The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-09-08
1,rnIng Star and Catholic Messenger.
NV oRLEAHs. SUNDAY. sEPTEMBER 9. ls72
REV puBr1cArToHs.


p NEW PUBrICAI10Ns.
2 -. ~ q . II
The Story Of q Milliena;re. By L. Mnhlbach.
Z New York: Appleton g. Co. New. Orleans e
Gresham. ' .-.- liz
'sThis is bad hook, as is the case with the !;
aFeater part Of Miss Muhlbaoh's works. 1t IL
hue she attempts to teach moral, but she y
,S&Ioes so at the expense Of womaaly refinement .
md purity. We do not believe that'any pa r
xsnt would willingly place in the hands OF
a1adghter o book WHICH links together in the :
same connection the words, soome", hors's ana
dogs! While showing the fallacy Of the doc
etrine that money confers happiness, she re-
yeals those plague spots of vice and immorAh-i
ty injecting society which it were YeatSor al
Christisns to ignore, and finally draws mo
cDnclusion that money Is a nccessary cempo-
sent PART of happiness, and, in connection
with love-. constitutes the fulness OF earthly
bliss. The Church teaches in her simplest
I satechism the proper use of riches and the
true means of happiness. Tho wealth OF Miss
4. Nuhlbach,s gifted mind is certaipJy NOT de- |
s1oted to it's proper use, nor will it. tend to- |
4, wards securing for sr.that peace and hapPi- !
ness which lies beyond the reach OF passion,
d love and glittering gold.
s,Iae White Rose. By J. White Melville. New
"a York: Appleton g. Co.. New orleans
" Gresham.
8 Another bad book! The literature of-to-day
ssteeps with Just such productions. The title
esof the book awakens ideas of beauty, truth
and innocence. Its perusal fills the m'no
a with thoughts of wickedness, impnfity and
IS despair. Tho story turns upon two people
g marrying the wrong persons, and living there
I. after in q state of intense misery aud reckless
i. meas until the wife of ono gets burned mp and
i the husband of the other jumps from four
4 story window, whom the bereaved borrowers
n console themselves by being made one. Now,
s. if these catastrophes had not happened, what
& would have become of these pnhsPPy orea-
~ turesf Is the author prep AIRED to give Chris
Il tian answer and to show that duty 10 higher
r. than passion and that God is to be obeyed
IL above the elamoring of selfish. desires
A. Writers of this class ignore the second ques
81 ton of the Catechism, "Why did God make
a. youin Ito serve Him here on earth and b
.tr happy with Him forever hereafterP "NNo,
!. they reply in their writings, ste be happy her
II on earth at any cost and lot hereafter TAX
rt care of itseifw ,.j'. ot''' -. '-a
Ss Amdit;on's Contest, or Faith and Intellect B
a. Christine. Boston: Donahoe.
II. A GOOD Catholic story as far rs the ide
"A which it seeks to develop Is carried ont in al
q. ton; but very faulty in its language and dt
Ell cidedly unna tural in it's characters We obje'
;ss to the villain who is made . Christian Brothe
n and we feel sure such person could hay
"A been tolerated within, the Order for an
81 length of time. He is not only very unlike
b Christian Brother, but very unlike 9 christis
Sc at Ill. We know that,sthe members OF tn
\ o. devoted Order approach the Sacraments II
shaa ausntly bot Brother Fabian must eitherneE
3s have, gone to Confession during the II
8s eighteen y ears of the story, or he went with
~: lie in his heart and on Ills lips all that tin
VI However, God is not overlooked IN the
n wards and Iunishnients wbich are assigned
q all the parties, and it. Ia love for Him a
3 n obedience to Hisoommands which cause ea
~ heart to bear it's trials, to struggle agall
4o temptation, to etone for its fanlts and to
q cent with submissions frem His hands, hf
Z. crosses and lifs's eroWns:t.~ :, t., ''a :
~ MartindalSs Fret Lessoasfn Material hhstoeof
4. 4 PhiIadel phis :, Eldredge and BrosheS"'
ii, mice little book, free Of confusing, sci
81 tiac terms, aud written in language familia
g avery child "Whenever q drassiDg would
& lustra4e q fact aud make its application pl'
or. il has been made" 80 that the vi
abounas in interesting illustrations pleas
! to all young minds.
Mrs. Beetons Every day Cookery, with one b
81 dred and four colored plates. Now 70
Appleton & Co. New Orleans: Gresham
u The book before rs is bound upside do
which 10 certainly indicative of carelessnes
q the part Of the Publisher . but when turne
81 the right direction, we fnd it full OF very
3 petisink .sesfes-net all Of them' howe
81 practicable in this latitude. For instance,
al of the ineredients for one of her cakes Is q
n full of snow! book similarly arranged
"a on Southern principles and with Southern
u terials for cooking with, would, we think
81 welcomed by our Southern ladies who,
81 the war, have been trying to learn hoy
81 cook. and who certainly deserve the assist
81 which such book might give.' The re
for preparing homihy, our usual brea
~ dish, says: I" After boiling for fire hours,
"a In the name of all our business men, we
On GWhat time would breakfast be served
# takes fire hours to boil o pot of homlny
a colored plates are very entertaining an!