New-York tribune., 1869-03-19

when we affirm that faithful use Of its methods for
a few months win give more faclle mastery oi
foreign Language for purposes Of social and business
intercourse than could be obtained from llfe-lohg
study of books.
rUE EVIDENCES OF cHRrsTIANTY By BBKSE.ER DoDaH DD
limo. pp 23l Boston; Goud x b'ne0n . ,
The main idea of this volume Is that inc
strongest testimony to the truth OF Christianity is ~ DO
found its own internal character rather tna Ia "S
external evidence The nature and influence OF the TO-
gion and Its relation to human progress In the view OF
the author constitute the best proof OF It's dVlhe oE
In treating the subject he aims to show tho narony "
Christianity with the deductions Of science ana OrInh
his Illustrations from wide field OF human culture
style OF the work that OF the liberal schOia ra'er
than OF the narrow dogmast, and ia adapted 70 make
ali impression on many minds when purely 'n'O'Ve'0'
considerations would fail 10 reach. .rr r @
LID. sVO. pp 39- o. p. Putnam Son
The propress of events in Mexico is here
described I'm series Of historical disquisiiiOns giving
summary view OF the principles and acts OF the dnerens
parties In tho state and suggesting tho inIerh"tona
no,cy required by the mutual interests OF Mexico anu
the United States The constitutional history Oh OioS
is related from original project In 1924 10 ho "uoP
ton OF the present Constitution OF tho KepuDho III 1907
Dr Abbot wriies as n warm friend OF Mexico, thouBh
nsruotye exposition OF the politics Of Mexico with per
sona sketches OF several of her prominent pubic non
but 1. without the symmetry OF arrangement anu
expression whchwould lend an interestto lts soue"ha
unattractye details. 1t has collected mass OF
which will serve useful purpose In tho way OF reolcn'
but greater degree OF artistic skill and diligence was
oul,lte TO give them the form Of shapely narrative
rup INyuIL OF SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY FoR l159 ENedY y
slnUK KSEELIsD, A. ~, NJ D. ls@o PR ''' "'uO
Lincoln. -, -,
The past year is reported in this volume
"a one of extreme scientnc activity throughout the
civilized world New inventions and discoveries nave
succeeded ono another with remarkablc rapluiy'
adding TO tho accumulated stores OF human kno"I
edge, and enlargiDg tho dominion OF man o'o.
Nature The improvements In tie manuiacture VI
steel during tho year 1868, deemed worthy OF
spccl notice Tho science Of telegraphc communication
bos important accessOns from American lnVen
tors Cheap chemical processes have been appeu 10 ING
art Of preserylng animal food, which give handsome
promi,e OF remedying tho defective supply OF meat III our
large cities by drawing upon the exhaustess VhS oi
I'm Texas on the great prairles and In south America "
the use OF paper for articles OF utility great progress mas
been made It is now successfully employed as subst
tnt FOR leather for wood and for cloth. and even Tor
making boats and dwellings The doctrine OF the eorrela
ton OF forces found OF great service In explain
ing geological phenomena. According 10 hlS aootno
mechanical forcO may cause developments Oh nea"
and thereby chemical acton, thus accounting ~
many OF the facts OF met0morphsm ana olher
disputed points IN geology. Among the applications OF
chemistry 20 practical fe DR. Kneeand refers 70 the use
Of caroc acid 10 prevent the vyhcaton OF the germs OF
fungi I'm the human body, which In the opinion OF the
hest physioogists are the Of most, II not ALL
the contagious. epidemic, and malignant diseases,
which affect both man and animals. The theory OF
Darwin Of the origin OF species by natural selection -
stated seems TO be steadily gaining ground among Iooo
esls IL widely admitted that all new forms OF hie arc
the modified descendants OF pre6Nsus ones AlthouSh
Nj Darwin doubts tho constant lnterpositlon OF ue's
ING mind IA Nature, 1t s utterly unjust to prahd
Lt. theory as atheistical This theory relates only
TO tho form Of life, not 90 tho principle OF me-
ain lea, 20 tho moral principle OF the soul Tho
woudsrfuI revelations OF the spectroscope hre
gradually letting MS into the secrets OF the Cosmos
sbowing the constituents Of the most remote planets NO
lsss progressive las been the science OF prelistoflo
Archaeology Although tho latest Ia the order OF ueFsI-
opnen this science has been snguary fruitful OF re-
suits illustrating ho origin OF language and OF arr and
establishing the exstcuce OF upon earth for
Thousands " years before the dawn OF history. On many
other topic. of scientific Interest tho volume presents
lrre amount of valuable instruction land cheerful
grneut As Trustworthy guide 10 the most i'm
potart points ~ modern inquiry 10 will be welcome to
Tho lover of kuowlcdge who unable To follow his favor
lie puflt In n lts complicated details In the hands OF
the present editor the work has lost nothing of variety
and popular character whilo has gained IN scehIuo
precision aud tlOTOushucss