Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-05-28
Books and Magazines.


Spencer =. Baird, with the assistance Of eminent
men Of Science. Harper a Brothers, New York
city.
This is a duodccimo volume Of over
seven hundred pages. Prof Baird, in the
preparation Of it, has had access to the
latest records Of scientific investigation, in
published works, aud in the various period
icals; and has moreover had the assistance
Of many Of the best scientific thinkers aud
writers Of the day. The annual Is a COM
plefc compendium Of scientific progress dur
ing the year, and is so broad in It's scope
and so scholarly in It's method, that it leaves
us nothing to desire. A full table Of con-
tents and index accompany the book Wilder
has IL.
HorsEKErEa AND HgALruKgErgR. Dy Catherine
=. Booohor. Harper 3 Brothers Now YoTk CITY.
We have in this volume much more than
a mere cook book, though among its other
good things it answers the perpiexed house.
keepers question, "What shall we have
for dinner ?" or breakfast or supper, as
the case may be, with five hundred tried
receipts for economical aud healthiul cook
ing But Of much greater value than the
hints about cooking, much as these are need
cd, are the chapters on ventilation, on warm
ing house. on the care OF health domes'
tic manners clothing care oil the aged
care OF children etc. etc 1t Is emphatic
ally book for the family and contains
many valuable hints Tor both parents and
children Numerous illustrations add ma
tenally TO ITS value fof SAFE az " "iI4ef 5
FARu BALLADS. Ry Wll Carleton. Harper Brou,
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bad struck new Yeln' and the ballads wbiei
followed showed that ne had the power t.
work 1t successfully. An exquisite slmpli
CITY and naiuralness characterize them all
their Pa'hos pnd humor are alike genuine
aud they coodense IN brioi space the iocl
dent' aud Interest of a novel. Mr.. Carleton
deserves the credit oil having iounded
new school OF verse; a school every whit a
o lgnal as that OF Ha'te aud Hay aud ten
fold more hcaiihiul. songs inat were be
fore un"nt'en and unsung md ezpress'o
in Mr. Car.eions verses, and his reader
have to thank him for what Is substantial
new revelation. The ballads are eleYe
in number and are accompanied with tweiv
other pieces The Illustrations eigh'ee
in ALL are exceedingly good and IN tn
most cordial sympathy with the poets mean
ing Phlnney has 1t
otD htNsiNo5os. BY Mis- IAaeAerAy' Harper
Brothers Ne" YORK ei'y'
This Is work that most people viii wal
to read If only in order to get an idea
the style OF a woman who Is the soou
center oi the London literary world IL
story Is quiet ana suodued III Tone pf0uu
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own sex Although subdued, the tone
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