, 1875-03-06


Any ono will ajow the hurerb character OF tho
work 4 historical furics Of British AT anu
artlRie rims through thu aavernl i,atts forming
useful ni iu;tcs 10 the collection.
POLITICAL ECONOMY.
TnE HcrkxrE nr WEALTH. lty AMtsa WtLnEn. st,i-
dsntt Edition. fhaIelPhla: !. u. 1ipptntott Il
10. 1874.
rrof. Amasa Walkor's book on "Thc Science
OF Wealth." first Issued In 1866 reached ita tl1t!i
edition In 1871. It's popularity ia proof to n
certain nxtent, Of its mort. Tho announcement
that the authos hail prepared rerisod sud con.
dorsed edition OF It for ueo ~ toxt-book In
schools, wss therefore received by odneatora
with pleasure. They, ~ n class. believe In the
prime Importance Of introducing tho study Of
Political Economy tnlo otlr schools. They will
not, howovor, find the taxt-book they neod in
this work.
Tho hook Is not very bad ~ trcntteo fer mn
adult to sldy. II Is inferior, however, to rerry's
~ Political Economy ~ in ciearucsa and compact
mesa and perrya volno1n Is too nhstrllso for tho
Average hsgh-school scholar, much moro for use
iu grammar school.
Tie third paragraph On tho tlrnt rago Of this
a. Htnticnt'e Edition " Ii A follows:
The rratinns into which tI,cas sciences froItcal
Econon* and lllsics1 enter voluntary anil tut the
supposed advantage nf bosh,-not from any logtcat
development Of wealth. but only condition nil,iss
which tho EaTa Of ~oAnh, attcatty complete anu mar
1nonu,a, may havs tllsr own proper sway.
Fancy \ boy or girl Of II trying to tnastnr such
aconfused inass Of words at tho vcry threshold Of
Scieuce
Tho hook Ia written throughout in an almost
lt1uctouHlJ potnpo1s style. which entisoiy nni!ts
1t for use III hchoos lth dnhnttions hra lost III
maze Of worls, aud its principles nre stated
almost Al random. There aro some good dia-
grn.nB ecattercd through It, Notably ono which
atowH the Unitca StnteB tariff since 1916. Tho
voltltnc deserves place ~ hook Tor occasional
reft tretco On tho solyos of library wall cO,1i,,-
nod tn Hocini Scianrn Wa ootnot Any nnra fnr II
THE owl"
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Th,, ,,nnrctcn,,ipo ,it.,. pnr;oi,,c,, b,a ravar
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h,h,,puI annanrat,co m ara h,r1lv aura n ,ou1a
ro,i.1, ha;ne hro,ght mi, ,,,,,lic,tv yo. trra
7rsr;t bova,,o- n,t.,..t son,,ot ;o 1t,n,os.en ~
receiving 5u's award Of praise and therefore,
we Gfatliy our hearty inclination to Commend
the Otul 10 tho friendly regard Of our renders.
It is = qusrto Of four pages, neatly print.
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almost nothlngs bnt u presents hau IN osch Num-
ber with collection OF newBy, spicy paragraphs,
n seriea nf hfph-toned tepic,ys Of thu 1ateot
books, and list With psicos affixed. Of alI ths
now publications. It's book-rovsons deserve more
oanr sas
work Of scholarly writer. who not ouls pnssee
sonnd and impartial Judgment upon the booka
noso19 a n'I', pnt mv'sn.a ,1 ~ w ssss.s Win
na,iv afsr,sih,a. Wa non ia v"i1 Il, ienrn tl,,,
The 0ol had found nesting pIacs ia every CHI.
cago household.
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Nh s"ris. ssIss.Ioi IN, r,ta ~ n... EaTxs
II mo-, pp. i7s. poston: Esiss Laur!at. 49,
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u'ne4e.'s "ea "a oe'ence' a@' iaco1po'ascu "4ta
the voluno mentioned nhovo. Among them aro
Neean, eo,"t ls91salenss, ~ Meus,u y a. Tue"
tor; "CoFass and Coral lslands,' by tEof. ). d.
Ds'. Da..a mnI.a p,nea.nan % :, a;so. ~ ~ ~, w. ~ ~
uarpen,efs ane Inc! feenomenA @ o1 n'eep; ny ~.
nish1r'.son 1, "1lot Springs n Nsw 2salana by
Fast aud preaont," by john f. Ticc. Several Of
Inn 1,nnns, nre scconnsncJ will, iiluatratIon. in
p!an ink md eoofs. put toSether in ths Pres. r.
compose volume Which si.e stndans Of sotencs
.urx7aav1o..z.
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LOT use ~ e"1S 'oa'1,y' ~ oe1is tas 'a'pfins 81
sampson Low, Aafston, Low d searle, Lott
don, and is yerT handsomely lssued. The en-
grayipgs uro neatly executed, tho pages nrc
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