Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-03-02

Boston: Henry Hoyt, publisher ms IS story
written with a religious aim, but so managed as
to be really story rather than a sermon. The
book is entertaining, and inculcates its lessons
in a wise and happy manner. For sale at San
lords.
LEGENDS OF THE PATRIARoHs AND PRO
PHETs, and of other Old Testament Characters,
from Various Sources. By the Rev. 5 Barring
Gould, NJ. A. New York: Holt Williams.
We have in this Volume a selection from the
"incre1ible number of legends connected with
personages whose history is given in the Old
Testament" The compiler gives those which,
in his opinion, have peculiar interest. They re-
late to the patriarchs, to Abraham and person.
ares of Jewish history, and even TO lranian and
Arabian history. He believes that some of them
emb)dy genuine traditions. They have been
collected from Arabic and Talmudic writers, and
from other sources. Their existence shows an
ancient history of Arabia and southwestern
Asia, which should be more distinctly recognized
and understood. Sir Henry Rawlnson finds
some of these legends, in writings taken from
the old Chaldean ruins. There is no attempt to
explain this wide prevalence of substantially the
same legendary accounts of persons and events
belonging to antiquity beyond the time of the
Jewish exodus. Our author deals only with the
fact, carefully bringing to view the different
versions of these legends. He is amply quail
fed for such worI, by his taste, studies and
good judgment. For sale by Sanford & Co.
THE ANIMAL AND VEGETABLE PARASITES
OF THE HUMAN SKIN AND HAIR, by B. joy
Jeffries, NJ. D. Boston; Alexander Moore. DR..
in bis EttI hoo in
way OF very unpleasant subject. The first
part is devoted to those odious little insects
which Burns was not afraid to name and even
to make the subject of poem containing some
of his most frequently quoted lines. No other
poet would have ventured so far, and perhaps
no others genius would have so worthily i'm
proved so meal a subject. This book contains
much information of practical value.
THE LovELs OF ARDEN, by NJ. L. Braddon.
New York: Harper & Brothers. Novel readers
know what to expect of Miss Braddon, and she
never disapponts them. This story is said to bo
one of her best, and her best is very good of its
kind. For sale here by Grout and Putnam.
CHAUNTRY's Boy, by Alice Robbins. Boston:
Henry Hoyt This is a story rather better than
the average of those that are classed as SUNDAY
school library books but of the same general
character. The story has some interest and an
obvious moral. 1t is for sale by SlnGord & Co.
BARNES NorEs ON FIRST CoRINTHIANs,
the new, revised edition, has been published by
Harper Brothers, uniform with the other very
neat and well printed volumes of this new issue
of the "Notes" A slight examination is sutfl-
cient to show that this edition is greatly superb
or 10 any of its predecessors. The revision,
made by the author previous to his death, is
reality, and very valuable additions have been
made to the work For sale by Grout & Put
nam.
PLAIN TALK ABOUT INSANITY" is the title |
of a volume published in Boston by Alexander
Moore. 1t was written by DR.. T. W Fisher, late
of the Boston hospital for the insane. He dis
cusses the causes, forms and symptoms of in
sanity, considers the methods of treating mental
diseases, and has remarks on hospitals and asy-
lums. 1t is well considered, thoughtful book,
by physician whose knowledge of insanity is
practical.
HARPERs MAGAZINE, for March, which we
announced some days since, opens with an Illus
trated article on the United States treasury de.
partment Among the illustrations are good
portraitsi of Robert Morris, Alexander Hamll.
ton, Albert Gallatin, Robert J. Walker, Salmon
P. Chase and George S. Boutwell, "Northern
Bolivia and its Amazon Outlet'' is the topic of
the next illustrated article, which is followed by
Naval Architecture Past and Present." with
views of ships and other vessels of various mod
els. There are five or six other illustrated ar
ticles, with the usual readable variety of other
matter from the editors and contributors.
The OVERLAND MONTHLY for March, fol-
lowing so closely upon the February number,
gives practical assurance that the snow block.
AIDE was raised. Unfortunately, later kilograms
say that it has been renewed. This magazine
preserves a very uniform standard of excellence.
while it seldom has an article of special bril-
liancy, it rarely has one that is not readable.
LIS special field, topics relating to the Pacific
coast states, and the eastern countries with
which they have frequent and intimate CONNER
eial Intercourse, is its own and the writers who
cultivate t,evidently write things they are famil-
lar with, and therefore have a freshness and sim
certify of manner that is attractive Among the
articles OF this kind in the present number are:
Some Savages," which treats of the Apaches,
and tells many curious and interesting facts;
"Phe Gorge of the Coumbia;" Pacific Sea
Coast Views "Chinese Triennal Examina- |
TONS" "About Sea Lions"
The LAKESIDE MONTHLY, for March, Among |
its articles of more or less interest are Twenty
Years Ago; About Vesuvus; When Did the HUI |
man Race Begin?; Lady Burdett Coutts; Con- |
corning Umbrellas; President MAKING. &c