The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-06-15

win tine years 1854, when everything was ripe
for "a revolution and the commercial interests OF
the Western World were involved IN the fortunes
OF the Land OF the Rising SUM- The contents are
arranged with much cearness. but the style Is
into account in his own familiarity with IL, the
curiosit y- arousing strangeness which, perhaps,
more for Europeans than Americans, envelopes
Japan.
Is receiving Its fair share OF illustration not only
by the controversy about sex and education. which
Is being conducted by the leading journals and
magazines with good sense and courtesy OH both
SIDES OF the question america, In the person OF
DR.. Maudsley, being. strange TO say, against the
LADIES'. but by Canon Kingsley In the department.
OF hygiene and Lady Barker in tnat OF cooking.
more likely to be practically useful The
Canon. who is so strong an advocate sis
and long walks, whose muscularty has been de-
veloped out OF all proportion to his Christianity
since the DAYS OF happy neDdomadai epigrams, IN
'To lear God and walk 900 miles iii 900 hours"
is very severe on modern Londoners. He prefers,
not unnaturally ancient Greeks apparently not
taking into account that the modes who posed
Tor the Greek seulptors were exceptional persons;
All and % a M st aS Night ns
types as unlike BethnaEGreenltes and Radcliffe
Highwaymen among the London aristos and Lie
Guardsmen as Phidias and Prax.teles found In the
old time before great Pan was dead. He wants
schools OF physiology established everywhere 70
teach the people how fearully and wonderfully
they are made and to keep their machinery in
order The chief objection to this is. That the peo
PIE VINO Suffer most from practical ignorance OF
physiology as applicable to themselves. are not
likely to attend such schools, and their attendance
cannot be made compulsory. The evil that lies at
the root OF the physical degeneration OF our peo-
pie IS poverty, the horrible inequality OF the lives
OF human beings IN this country-to certain
extent In all countrieS-and IL Is not 10 be cured
by soap and science. The immense number of
NOVELS
which have appeared and are stu appearing this
season renders IL Impossible 10 give a detailed
account OF them, and indeed. few among them are
worthy OF even passing MENTION The lady now
ellsts are, as usual IN the majority Miss Braddon
keeps two serials going at time. and 1t Is not six
mouths since "Lucius Davoren" Was published.
Now Taken at the Flo0dn Is advertised as ready,
and "A strange Worldn in course OF publication.
But Miss BraddOn Is not read IA she used TO be.
She Is paying the inevitable penalty OF writing so
confused ABOUT where they were with her at her last
novel, her last but one, her last but half dozen.
'.Out OF Court" by Mrs. Casnel Hoey, is among
the successful novels OF the day. IL Is
divorce story, written quite manlfestly
as protest against the divorce law, and
though the author is Roman Catholic and her
own beheI on the point is therefore definite, she
argues aud illustrates the inherent immortality or
divorce and the practical denial oil Christianity
which she holds to be involved IN IL on the broad
ground or the distinct statement OF the Gospel.
The theory IS worked out IN story of modern and
fashionable lie, which contains a good zeal OF IN
terest in addition to the complication on which
the main interest rests and 1t has been praised on
all sides for the delicate naning OF difficult sub
Ject and the clever working out OF certain types
minabe novel, Lady Anna has at last come to
an end. The Earl's daughter has married the
journeyman tailor, and they have gone out TO
Australia, where the world Will be wei satisned
they should dwell unchroniced. Not so Mr..
Trollope who promises us a further revelation OF
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