Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-12-13

and will only add that This number will be fur.
nished to new subscribers tor 1872 for twenty.
five cents, while the publishers have any copies
left, the price to new subscribers being one dol
lar,
STMULANTs AND NARCOTICS; Medically
Philosophically, and Morally Considered BY
George NJ. Beard, NJ. d. The author of this
work says in his preface that "the objects of il
are to give brief description and history OF the
| principal stimuants and narcotics, to discuss,
in a manner ut once scientific and POPULAR their
| good and evil effects, and to Indicate the meth
DDS by which the enormous evils 10 which they
| give rise NAV be successfully opposed As far
as we can judge, he has accomplished his design.
He gives list of the principal narcotics and
stmulants, the countries tcwhich they are ma
tive, their various effects upon the inhabitants
of those countries and others, giving considera,
BILE space to the use and abuse of alcoholic
stimulantS and tobacco His views are for the
most part moderate and sensible.
"HEALTu AND ITS CONDITIoNs" is the title
of an excellent book from the pen of James
Hinton, author of Life in Nature" Sc, and
published by G. p. Putnam & Sons. The author
being fully qualified for his work, has done well
what he aimed to do. lie has sought To trace
the connection of the various topics discussed
with universal laws, and explain the conditions
of good health by showing that they belong TO
an order wider than themselves, the order of
nature. 1t is refreshing to get away from the
quackery Of hygienic specialists and read such
a book as this. 1t is well supplied with appro-
pirate illustrations and, not being a large book,
it will probably find many readers and make it.
self useful. For sale by Sanford Co.
EIRENE, OR A WoMAN's RIGHT, by Mary
Clemma Amcs. Published by 6. P. Putnam &
Sons, New York; paper covers. This is a story
Of beautiful and refined young girl, who, put
ting aside her desire for education, works in
factory in order to aid her parents. Her lot is
a hard one, until love brightens it, Her en-.
poycr's son woes her and wins her heart; but
she finds him inconstant, and bids him 90 free,
and then is desolate again. So far the story is
common place enough, and we notice Sigh
inelcgancies Of style; but as it progresses, the
interest decpens The authoress sends her
heroine to the war, as a nurse. She is stationed
at Harper's Ferry, and in her diary gives des-
criptions, touching and graphic, Of the surren-
der of Maryland Heights, the battle of Harper's
Ferry, and of the sorrowlul scenes following
those events. 50 we close the book with favor
able verdict. For sale by Sanford Co.
EATING AND DRINKING, A Popular Manual
in Health and Disease, work by the same au-
thor is designed to be a companion treatise to
the work just mentioned. and it is, like that,
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nizing the fact that ''what is one mans meat is
another man's poison" recommending variety
in the food Of all, nervous dyspeptics especial
ly. Perhaps we cannot better give an idea of
the tone of the book than by quoting para
graph from the preface: "ThoSe who believe
the chief end Of man is to be hungry, will
find in this volume little to confirm, per
haps much to distrust, that belief Those
who expect that the natural appetite, as a guide
in determining the quality and quantity of our
| food, is TO be superseded by the chemist or the
| scales, and who are unwilling to listen TO OPP
posing arguments, will need to read no
farther than this preface" The heads of some
OF the chapters are: ''The Objects of Eating
and Drinking, Classification OF Food" His
tory OF the Principal Varieties of Food" EAT
| ing Customs of Different Nations" -Four
Practical Rules Of Detetics, p "The Dict of Brain
Workers. "Thc Diet of Athletes Glow the
Lean may become Fat and the Fat Lean "The
| Diet Of the Dyspeptic, the Nervous and the Con-
sumplive," &c g Both these works are published
| by G. p. Putnam & Co., and for sale by Sanford
& Co.
A History OF ENGLAND, Political, Military,
and Social, from the earliest times to the
present, by Benson J. Losing, author of Life
of Washington, "History ofthe United States, %
etc, etc. This history is specially intended for
the use Of students of English history in fam
lies and schools, and its author claims that it
is so arranged as 10 combine the advantages OF a
| text book with those Of an entertaining nara
| tive. Mr.. Losing is popular writer, and he
has made this history comprehensive and clear
Ii has three maps: Britain under the Romans
Britain under the Saxons, England from the
Iudors to the present time, and running con
cordan@e in the form OF marginal notes. A val
liable feature is the appendix, containing list
| of the soyefeigns OF England and contem-
| porary European monarchs 1t is published 10y
q. P. Putnam & Co., New York, and for sale
| here by Sanford & Co.
A HOUSEHOLD Book OF SoNGs, for Four
| Voices. Collected and arranged by Francis G
| Bowman and Charles A. Dana New York, pnb-
lished by d. Appleton & Co. This is quarto vol
ume of154 pages containing songs set tomuslc.
| There are eight national airs, % fifteen "sones
OF sentiment" fifteen ''songs Of nature" fifteen
songs of devotion" and sixteen "folk songs ."
| The compilers who seem TO have done their
work remarkably we'll, state that they have
made these selections from the works Of com
posers of different nations, intending that the
work should ION one hand, be of intrinsic
beauty and ofan elevated character and, ON the
other, within reach of any amateur Of ordinary
musical attainment" They have chosen com
positions which combine simplicity of structure
with beauty of expression. THESE songs will
doubtless find favor. For sale by Sanford & Co.
GIVE HAPPY CHILDREN" written by Mrs
D. P. Sanford, aud published by f. P. Duttou &
Co., New York, is adapted to the wants of the
younger class OF young readers,-those who are
learning to read and can already manage easy
lessons. The type is large and clear, while the
pieces selected and the separation of the sylla-
blcs, show that Mrs. Sanford conld do what she
intended, namely, make book of "casy read
ing for the dear little ones" For sale by San
ford & Co.
The Comprehensive SPEAKER, designed for
the use of schools academies, lyceums &C.,
carefully selected from the best authors, with
notes, by Henry I. Coates, has been published
in Philadelphia by Porter & Coates The Sc.
lectons and notes fill volume of GU pages
Mr., Coates knows how to select what is good
and he has made an unusually good book which
should have the attention of those for whom it
is designed. For sale by Sanford & Co.
ZoOLoGY FOR SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES. bv
II. Alleyne Nicholson, NJ. D., professor of nat
ural history and botany in University college,
Toronto, with long list of academic and other
titles, seems to be an excellent text book. We
Will