instruction. By 5. :. Randall. New
York: Harper & Brothers. This book gives
the conclusions of the writer, resulting from
many years experience i'll the practical ad MIN
situations OF the systems of public instruction
ID The city and State of New Ysrk. He points
out ard illustrates with clearness and iutelli-
gence the principles he oonceives to h. essen
nal 10 every wel-reguated system of educi-
ton. Mr.. Randall treats upon social and
physiological questions with con siderable bold
ness. For instance, be takes something like
MalthUsIan ground, or ia her perhaps that OF
Matthew Arnold, on the question of swarming
the earth with human beings regardless of the
consequences. He holds that parents have no
right to bring into the world beings for whom
they are incompetent TO provide. physically.
Intellectually or morally; to give existence TO
immortal minds. without either the ability or
the disposition so 10 train. cultivate aud direct
,rxal@ =
stead of the bane of their possessors, source of
perennial happiness, instead of a turbid and
polluted fountain of wretchedness and misery.
In this connection Mr.. Randall says "We
can only advance IN the true philosophy and
science of EDUCATION when neither the willfully
ignorant nor the persistently vicious man or
woman shall under any circumstances be per-
mitted TO contract the relations of marriage. or
to give birth to an offspring destined TO add to
the already form idable amount of suffering and
misery, physical and moral, with which the
world abounds."
History OF the Civil War. BY John William
Draper. NJ. d., l.. l.. ID. In three volumese
Vol. ?. New York: Harper &c Brothers. w.
have not seen the opening volume of this his
tory Of the war. The present volume treats Of
the events that occurred between the accession
OF MIR. Lincoln and the Proclamation OF rec
dom 10 the Slaves. The mode of or uping
events under certain sections or heads adopted
by Mr.. Draper seems to us good one. Piyo-
tai facts thus assume their proper relation and
importance, and his. somewhat after the STYLE
of uizot's Philosophical History, is the true
form.
Corners Navigation Simplified. New York:
Harper Il Brothers. THIS is manual OF in
structiCn as practiced at sea- with numerous
illustrations and demonstrations.
The Dover House. A story. BY Annie Thorn
as, MRS. Cudlip,) author of High Stakes
New York: Harper d Brothers.
The Poeucal Works of John Milton, with a
Biography of the author. A cheap $50 cent
edition. by ID. Appleton Co., New York.
Rob Roy and The Pirate OF the cheap
edition of SCOTS novels, published by ID. APP.
pleton Il Co., New York.
"Peter Simple" by the same publishing
house. forming one of a cheap edition of Mary
ats novels.
Report TO the Government of the United
States on the Munitions OF War, exhibited at
the Paris Exposition, 1867. BY Charles Il.
Norton and ". Y. Valentine, United States
CCmmiss toners. New York: Once of Army and
Navy Journal.
A Constitutional View of the late War; its
Character and Results. Presented in q series
OF colleagues at Liberty Hall BY Alexander
III. Stephens. In two volumes. Vol. |. National
Publishing Company.