The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-07-19
Magazine Notices.

The August magazines have appeared somewhat
earlier than usual this month"; and are, on the whole
very good. One or two OF them lack In quality and
interest but not sufficiently to make them absn-
lutely bad.
The Atlantic Monthly Is On admirable number.
There scarcely paper Of Its contents which VIII
not be read with pleasure and instruction. The
magazine opens with sensation sketch by J. W.
DE Forest entitled "The Taillerer Bell Ringngsn
the scene OF which Ia laid in New Orleans. "Great
Earthquakes OF the Old World" by N. s. Shaler. is
very instructive paper and Is wei written. 40.
rooster and the Zend-AvesEa," by James Freeman
Clarke, is q very learned and interesting article.
There one or two inaccuracies IN thus contrbu-
The other papers which are most worthy Of special
notice, are THE Hamlets OF the stage" "rhe
strikers OF the washington Lobby very vigorous
and ION MIR. Fechter's Acting" by Charles Dickens.
Altogether the August number OF the AHdatic II
the best we have seen for some months.
The C0thotic World opens with paper entitled
"Our Established Church." being reply to an arti-
clio bearing the same title which appeared In Put
ndns Magazine for July 1t is evidently wrieten BY
Father Hecker and Ia vigorous and spicy reply to
most unfair and nsid0us attack upon the Catholic
Church. very cleverly written paper Is spiritual.
New York" contains numerous, curious and enter
tanning facts. 1.-THE Charms OF Nativity Is very
thoughtful aSonndnE in pretty sent
lutionn is continued The other noteworthy papers
are struggle Between Letter and Spirit In the Jew
Little Flowers Of Spain" The magazine through
out decidedly interesting and is far superior to the
not omit mentioning that the article entitled
struggle Between Letter and Spirit IN the Jewish
Church." 10 = translation OF sermon delivered BY
Pere Hyacnthe, the great Carmelite monk OF Paris,
whese eoqaence, as q preacher has made him
famous throughout the civilized world
The Galdrv Is not quite 80 interesting as previous
numbers have been. "Put Yourself In His Placer Is
continued with unabated interest. In connection
with this novel there Is q charac teristic letter
from the author, Char les Readc in which
he states that though he has been paid
a liberal price for the work by the pub
fishers OF the GadIv, he admits their right GO the
sole publication Is only moral one but he hopes
right, VIII put themselves In their place and VIII
f0rbear to reap where they have not sown." We
hope that Respectable pu1shsrI w , not trench
ters," by Professor Draper, and the cage OF Bur
esque," by Richard Grant White are too well writ
ten papers and are worth reading The Race for
Coul,aercial Supremacy In AsIai ~ also toIerably
interesting Mr.. MCCARTHY gives Prince Napoleon
whole. Plon Pon IL undoubtedly clover fellow,
but he IL no genius. The other papers net worth
noticing The "Nebuiie" are ceyerly written, M
usual
Ioutnon,'s monthly shows but slight improve
ment on the last number. ~ Martyr to Set.
encet IA an exciting story OF French ply
sician's efforts 70 discover the movements of
the heart. more Iaght,n b. Professor Scheic
de We're, IL another very good article, bat IL
comparatively DRY reading. lt WIZ he fonnd more
instructive than interesting ASCENT o. the Morte
Roser" IL very good. 'Od Times IN Virgnp. ani y
Few Parallels Ia precious uon Scnsc its0uusl ~,
the author aims 20 show that Virginans were az su
perstitous intolerant and cruel as were the Plgru
iathers. They CLAIMED that they were not; onv
eydd not burn old women ioi witches, murder lnd
rob Indians ana Cypress all who dfci cd with them
In religious falth, &C the same tinlc casting up.
wards the hypocr'cai eye and calling upon heaven
To tfn.u fh1tf MANA In AsIt
earth and that In them was combined every
human virtue. Now all That IL precisely what tns
"plgrim Fathers did do--not all og them bnt I,
very considerable proportion. "rhr Defects Of
Women and How TO Remedy Them Is interesting
enough but It's ideas are decidedly ancient. There
several papers Ia this number that are exceicns
but on the whole the rnagazine Ia unequal.