The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-05-30
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ENGLISH MEN OF SCIENCE; THEIR NATURE
AND NURTURE. By Francis Gallon, Z. d.
George Ellis & Bro, So Camp street, Now
Orleans. .e.......
The present volume, which is uniform with
the other numbers of the Popular Science
Library is portion Of Whist Will at some
future time constitute q more voluminous
supplement to the authors celebrated work
Hereditary Genius" Itconsists Of evidence
in support Of the claims Of hereditary innu.
ence upon genius, collected in sne form OF
answers to questions addresfed 70 some OF
the most celebrated living scientists OF Eng
land. ~
vTbese answers are used anonymously as
the baais Of system of statistics, with the
exceutlon of one chapter, which contains the
pediarees Of few families of which the
name is spre-eminent for genius such as
UBsnthsm." Carpenter" Darwin, "Play-
fair" etc. II might be termed National
History of Enghsh Men Of Sciencet and de-
scribes their earliest Antecedents, including
hereditary influences, family characteristics,
relative influence Of paternal and maternal
lives. the causes that induced them to pursue
science, the education they received, religious
bias and effect OF creed, etc. The volume con-
tains a mass of curious and interesting infor-
nation, and the simplicity, moderation and
precision of the replies inspire confidence in
the deductions and cancellations.
The LIFE AND GROWTH OF LANGUAGE. By
VIM. Dwight Whitney, Professor Of San
scrit and Philology in Yale College. New
York: D.. Appleton & Co. New Orleans:
George Ellis h Brother.
This volume contains a very thorough and
a. rs NJ RAJ, nf
linguistic science 1t is intended for popu-
lar reading to which it is we'll adapted by its
simplicity Of diction and fullness Of detail on
all essential points. The origin, nature and
growth of language, its relation to thought,
and connection with human development,
are problems of general interest, the solution
of which has become one of the leading
branches of modern inquiry.
The present work follows, in the main, the
same outline as that presented by the author
in his /" Language and the Study OF Ian
euaee, published in 1867, being simply, in
the words Of the author, "the old story told
in . new way, under changed aspects. and
With changed proportions" SO abbreviated
and condensed as to fit it for place in the
uniform Institutional Scientific Series" Of
which it constitutes the sixteenth volume.
MISS RovEL. By Victor Cherbuliez. Trans
lated by Frances A. Shaw Boston Estes
l. Lauriat. From R. G. Eyrich, 100 Canal
street, New Orleans.
Victor Cherbuliez is one of the most pOpu-
lar of modern French novel writer's. "Miss
Rovel" is one of his best stories. The trans
lation, however, scarcely does justice to the
original Much of the French ldion is trans
lated literally, failing to convey any very in
telligible idea to the English ear French
slang can only be conveyed by American
slang of similar import, though usually Of
totally different wording from literal trans
laion. {
King. New York: Harper & Brothers,
From George Ellis 4 Bro, 81 Camp street.
New Orleans.
The readers of the "Q1een of the Regi-
ment will welcome new story by the same
author Following the same general outline,
it is equally well-wntten and quite as full Of
q novel interest, the experiences of the hero
inc of the Detachment necessarily differing
considerably from those of the ordinary hero
ines Of society novels.
RAPE OF THE GAM A Novel. By c. Welsh
Mason. New York: Harper 4 Brothers.
New Orleans: George Ellis. ..-
This story, which attracted considerable
attention while passing through Harper's
Monthly in serial form, is now issued in book
form, and will doubtless find many addi-
tional readers. For the benefit of those who
may feel repealed by the somewhat inAuspi-
cious title, we will state that the Grape OF
the Camp" signifies neither more nor less
than the theft OF huge old green gingham
umbrella.
ALICE LORRAINE ATale Of the South Downs.
By Il. D. Blackmore, author of "Lonna
Doone," etc. New York: Harper & Bros.
New Orleans: Geo. Ellis & Bro, 80 Camp
street.
{ A story Of really superior merit. The plot
is decidedly original, including the opening
of will and mysterious casket, which had
been Theoretically sealed for two centuries
the legacy OF Agasicles Lyennesis to the
virgin, brave and beautiful, who, in two hun.
dred years from the date Of the will, when q
great comet would be blazing in the sky,
should alone ascend to The astrologers cham
Der, and, with her own fair hands unlock the
sopret receptacle which the last ray of the
yse ting sun would point out to her.
BERTHA's ENGAGEMENT. By Mrs. Ann s
Stephens. Phlladelphia: T. B. Peterson &
Brothers. From R. G. Eyrich, New Or
leans.
Mrs. Stephens's new society novel will be
found fully up to her standard in interest Of
plot and vigor Of style. She is Of the prolific
school and displays marvellous fertility of in
ventive powers, which has secured her a
legion OF admirers. 10 them we commend
s.Berths's Engagement" s4, faa.
ANNE OF GnRsrEn. By Sir Walter Scott.
" Philadelphia: T. B. Peterson Il Bros.
81 From R. G. Eyrich, 100 Canal street
This is the seventh volume of Peterson's
Cheap Edition for the MiAioA of the Waverley
Novels. They are issued, printed on good
paper. from plain, clear type, at the marvel.