, 1870-12-25
NEW BOOKS,


New YORK. Dec. sc.
ArcnG the many 'sgood rezolutions*' til
tho New Year always inspires. there should |
oto Relating to books !; il reminded at tn
hour that ''Time is tlort," Discriminate
should be made, either for amusement, aola,
or instruction, to read hence forth only Il
true gain; aud guide to direct such cou1,
Hhould be fought. Then IL s.our wishes 4,
conjn.orf, We would find at cur ride an i,
niFaole volume, inst published by s;cribue
for lS7l, sht1tlrd j. Book. aud Reading; c
what bncks shall read, aud how sLstl raa
ttem:" by Professor Noah l'ot;ar.
......... "Aud books we KNOW
Are snhstzhttal world, 10th pure and Z 1Dd,
huilnu theee, Will teautll5 At.oas I. 1rsn a.
h.sst
Our pastims AID cur hapriness wi, 9rnu.r
OHs,na0Y lecture o1;s5 d.:ls1fos, s5'
most conversational A:Jl., IA which t-a-Le
M1Shs aadFess lis class, or siraheI t:uola
friend.
The au:hcr regards book a. liy,as rep
resentatton Of its Auth,r, all in III.
ilu:t5ation Of this yiax. ram .rks:
=" 4 dictionary Seems to ha rrmyred the fur:he
lTom Ally EaFof or asFeci OF human persoa i'itr
AID ye: In anv copl1us dictionary, It II not uni
cult u discover tho feelings aud even the preTu
dicea oi Is aofhor. Those Of Dr. johnson IN
sufncaent'y manifest tn respect 10 etctsrtuep en-
pensioners, and Ills nclshboss beyond the Tweed
y his de1nitlon Of excise, pension, and oats
aaa asGse nos b9 ii as ssa
1udx q Of property, b1t nrttehss hired BY tnost
to Wcom eIc1te Is pald.' It,asion he soya, II Ar
allowance made to anyone, W1tnoatan equivalent
pat given 70 Site hireing for treason 10 ii:
caHnuy.' 0dss he describes as q g1.un which Ii
Enzsnd Is g,yen t9 horses but III scotland sup
Webster look ont reiy planiy through tho iudisia
gfuSify With which he lays down tue luz con,
CeIMne scoles OF #0tla. for example when he
asn2cn dandy hus: La modern usage a male
of The HUMAN species, who dEcsSes himself HKe !
doll. And who carries his character Oh his hack
Having assisted us to discern tho 81 booke
Which arc books, !" from thoae wh1ct, arc only
things in books' clothing the Professor
devotes two chapters (witl very Interesting
exAmples) to directing tho best modes oi
1u Ibis connection he particularly urges the
tezdipg aud mastering OF Ill the booxs which
relate, directly Or indirectly, TO tile reale1'a
profession or business In life, and. In consid-
eiirG 1.-The relations Of u reader 10 bis au.
thor" quotes xpptoTingly tic lines Of Mrs.
1--WE get no good
" Icing Ha9f9stsous, tTeh To u book
Ann calculating ptudtp, 80 much help
~ so much reading. II Is rather wien
s:1isjer ward. hcajsnc ,nt,, a hoaI's n4a;,,u,a
1ms'sationetl for ,ts h+anty AMI sail al tIuth.
II tIci' We get ths right good from boox.r
Tue influence OF book. upon the opinions,
principles, and morals OF their rcaacra 10
amply described; and comparison IL critically
mate of Influences created by familiar a1-
theirs. Mlit on is exalted, Byron is not spared,
Mrs DFo.ning and i" G sorgc EGot" are mon.
toned with aftctiouato respect, and Walt
Whitman aud Algetaon Swinbarno are duly
chaataFed. Alueh Of the power OF Dicksna Is
Asc7oed to his ethical truth In tho recognition
o. "'he meanness Of av.rics, the swestndts
OF kmd!y spirit, the blessing Of i sunny
temper. and the dignity Of a patient benia-
cc1ee
l1efatoty chapters upon historical. higranh-
scai, and imaginative reading, build phiio-
sonhical basis, upon which tho learnod author
has disposed that part OF lis work Whsct, wilt
lc considered most practically valuable; aud
has Ect like columns against which resdors
may u,-his carefully compac.ed coursos
Of feading upon tic vafiou. unb5ects of intor-
est at the present day.
prernising that tLo .lIsts o, books So ara fur.
uishcd, not for lie student. Int only for tho
genera reader. the onflincs Of ihe cnurses sre
i,teJally Eiyen. ID his,o1,caI re,tin1 ti'cs ~
inclu,.u no, ouly The nIost aut,,entic ai,t1,or;.
s1ls concerning actual events. but laocrsnh;re
pctu,.. auc we1ks OF ficiinn 1haf snrra ~
ih:Lg i;sht upru tho yatiou. pe,ioi. in uhich
ti1ei. scenes are c,s., And !, lists of novel.
nt., eesavitts, and r.liciou. wri.crd' vii,
wl,ufu II is le.ir,b.e to become AcnnaiDted- l.
