The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-12-26
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The LITERATURE OF KISSING; cleaned from
History, Poetry, Fiction and Anecdote.
Bye G. Bombaugh, A. NJ, M. D. Phila-
delphia: J. B. Lippincott & Co. New
Orleans R. G. Eyrich.
This unique work is fairly entitled to
place of honor among the curiosities OF llterl-
ture. As the author truly says in bis preface,
the literature of kissing is as extremely linn
tied as its practice is widely scattered; beyond
two or three Latin classics, the "Oscu-
logia" of Herren- Schmidius, and the " De
Osculo Sancte" of Muller, and those modern
classics, "Les Baisers of Dorat and of Bon
nefoins, scarcely anything on the subject Is
to be found, even upon the shelves OF the
most arden. collector of curious monographs
-"the knowledge of the art has been prin-
cipally transmitted from mouth to mouth.
In the present volume we have about all that
is known of the kiss as recorded in history,
in poetry, in dramatic literature, in fiction IN
humorous story and anecdote, and in its
miscellaneous aspects and relations" The
author has bestowed an amount of labor
upon the work worthy profounder theme
| FLORIDA: IT'S SCENERY, CLIMATE AND HISTORY.
By Sidney Lanier. With Numerous Illus
trations Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott &
Co. New Orleans: R. G. Eyrich.
Claiming to be simply complete hand
| book and guide this charming volume IS
| in reality far more than this. Written IN a
delightfully."- sketchy, otf-hand style, the author
is artist, poet, musician, scientist, all in one.
| On one page we ind the musical notation OF
| a quaint negro melody, whistled by some half
dreaming deck hand on another an exquisite
word painting of a fairy landscape; here
| a purely scientific dissertation on climate and
climatic factors, followed by chapter for
consumptives, evidently from the pen OF re-
cuperated invalid; there concise resume of
| the history of Florida for the last three hun
| dred years. The appendix contains yaua-
| BILE collection of papers on the culture OF the
grape, banana orange, fig, ETC., In florida,
| selected from the proceedings of the Florida
Fruit Growers Association; also general
itinerary" and complete gazetteer OF the
| State OF Florida"
SONGS OF THREE CENTURIES. Edited by John
| Greenleaf Whittier. Boston James Os-
| good & Co. New Orleans R. G. Eyrich.
Though apparently occupying much the
same field as Bryant's ''Parnassus, or Emer-
sons Library of Song, this volume Will
| prove a by no means unwelcome addition to
the already numerous compilations OF what
Shelley calls 1.-THE best thoughts and happies.
moments of the best and happiest minds"
The three centuries include respectively from
Shakespeare to Milton" from dryden to
Burns" and from :. Wordsworth to Longfel
low" Owing to the immense field to be Gov
cred in comparatively small volume, the
critical compiler has wisely avoided the usual
tedious extracts from old plays and weary
epics, limiting his selections chiefly tc
the lyrical productions of the authors
quoted gathering up the best of the oid
ballads and short time-approvsd poems, draw
ing largely from contemporary writers and the
| "a of MI
The volume is enriched by an index of the
poems, 10 order of time, an alphabetical lis
of authors with their contributions, an index
of First Lines, and an index of Subjects
making it specially valuable as book OF po-
etcal reference for quotations.
The MYSTERIOUS ISLAND ABANDONED. By
Jules Verne. Translated from the French
by w. Fl. G. Kingston. New York: Serb
ner, Armstrong q Co. New Orleans: Il. u
Eyrich.
This is the Second Part" of the trio o
volumes constituting the Mysteriou
Island Series," as at last completed. 1t i
uniform with the First Part" noticed by u
a few days ago, and will be found equally en-
teraining.
THE POCKET ATLAS OF HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY
Constructed and Engraved by Edward Wei
Ter, F. r. G. S. New York: G. z. Put
mans Sons. New Orleans r G. Eyrich
This handy little volume, which nigh
almost be termed "pocket atlas, contain
sixteen small octave maps, portraying the bis
torical geography of the earth from the EARL
est period down to the present day. Among
, the maps may be mentioned those of 'Britai
under the Romans, Britain under the Sax
!, ons," -" Europe in the sixth, seventh, tenth
twelfth and sixteenth centuries respectively
"India, illustrating its history to the presen
time, and showing its divisions IN l76O, etc.
The student will find it convenient and va
liable addition to MS books OF reference.
A FARMERS VACATION. By George Warine
Jr, of Ogden Farm. Boston: James Il
O;good d Co. New Orleans: r. G. Eyricr
This very elegant volume, which is issue
in regal holiday style, Is reprint, with nu
, merous additions of series of papers orig
pally published in Scribners Monthly, and en-
bodies notes of trip through the Netherlan
Provinces, parts of Normandy and Brittany
and the Channel Islands, made in the fall {
: 1873. Il is delightful reading, though tn
volume is of rather inconvenent bulk, BEN
better adapted TO adorn center table than
be held convenient for reading.
RopDY's REALITY. By Helen Kendrick Johl
CSAA
, New Orleans: r. G. Eyrich.
| This very attractive volume forms sequ
to .Roddy's Romance" by the same autho
l published several years ago, but which will
remembered as one of the brightest and mo-
) interesting juvenile books ever written In
3 Reality is almost as quaint and comlcal as To
Romance, and is we'll fitted to gladden. tt
heart OF many boy and girl as Christine
: gift.
THE AsBURY TWINS. By Sophie Il.
, Boston: Lee 4 Shepard. New Orleans: /
t G. Eyrich.
/ Well worthy place in the 'Maidenhoo
, Series" being very interesting story OF 70
| girlhood of pair of charming twin sister
: written in alternate chapters, first by one an
t then by the other, when they have reach p,
! the age of nineteen, the story ending with tn
e engagement or rather just before the doub
\ wedding of the herolnes. !. is natural,
s vacious and pure story, and we commend
heartily