, 1876-02-12
Namfrton on the krt Of Etching.--
4 Treatise on tho True Or
der Of Studies.
Ths Woman Who Believed that Lord
Bacon Wrote Tho Plays Ascribed
to Shakespeare.
The Ancient Greeks Their Houses and
Furniture Status of Their
Women.
LITERATURE.
AEaIcA ANp AFRICANS.

IT, sty. Will hi.p and Iiiu..1a.ions; 12no., rp as!.
Nsg YORK; - MaSnan S11an = q Co. en'enso 'aascn
Tho eye Of the naturalist md tho Traveller Ia
tu,nod with longing ourioHiey to tue Continent
ot Africa, whose vast unknown azons oflor an d.
lo,ine promise OF now and valuable material for
tbe benefit Of science and the iRcroaBe Of knoTl- |
,dce. In no portion Of the world Ia tho work OF |
e1plora,iou 30 hcttvaly proaocuted at tho prosent
Inns ss in tho prolific fields stretching along tho
aonst aud through the interior Of this domain OF
Tho negro 1acoa aud, rapidly as tho rcporta Of |
these energetic aud continuous Investigations
multiply, most Of thom abuudanlly commend
themselves to tho attention by tho fresh aud In
terestipg information thoy contain,
Tho book before us is ono Of the very bcss
that have yet been produced BY tho great army
Of intelligent and adgonturous African travolors-
It Is written by an EngllRhman Of unusnal abtIt-
ties, and gives graphic and c'rcumssantial ao-
count Of region hitherto almost wholly undo
scribod, Afr. Monsslro-we learn Incidentally
from the nar1atiye-vsLted Angola in 1853, Tor
The purpose Of experimenting mining explora-
lions. This vocation, with other industries In
which he afterwards engaged, detained him In
tho country for upwards OF lftocn yoara. Much
Of this pcriod waa spent In travel, Which Afforded
hIn the most favorable opportunities for Study
tug the physica fchtureB OF tho territory and the
character Of it's inhabitants. His observations
wore senaible aud discriminating, and, being re-
corded In style uniting method with rlvactyt
are euainently entertaining.
AoSo'n ',Ist .o..ooa ~ 49,. ~ A,,,. o1tond,n,
from Aubriz to Cape Trio, n distance Of uoarly
roo miles. Tho district bordoring on the sen,
Ind strotohing inland tor % to 60 milos, ia COM
nd har II In pNnRfn1Y Inv
psfaaVelS afio ano oaessh t',e ,...., s1uu.A, ~"
and sanaS, ana eo's @ Cns'Gy 1.,dn'.a, aeH, s
,,,,un. ,ra frinoc1 with maugroyo-trces, and
.ea'aus ~ ,.ts,, !. t,,;n,v ocatserod viii, rant
'ns UPON os ns ann,nrhi,s 10 , ~ southwnrd[ tho
iaeneonianS anu o'pa@'' snora sc,n,v nn,'l II
Rnn,lv cnuHieta prlncIpo1ly at thorny shrubs OF
n,nst rn.rn,,h,a .anect' Tie land gradually
uoss ans Ma., ,.o,, ~ co,a, and At ilstupco
vrying from 80 TO GO miles, atsa'os q colsdofa-
ns.,onco. Il here becomes wonderfully rich
nd nroducl,ve. and Ia clothed with lux
ni1anE Iegcta.ols. ,-onis a ~ rae and nhrnh and
Glaeea wl,u .anKss ~ tho cnrpt oyea wsy to
~ ~ u.aooaaS snsa gi~sn hroaJ',,eved herba.e.
taia neSo asu ~ scnnorv uroyails for only
about W mica nana, @ mnen t1na u, vcrsston
ioaeAeu. 9n lndmeo ss Tia moat str;Einr Of.
,ars nrodnrea by thp muItifa.ious
leeso sto no.u - a,nrn1ons a{zo If STAN ond
Tsslth % ef foliage and flower, that curtain The
t.oas ano otnu 1919, o,nrsivsSin ;nrm Of uraco
ieetoona 2. ovs.y r Mnrto;,o !. ran ,,oscrbo
wot9o, ~ t%saa roo,crenncts. narticuiarl,
T. tha xien,ty " of liz shallow riyesp aud Wv
aleM OF tna '"to,u' tea., ton ~ hottom will
go'naiI; eosessu, s't,o A''a Tho indis-rubbo
s..nn"r 1..u franininhin F1orsda9>, with bright
iaees' datk.rreen leaves, sornowhnt .eaemblin nj
.-.:ti
.hose o. uo y ,sn 1,,,ros. Wh5.e iasnjno. .lk
g sasgo 1a,,n1 " ts e;r for Considerable tia
tanra s,,th ia 13ows1ful bitter almond perfume
and attracting cloud Of bazz!ng insects 'c1 ,orD
a,toES.nSSf EsSc s ssw nos oorfeot @ vaIi Or curtas
san.ad no, ~ nost delieato creopor, hung flor
,olnea ,o ~ h9ltnm wit1' hntslo. .br.,aL.ko lowe,
sbout \ inchcs long !; but tho graudcst view pre-
.ssxs ia ~ I,ottnm 1T narrow valley. for oH{t
s III ,;'n n ienoIh. wan iod. as tboy s}t al
hs .ts in,H2a1 o ~ bv depso forest Of sh trees
H. sA crnsnere. in search OF light, had pierce
seonrh md snTe.d IN the ton. Whore the!r stet1
snd isnycs I'D bocome wovon and matted Into
a r...t ~ whirh the1r flowers were M.
Snsaa IN sush nrofuaion that hnrtily loaf W.
visibio % i but s only one loug ~ Of beautiful pm
~ ia Fromn of rroeu Of tue iuxuriant grasl
l.a ses ~ suo h,iiMdns " eRrhn yery bnoke that a
so1sns niod ,nn "a lttlo lmprossod "a thcy a.
rsn9'Iv Ex Tn the 1enntios OF Nature, beat the
nnnn mnnlbe with tho palm Of tho hlnd ~ III
opsn taoan1 i,es, .Ahi III ni,sl,-thoir uuiycrs,
a.saseo s a. Sops te.alnr .atopjshnont Or delight
St3 " ovon ~ h.hnr1 snnonrcd tho tnagnl
nt ~ enior holng ~ ~ It suddenly Gu,
Gens mass u e"s'. % .,.ivsd Al The heal Of to V,
~ Wv s mnem n,,o s,da ~ which We deecondel 10
!Ss, aoNn cue s'ao u "A's" W "~'>@NN
PAN osioW: tim .,or,t,ona rcn,oycd ffc
,lneopea !auas on ino ~ ~ snnntbs nf liza ye
sae w. ase oove1uu, 1sasa, re.nlinu to Insight
.a Elganauc ssaaSss, T,;r I'm sf,arniy.eerrat
from 70 u feot' lao!s s''u, ,o1..aat ct l,sf
eaRes s.eaalae e'eS. ',aat saq iy,nnnetraSe lung
9nite. ana 1otm 81 a,Js tM,s ta,%,'ishle rrowt
.s 10 shIoaen Se openaa 70 permit sho la
mock-the conveyance u Pt1ae.pnl arn ..tsr uu
70 30 nofne forward. ~ ;n;azms ~ ,usS a e1i ..wi
feellnE," Mr. MoptctFo lnIornd Ho' ~