The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-02-17

oie"'io"S !" roPuinr SCIENCE" The latest addition
to this series Is Dr. W. b. Carpenters lectures on
"The unconscious Action OF the Brain and on Epi-
demic Delusons." These topics are treated with
a fund Of anecdote and illustration which makes
them exceedingly interesting. and where the
claims OF splritualism are considered the natural
causes TO which the phenomena are generally At
tributed are made very clear.
"Modern Diabolism," by M. J. Williamson, ana
published by James Miller, would have been more
fifty called modern spiritualism. The work con-
tans some account OF the so-caled spiritual phe-
nomena and embodies an attempt to explain them
on the new theories Of light, heat electricity and
sound. TO great extent the book Is q book OF ex.
cerpts from splrtualists and scientists-Judge Ed
monds, Andrew Jackson Davis and Robert Dale
owen On the one hand and Herschel. Sir David
Brewster and Professor Tyndall on the other. These
make 1t valuable to some extent to persons inter-
ested in these subjects but merely as hints for in.
vestigation. t.,
The philosophy Of the day ia beginning to evoke
good deal of discussion, and the spirit OF doubt
winch was nursed into life by Kant Hegel, Schel-
ing, cousin, JouffrOy and other German and
French writer's Is being queted by men who seek to
uphold revelation and religion. one of the latest
works which teach the grounds OF belief ana iaith
is little book entitled, "Truth and Error" by the
Rev. Henry A. Brown d. D.. published by d. J. Sad
lier Co. 1t is well written and will prove valu-
able aid In promoting reaction against the
growth of sceptcism.
M Doolady has just published very remarkable
book. 1t Is called "Tar-Heel Stories in Vernacular
Verse;" and was written and composed by Major
Jep Joselyn. We have not the pleasure OF Major
Joselyn's acquaintance but we are constrained to
point him out to an anxious and waiting world as
true as well as brand new poet Joaquin Miller
never wrote anything as delicious as this
When ls 9u the honey honeymoon noe psrs'd
Il strayed down Ter S the tavern i
And And n Saaeoasf the i my iSl so'a
Nor did Bret Harte bring into more prominence
his three heroes. "Truthfu James," "Bill Nye" and
the "Heathen Chinee," than does Major Joseyn
make the creatures Of his imagination stalk forth
when he sings of
Rarftin lOrgs
Ashley " cSIe Viii stasss and Ed Flynn
And dozen moro maybe.
What could be more poetic than this
Aswe pars'd out Of Berks one mornin'.
We soon diskive rid fine old homestead
And fair young gal in the door
Or what 80 realistic as these few lines, in which
the poet tells us how
Pick up Ratchet and whacked away
, Until he came ter some spruce lorgs
The kennel OF the little dorgss
1t is no wonder that such poet
- Increased in years and mischief
Sich as hazIn' our ncighbOrs pig;
for, while we do not know what the poet means by
hahn neighbours pig, and cannot understand
how 1t should be synonymous with increase in
years, we have no doubt Major JOselyn could tell
all about II he would. We thank him for his in-
comprehensibility quite as much as for his poetry.
Mr.. George Vandenhoff has translated the
younger Dumas brochure L'Homme Femme"
and published with it the English title. The Man.
Women" 1t is discussion of the question knOwl-
edge Of which is most necessary to man for the
happiness OF mankind, but upon any alluson to
which society has placed an interdict-
the relations OF the sexes. Mr.. Vanden-
hOfr says In his preface :-"It Is very
remarkable work. containing many startling
paradoxes, some untenable positions some false
reasoning, but large substratum OF truth sound
sense, good advice, just sentiments and true
morality at the bottom" 1t is not unlikely thas
the book will be greatly condemned in certain
quarters for its free handling OF the topics OF which
it treats and yet 1t Is much better that the subject
should be discussed IN the common sense, though
bold aspects Dumas brings TO its consideration,
than in the purely noxious and immoral way in
which the Free Lovers approach 1t.
Moulvi Muhammad Hussain OF the Lahore Col
lege, has brought out, under the auspices OF the
Punjab Educational Department, the second part
of his History OF india" which is interspersed
with interesting anecdotes regarding its principal
and is written with dramatic effect
and in an elegant and diomatlc Urdu style.
Beatrice Cenci is the subject Of new work just
issued in Florence By the Canonico Antonio Tori
giant, entitled, "n Processo criminale della Bea
trice Cenci," and intended to refute Guerrazzi's
famous novel, published few years siuce by G.. w.
Carleton Il Co.