New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-04-01
LIIERARY NOTES.

American names of places are standing
cha eDge European writer's aud ed:ors The En-
g,h translator Of new German scientific work refers
~ wellknUwn watering place Is LJnehTanche. and
the JGst escaped repetition IN t"o American edl
tlOn.
TIE North Americda P0isc for April VIII
have an elaborate article Couti-n,' by l.. Cry
ranowski: a paper on The Recent Revolutions N
Japan" bv William f. Guni.; thorough discussion OF
"Pauperism," BY CndS. J.. Brace; and, perhaps most
stuactve OF all an essay on "hDehseG by James Rus
sell Lowell.
Mr.. W. F. Rae, translator Of Taincis Notes
Oh England" and author of Westward by Rail" and
"wilkes-shertan-Fox" IS the Translator of saDte-
Bouves English Portraits and tine writer Of the
critical sketch ~ life aud Writings when prefaccs
this book wbith Henry Holt Co. w.h publish On st
urddy.
1t is rather curious that Americans shoIld
60 to France Tor popular exposition OF Horper' spcu
Ger The Outline % the EvolutouP lilosoply," forth
coming a. the fourth volume OF the Popular Science
Series" is nevertheless FROM the French OF DR.. Nj T.
CaLenes translated by the Rev. o. b. Rockingham. In
making this summary, the author takes occasion 10
protest against the lIenllhcau0n or al Posi-
TWISTS Of Complies school since neither
Compte claimed tos have originated the Positive
method, DO the leading Po-tFst writer's agree with
hln IN several important particulars. An appendix,
written by Prof L. YOumans, promises to De quite as
important n the body Of the work since he gives
chronological view OF The philosophers Eterar! hOolR
showing the development OF the doctrine Of ev0Iu
Spencer informs me, while writing the article o. he
'Nebular Hypothesis, that the docrnc oil evolution
winch all orders OF concrete phe lomeud shjnid
erahzad" valuable table gives chronological biJh-
ograph OF his work.
An American work which promises to excite
much public interest this Spring is the Memoirs OF
Gen ". l. saerinau." which u. Appleton q Co. expect
90 have ready early in May. 1t will make two small
octave Volumes Of about 400 pages eacn probably at
O. 5O and vii include 10 pocket large copper plate
map Of the thoater Of his igns-frOm one OF the
largest "cOppcrs" ever engraved Gen. Sherman is
known capital talker. and in this book he said TO
write much "a he talks-with the ss.ne freedom and
sketch OF his early and observations,
beginning with his experiences as hrstheu!enant Of
artillery n the early days Of California, and following
his cGrOusy vsred life up to the time OF the war as
Sanket ~ Caorns ana a1rmg rne pane OF iISI IN
OF the college at Baton Rouge, La and preside ut
works gives detailed account Of ms campaigns Ia
the last chapter be has revised and extended ms papers
In The Army and Macy Journal which attracted SO
much attention here and abroad.
"The Chemistry of Light and Photography"
will be the next volume in the In irrational Scientific
Series The book is spoken Of OF the
cstDg practical that yet been published in the
NOW familiar covers. It's author is DR.. Hermann
Vogel of the Royal Academy OF Berlin, who holds the
only professorsp Of photography considered In its
lations 10 aud He insists that photography
should he taught In all art aud industrial schools Tie
very comprehensive. covering the whole range
of photochemca knowledge and applications and in
GLIDING, besides many wood-cuts q steel plate,
and specimen nlusu9t0us OF the usual pnoto-pf1ntng
processes Perhaps the most curious application
Of apstruse scientific Investigation every day affairs
evInced in the paragraph the chemistry OF light
IN te relations 10 sausaRemaki1g-a subject which
seems almost a burlesQue. During the German
TIE demand for the staple army die the famous pea
saussge which among the sinews OF war what the
needle-gun among ia weapons, quite exhausted
the supply OF natural skins. substitute was sought
IN parchment paper but no glulng material could he
found which would Withstand boiling water leading
sapdni called upon solve the difficulty and making
practical application Of the scientific fact that light
u
sausagesk1n that enabled the Fathefiand TO conquer
France. Skeptcs Of the practical value OF science will
60 well TO digest this sausage. Another interesting
chapter deals with the natural reproduction Of natural
o0l0rs In the Photographic the authors quite
the difficulty Of making permanent the results of this
not already obtained will ultimately be overcome
~COok On Fungi wiz follow tbts volume " the series