Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-07-24
THE AUGUST MAGAZINES.

The GALAXY for August maintains the
high standing which this magazine has at
taiDed among American periodicals. Prof.
Albert Rhodes contributes paper on "The
Egyptian at Home, full of information and
transformation, but showing too plainly
the haste with which his observations OF the
country were made, aud reliance upon what
others before him have said on
the same subject, for even the
general and superficial reader to take
his original statements without corrobora-
ton. Cavalry Custar gives another install
ment of "My Life Oh the Plains, In which
he shows that truth can be made fully as
interesting as fiction. The piece de resist
dnce of the number, however, is Justin
McCartby's paper on "The Reverend
Charles Kingsley" author of "Alton Locke"
although an article asking "Was st. Peter
Ever at Romeo" in which the author unhes-
itatingly replies in the negative, win be
much more widely read, and perhaps occa-
sion no small discussion among eccle-
siastics. s'James Gordoa Benefits Scintil-
lations," contributed by prominent New
York editor, throws light upon period OF
journalistic history with which few readers
or writers are familiar. 1t is largely made
up of striking quotations from The Herald
in its early days. The Poetical. Scientific,
and Literary Departments are quite up to
the high standard Of the magazine. Pub
lished by Sheldon & Co., New York.
Two very seasonable articles in Serb
ner's for August are-the entertaining pa
per by Mr.. Shanks on ''Y achts and Yacht
ing" with pictures Of celebrated yachts,
ocean races, etc, and a pleasant and prae-
tical illustrated essay on "The Canoe: How
to Build and how to Manage it." Tnere
are also three sterling articles by well
known writers on three vital questions
Prof. Comforts ''Should the Study of the
Modern precede that of the Ancient Lam
guages?" Amasa Walkers Labor and
Capital in Manufactures" and Charles
Dudley \, arner's "What is your Culture
to Me?" Among the illustrated articles are
an Interesting account of "The Graphic
Art by Benson j. Losing, and 'The
Island of Corfu" by Charles <. Tucker
man, late United States Minister to Greece.
Hans Christian Andersen tells the sugges-
tive story of 'sThe Gardener and the Man
or" and Miss AMMAN relates in very fresh
and striking way that Of "Hebe's Jum-
bles.'' There is the usual editorial discus
sons by DR.. Holland, and variety OF mis-
cellaneous reading more or less instructive.
Published by Scribner & Co., New YORK.
Lippincott's Magazine for August opens
with very attractive article, well suited to
the travelling season, entitled "Switchback
Excursion" through the Lehigh Valley. All
the points of interest are exhibited in spir-
tied Illustrations. A mode of travel, less
tempting, is presented in another fully il
lustrated article, entitled, "Travels in the
Air." They ara too full of "hair breath
'scapes'' to make them pleasant, ex-
cept in the pages of a magazine. The
adventures are very well told. Some &C.
centric characters are painted by Lady
Blanche Murphy, and Kate billiard fur
nishes an acute and appreciative criticism
of the German poet Heinrich Heine.
"Camp- Meetings in the West Fifty Years
Ago" by William Cooper Howells, gives a
concise and accurate account Of those reli-
gious gatherings in the wild regions of the
West, to which the mp-Meetings" of a
later period, in every section OF the country,
owe their origin. This paper possesses
much value as contribution to the history
of a custom which is likely soon to disap-
pear from among us. Among the crisp,
piuuant. and informing articles contained
in sour Monthly Gossip" we may mention
"Social Prussia" "Fhe Bulwers," and
ssTennyson as a Smoker" Upon the
whole this number is one of a particularly
entertaining character. Published by Lip
pincott & Co., Philadelphia