Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1875-07-16

CHILDHOOD, The 7ert Book of the Age.
BY Rev. w. f. Crafts, author of "Through
the Eye TO tho Heart" "Trophies of Song"
etc. ] vol. % mo. illustrated. $l.5O. Bos-
ton Lee & Shepard. This unique work
will at once commend itself to parents,
pastors, teachers, and all lovers OF child
hood. Among lis varied contents are q
"Childhood's Dictionary" containing near
ly hundred striking definitions from the
lips of little children; "Cabinet of Spec
ime ms" of chldren's characteristic sayings
and doings, arranged in scientific order, in
"shelves" and leases" including a choice
collection of $50 specimens" the whole
comprising fully 600 incidents Of child life.
Mrs. Crafts adds n chapter on the Kinder
garten.
WOLF Run, or the Boys Of The Wilderness,
is the latest of Elijah Kelloggs popular
books for boys. The author tells us that
the plot is laid at time when, on account
ofBraddock's defeat, the Pennsylvania from
tier was deluged in blood. The story illus
trates the ordeal through which band of
settlers was called 10 pass in maintaining
NhOll hOliNS hhailloJ saw dHt nOlhts, anu lt-
veals the stern processes by which the
youth of that day were trained to meet
their lot in life. The book abounds in
stirring incd euts, is handsomely illustrat-
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by Lee & Shepard.
The sixth and last volume of Oliver OPP
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Born, or the Cruise Of The Clubs" A story
of life on the ocean wave, fascinating and
attractive like all Of this popular authors
works. Lee & Shepard, publishers.
iSociulistic, ComHuniStic, lfitudliStic and
Financial Fragments. By William Il.
Greene, Boston: Lee q Shepard. This is
tidy little volume of go pages, in which
readers and admirers of Mr.. Greenes witt
ings will be interested.
Mr.. John Il. Batchelder has just issued
tho third edition of his annual standard
work ON POPULAR RESORTS AND How TO
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and valuable one, materially enlarged and
improved from last years edition. After
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almost bewidered by the number of pleas
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and the various ways of reaching them,
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or a descriptive work on popular localities.
Price, $500.
"WHAT YOUNG PEOPLE SHOULD KNOW,
by Burt G. Wilder, Professor Of Compare
tive Anatomy and Zoology at Cornell Uni
versity, Lecturer on Physiology at the
Medical school of Maine" is by one of our
best known investigators and teachers in
his branch of natural science, and sets
forth, in manner 10 be comprehendcd by
all, the latest results obtained by the most
eminent observers in the special fields of
in quiry relating 10 the subject. This is in
no sense medical work, but it is simply
an embodiment in plain terms of those
things which most directly concern young
unmarried persons of both sexes. 1t in
cludes only what every intelligent human
being should know and can easily compre-
bend, and it must he an open question
with every careful parent whether it is not
better for boys and girls to get this nforma-
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eminent instructor and issued by rcspons-
ible publish ers, rather than that they
should pick it up at hap hazard from doubt
full sources.
WI DE- AWARE, new magazine for
young folks, similar in appearance 10 ST.
Nicholas, has been issued by d. Lothrop
& Co.. Boston. 1t is beautifully illustrat-
cd, and contains well written stories.
These books are all for sale in BrdttIe5oro
By CHENEY & CLAP.