The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-02-11
.LITERITURE.
M00d@ineS and Pa1MlhlefS.

Monthly presents a Formidable array or
poetical contributions; Bryant, Long
fellow, Siedman, Trowbridge, Celia
Thaxter and Kate Osgood each being
represented.
Clarence King reviews Mr.. Bancroft's
"Nutive Races of the Pacific States"
"Two Girls that Tried Farming" is the
title of good story that claims to mar
rate events OF real life in the Northwest.
Mark Twain tells something about Mis-
sissippi life. +. b. Sanborn continues
his sketch of John Browns Virginia
Campaign. The reviews OF recent liter
atn are varied and of the customary
excellence. The next thing to reading a
good book Is TO read an Atlantic review
OF it.
PETERsoN's JOURNAL of Popular Lit
erature IS II new magazine published at
Philadelphia. The February Number is
the third of volume first. We have en-
amined the magazine carefully, and
cbeerlully report that its material is eX-
cellent. A specially is made OF having
sail articles complete" in each number.
This is u great deslderatum in magazine
literature. Readers become weary of
serials dragged through an entire year
aud oftentimes with The last chapter
Tapped over OIL the new volume, mis-
taken policy on the part of publishers.
The most notable articles OF the number
are entitled "Does the Earth Grow%
and 1.-The Cause and Cure of Hard
Times" The former is by the editor,
who endeavors TO answer the question
in the affirmative.
We think there is field for Peterson's
Journal. and wish IL success.
PENNSYLVANIA ILLUSTRATED Is o very
handsome book OF one hundred pages,
just issued, by the Pennsylvania Rail-
road, tor u copy Of WHICH we are iudebt-
ed to Sidney B. Jones. Esq. The illus
trations embrace views Of buildings,
landscapes and points OF interest Oh the
road, ana are excellent, both in their
truth to the objects they represent and
us specimens of artistic skill. Com
mencing az the Eastern end OF the road
il takes in points Of interest i'll ana near
Philadelphia, embracing many fine build
Ings in that city; reprouuces IRON East
ern artists some beautiful scenes i'll the
picturesque SusGuehanna valley; gives
gilmpses OF the matter OF TACT country
and people along the Lehign and the
magnificent scenery of the Delaware,
and again returns to Philadelphia, Civ
ing one almost as good an IDEA Of the
grandeur OF some OF the public buildings
as would few hours spent i'll that city.
The book is . most creuitable one of its
kind and should be in the hands of every
one travelling over the pennsylvania
Railroad.
WOODS HOUSEHOLD MAGAZINE having
charged hands, appears under lie name
OF Household Magazine. 1t has the same
general appearance as under the ola re-
rime, and IS published at the same price.
The new volume commences with the
January number.
LITTELL'S 5 LIVING AGE.-Ihe numbers
of Inc Living Aye, tor the weeks ending
January 23d ana 30th, have the following
noteworthy articles: The Republic. oi
| Venice; its Rise, Decline and Fall, Ru-
bens and Vandyck in England, Saxon
Studies, part III, by Julian Hawthorne;
wal, iI,''-unpublished letters, personal
recollectIons, and contemporary notes.
by S. X. Townshend Mayer; Internation-
al Vanities, VIII; Charles and Mary
Lamb, their Editors and Biographers;
Setting up a Butler; The Eject OF Exile
ON Pretenders; Longevity and Brain
work; The Ultimate Consequences Of Mr..
Glads,one's Pamphlet; A Phiolog. Cal
Puzzle; and the usual chosce poetry and
miscellany. These numbers also con-
tain part of 1.-The Counts Daughters"
and instalments OF tue entertaining SER
ials s'Alice Lorraine" by the author Of
zine Malu Ol anu lut StDTy Vi
"Valentine and his Brother"
The SANITAEIAN is gaining in popular
ity and usefulness. The prevalent jg-
norance in regard to the laws Of health
is astounding, and any person or publ
cation that helps to enighlen humanity
in such direction is doing valuable mis-.
sionary work. The resources OF sanitary
science are ineXhaustible. 1t is u chief
object OF the Sanitarian to awaken pub
lie attention to the extent of the field,
aid to the facts indicating how beneti-
Gently it may be cultivated; by showing
the amount ,ol il -health and mortality
from preventable causes Of disease; by
pointing out the nature OF those causes,
and the way in which they operate, by
showing that such causes are remoyable;
and by exhibiting improved health, long
evity and happiness, as the fruits Of their
removal.
Tne number before us has a most in
teresting article entitled "Tbe Perils uf
the school-room." Animal malaria may
be engendered wherever there is crowd
ing together OF mankind without proper
ventilation. Children require equal al
lowances of air and ventilation with
adults. The specific poisons peculiar to
certain classes Of diseases are kept
alive by the conditions common to
scnOol-r00ns. III The SanlLarlah can calf
public attention to this great evil, and
compel proper ventilation, it will have
done enough to call down blessings Of
generations, tb ugh it never accom-
plisnes aught else Defective Drainage;
Hindrances to Vaccination; HandIeed-
ing ofInfants; Relations OF Topography
and Heath, are among the interesting
articles of the number.
INLAND MAGAZlNE.-This claims to be
empnatically a women's publication. The
editor boasts that 1t "is owned. edited,
and printed by women" The motto is
"Onward and Westward" 1t is atLrac-
tive In appearance. the mechanical eX-.
celence being superior. We confess to
a feeling'of disappointment in examin-,
ing the contents 10 find that after the
assurance thai we were possessed OF q
women's publication, the leading con-
tributions are by men. This fact really
places it OH level with otner publica-
tions SO far as indicating the capapili-
ties of women in the literary field.
The mere fact that women own
its atock, ana hence appoint one,
of their sex to be nominal editor, is
insignificant, if male writer's must fur
nish The interesting matter for the col
umns. We would like TO see the Inland
cha noe itS nOIicy in this regard. LII in