The author, although eycn botrsriar I,is nsyn
cr.yc appri.i.. inn r,f ths i1ean rasnons;h;,;tv
~ =, ,ds.r .frords >.a.,I "J op ss,n aeuoasa:s
s,..,, ,.,,,fS. a.. e1:I, '1 os'po sos us8tsAuE
ann elnen'. d'stss1on, solscn, and delight
a COL cluHiuE chapter discusses quite freely,
50 Newspapers aud Periodically" aul having
rle,oria,,hed in tho l:s.nbrandt etyIo of 1nu i,
ia,,v t.,irst.i,a -, po Tn' s.h' ne stnsu !.
l he turn. s "a adm'eIni.ory dino glance tosa'd the
eh0nll remember illaf lie ie ia son,s decree
tes;.opsit]t for fhe character of ff,e ;xs,,as
from the tfil liz nrnaa 11a ,,axan,nora ~ :
49, =, ha..o. 49, ue aos6uttcn. ~ w
4 " oc1tT. ~ tuau Lae {'eoIhe MoH'u haEc
tnetn ~ " lucy a1e Esue1 OF the in3El-
edge ard taste OF the majority OF their reid
crs." The book closes viii cousidSraiion OF
*tlIo library tho individual LLrare.- the
louc library, sud tho library Of tbs con,-
II si,ar c,os;ne ,,,;a ro1u,,o ,ro .,,,,,an;.,,
- '.'a. .,hA,;s sus soinn ~ ~ ououtu h47a
to 'ns!i oui aAeItnu ofltus 70 lna:e conf
nontlns q eooss, which the sad and eatitieal
HAtnlet A.GnLd his reaiinE,-.s Words, words,
Mp1dr.--Re shall find much flat viii be of
s4.y;cs. ard muc1i. indeed. sl,at in our orl,-
rar, ure OF uur {: motLeI tosguo'' &c need to
" ;ss q ~ nae9 1,a. " y. sonts Aau inesf uses
: .,s az. at.u !nl, 9.uuyoa 4v tae Ensnsn
- 1ses y Aacas1u tttaht NAte. Puoastl-
.e.. !ou; AZ IL tos u1usSH s,3M tne
!! t"a. II t r.,., -. lgs n,.tsa " s!sson
r. II, iii, ms ih,, n1rfar. !. ,ict.EmiTs,c nnf ~,
tit me 'ptie Il wu:ns but thetr rur:est!ysnets.
aro ntsa tnels it,s1nrnce Fur the ini1u.lce ot
nan ur1.n IarRu se is rcclp7oca.ei by The su-
ancs &C OF lsukIAEe upoa mn: and The mental
.on. y. 'uas &c Ftiasea 1t s;:ii.
1t ~, .it., liz. tis ,,.,,. -, ~ ~, ~.
:|,curfl.lrts ,lLitatnn Il si1yrnYy crsm,,ars
ctsc ID ,n,ut ftl1,nr and sTns.
v.rt nsy at,rar..d d ms aIeu1,o,. Pr1fessor
Nntties nrsltin..-. AZ Que 1t h,s ,napy u,usuo.
nj the u,ktcti,.. char attr uf wusit-tnxkinc,
sI:a. We pui IN y psr III '.ub,ess.' accauss when
In II. use fr II It an fe rtltltc ot nI pencil
nJa ta. Kat t.ttr.hfcs II this 1uh'cf,nl are moi
urns,al vca;,est ts,.st crs. In rh.lxsterfs, Win
1t:.r ce utllr raute o. The tll,ssrrc Il which
.ist ate :ra,lr. tlrs arc Called gums A Iniia-
ak i.'a :ei:!ei'a'. aLl his wife, guins 10 make
rts,s =: n-use 10 New yo:s whets they we're ve,J
ltr q,,4 !i7y, .,Hhy, where Is Emtiy = answered:
q iEity .en.t'ns clesniTR her gums ulnu The
~. Hne.sar"a ;hsse ne. "as al n a9on!rnta's ook
,,r,. !. M ~, i nhn,rrnf ~, oM
tne pser wnfs s,,sttrs or ws Ia ill., se,,ss Tss ~
proper vHr,l Is s',rp!y o:fI.hnss Which cxlfes.cs
sl trat tnerc Is occasion tn ,el', csrep: 70 man
From the many interesting chsrt.ns, which.
in reviewing sush aspects OF the spirit Of lau-
en,Ge, EtS Wards for Small ThouEats." "
=" liFltl71 Eustish ara Amer1c4n English,
"Style,"" Mi=uscd Wostr." - Fosn,at,on o.
Ylrcnonus dcsi neras.,r;1r ,,r,c., i, .la,.;l
rTtr,r: feF ii,uatrot;on, xinr1, ',;u ~ =. ia,.t
.;..<, ,.-., -, d. ~ ~ s:.:. ~" ~ 'o.st
Se sa -. .+3 ~ tne4 " ~, ~ svse1.y eI toe a't
thor aye. leAE1ng the more sHl'd portion 10
your own perusai, q. well ~ that part Of tho
volumo which faSors Mr. NAite's opnopet!ts
With polite demo.i-tment.
4. rcn1,,rt NAV, :. n;r tr,~,. ,n~ c.tt
ThnnTht. n wn md /. e "''"s ''A JAZZ"
"Snch suEe Of words as ,,,s. onv i. ,,ic.,c, The
leck ~ wclt OF mcuIal y1Rnr, ~ ii rot, tasi,s
ansi education en- tue t,al1 III tue usef. 'Da,.
said ctaSmlnc, hteAiy-cuiuy4le4t and thorough
bred woman. speaking, In my h..aftnE ul nue or
her own seq OF tnfr1fnt hSre,l;t,- ncu no.
e.tou but who was making Iftcrsry n.etrt, ,,.,ns
Wlh sol1e fuece.s, tar u nutcrteiy M1t m ,f+y
werr cnEcerncd. ION. rave me ir"m taxing