Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-02-05
NEW PUBLICATION.

THE True ORDER OF STUDIES. BY Thos.
Hiii New York: g 7. PEtaam's Sons.
[TFrJuci SOlOmOns j Chapman
The writer sets forth with the proposition
that thorough education ought - preserve
I'D incress the pupils bodily health and
strength; give him comm and OF hts own mus
G.. ar and mental powers; Increase his quick-
less In perceiviug through his five senses,
ard quicken his mental perception; form in
him the habit OF prompt aud accurate judg-
ment; lead 10 deiicacy and depth in every
right feeling; and make him iniiexible in his
cons c!entious and stesdfast devotion TO all
bis duties.
THE PoENs or gro. ID. PRENTICE, Edited
with a biographical sketch by John James
Piatt. Cincinnati: Robert Clarke Il Co.
Through MoSun Bros.l
Though Mr. Prentice made journalism the
business OF his life, he always retained the
poetic fire OF his youth, and some of his
productions, for instance, The Closing
Year" and "At Ny Mothers Crave are
likely 10 retain permanent place in the
literature of the country. The biographical
sketch by Mr.. Piatt supplies discriminating
estimate of his poetical AMI prose abilities,
and is altogether very felicitously told. The
volume is one OF the most deserving and ac-
ceptab,e literary contributions of the year.
OUR PLACE AMONG ISFTNIrIEs. BY Rich
ard A. Proctor. New York: ID. Appleton
Il Co. Through Joseph Shilington-
Tie distinguished English astronomer here
contrasts, in a series OF essays, "Our little
abode In space and time with the ininitIes
around us" To these are added essays on
the Jewish Sabbath, and astrology.
The ISvEsTIoS OF PRINTING. Part /.
BY Theo. l.. DeVinne. New York: Fran
Cis Hart 81 Co. Through II. l.. Pelo1ze,
JIl
A carefully considered collection of facts
and opinions descriptive OF early prints and
playing cards, the block books of the fff-
teenth century, the legend OF Lourens JAMS
econ COster, of Haarlem, AID the work OF
John Gutenberg and his associates. 1t is
fully illustrated with early types and wood
cuts, and is a fine specimen OF typography.
IL is TO be published in five parts.
OUR OLD HOME. y series OF English
sketches. BY Nathaniel Hawthorne. BOs-
ton: James Il. OSgOOd & Co. Through
SOlomons & Chapman
This is of the handsome, handy volume
edition of Hawthorne's works that "can be
taken 10 the fire" that Osgood Il Co. are now
Issuing. Print and paper are both good, as
is pretty certain to be the case with any
book bearing the imprint of this firm.
THOUGH AND THROUGH THE TROPICS;
THIRTY THOUSAND MLEs OF TRAVEL
IN OCBASICA, AUSTRALIA. AND INDIA.
BY Frank Vincent, Jr. New York: Har-
per & Bros. Through j. Z. Parker
This is by the author of "The Land of the
White Elephant" and the success of that
book of travels affords abundant Justification
for this new venture. Mr.. Vincent has trav-
eled extensively, and describes we'll without
apparent exaggeratiOn what he has seen in
all OF the out Of the way corners OF the world.
\ PAYING INVESTMENT. BY Anna T..
DickiI Boston: James X. OsgOOi &
Co. Through Soiomons * Cnapman.l
Miss Dickinson here, with characteristic
eaTuestneSS, ventilates her views how this
country is to be saved, If saved a. all, from
going TO 1.-the GemnitiOn bow vows"