, 1876-05-06

thor shows himself 70 Us q man OF exLeusye
iesrning. But he pr t,osss nav thearles, and
mental defect In ~ work. ConoInsons 40
rel.ts, and ,wAl.srssl deductions made
.e pu. Il I'D ~ ss:;eps ;esase 4
aaked 10 truss via. the slsbor says. Ths b.
lssing world. however atlatl II may b 10 pro-
portion 70 tAa nholo race, demands that II this
ps,tf T. 70 10 tss.oqsd tut Of e.tst.nes seti.
skept'o to do thin. ue has tho Affirmative, hs
must aro7o his case. Il has nos bssn doAs Ia
thss.essay.
SPIDERS.
TnK df3DKHs ny THA uHl1Ep brArzA; A ooHIxo.
NionoIi. NAaorlsus HTxTa, II. b. Rdised by
EDWARD BunoKss, With Notss md Descrtptiont BY
pa.a sss., s:s;a '}S Hdg9 F. II re rs;
Tho work which Dr. usntz performed In clAa-
styling tho spiders Of ths United s.atea uas
similar to that which Audubon s1ecuted In do
tormintng ths species Of our native birds. Dr..
A. WAS one Of tho pioneers Ia American ento-
no!ogy, and naeths very afst TO give extended
and systematic study to tho group Of Araohnldes.
Hs cano to this country in 1915, and for thirty
years devoted MI hin leisure to The atudy OF
these insec!s. Ills papers containing desohp-
Nons Of tho various species observed wore, with
The exception Of few Of the frst, published In
tho journal Of tho Boston Boolsty Of Natural
History. Tho entire asriss, delineattng upwards
Of 400 species, are NOW oolleossd from
tho scsttored volumes where thoy orsgl-
nally appeared, and presented In book-form
A preface. containing biographical sketch Of
DR.. Hentz, ia furnished by 1lr. Edward Burgess,
ard 3 number Of valuable notes are added BY
hir. ]. II. Emertop. These, with tnenty-ono
plates, illustrating at the spoo1es described.
constitute altogether monograph Of exceeding
lntsrest aud service to the student of Arachnol-
ogy. Il may bo said 10 bo unique. AZ no work
approaching Il Ia completeness and Importance
has been published upon ths splders Of North
America.
Tho work is in great par. technical. aud adapt
among tho observations recorded Of the habits
of tho spderBt there is much that would engage
tho attention OF the general reader. For in
stance. In treating OF tho genus Lycosa, which
relates TINT iii is In tuls genus also tha; one
may witness astonishing instances Ut maternal
tendernoss and courage; and that, too, In tho
mes. cruel Eaee of snlma's;-a race in
Of tho sexes = .pariaotls aot. and con
domns every individual 10 perpetual solitude
and approximations OF It's klnd. When tho
mother IL found With tho cocoon containing it,
progeny, II This DO forn'blv torn from her, she
turns Euund aud grasps 1t with har msndbulp.
AL her limbs. one by ONO, may then 10 torn
from hor body without forcing her to abandon
her hold. But II. without mangug tho mother
tho COCOON he 1killfnlIy removed from her, aud
suddenly thrown out Of aight, uhe instantaneoualy
loses et! her activity. rooms paraiyxed. aud coils
her tremulous limbs as II no1ta!ly wounded; If
the bay DO returned, her fcroct:Y and strength
arc restored the moment she bus any percopsion
Of liz presence. aud she rnahes to hor treasure,
to defend II to tho Inst"
Matarnal Affection ts prominent character
iatio Of the ontro family Of opfdoEs.-she femase
protecting and defending the young With aston
isi.ing vigilance and fidelity. touching llluh-
tration Of this is giVsn In the observations upon
tho Dolomedcs dlbih eu*, mouso-oolorol spider,
frequently measuring noaEly inches frnrn the ex-
tsemtty Of tho first pair Of legs 70 tnat Of tue
fourth pair. Tho apocics is a native Of Ala
ba1na, and generally inhabitB the truuka Of
trooa. A. famals, whose cap.or had tranRh1ed
tho cephaotllorax with pin, was brought to
doslsed to SEQ II eie would SURVIVE tho wound.
II placed her in q glass jar" he says. '.and,
according to my expectations. Nhturo made an
offort that nhe might 1.-Two for the protection Of
hor progeny. Tho "ound, which, In other cases,
would have proved Immediately mortsl, healcd
readily; and, after remaining Inactive about
three days, Hhe mhdo q cocoon Of a ltght-btown
color, anl orbbulnr, In which hos eggs were
placed. Size held IL constantly graapea IN bcr
cho'Icereo, and seetnod intont on watching 1t to
tho last but. tho effort being made, her
nsrsngth failed. the wound opened again, aud,
the Anide running out. she very gradually lost
All nor HEbGUAT pOH8Fi Uul. 1httltul TO 1ef Qu.
tioa, tho laa. thing which she hold was the ball
containing bsr future family. Can maternal
tondsrncss ha moro strik,ngly exhibited ~
Lord HouoHToNs POEMS.
The FoETICAL WORKS or {RlouAnp MoSo11oN
MItn1t} Load Houdn1oN. Collected Edition. III
Two ~ Volumes With Portrait. lsmo- pp. s!o-
32i. Boston: hobcrts brothers. Chicago: 5sn-
suu, Mcciurg Go. Price, S..
In 1854, vi tho conclusion of = tour In tls
East which supplemented tho studies OF his col
loetate coun,o, Lord HougAton, then MI. Milnos.
published two voluuc1 containing pnotical
records Of his foreign ttavol. They bole the
tit!ea - roems, Legendary and HISTORICAL" and
"Momorials Of Many scopes." In 1910 shoy
wore followed by = third volume entitled
Poems Of Many Years;" and, in 1874, BY Q
| fourth, etylod "Palm.Leavra." These. with
additions, and some otniaaions suggested by the
r,hturcd tAato of the writer. are now united in d
complete edition, which n put forth In two neal
/ volumes, accompanied with portrait.
Tha poetry Of Lord Houshton Ia marked b.
the grace and elegance of = refined and cula
waited mlnd which has tho faculty of expressing
itself in facl,o ann polished verses. It noyal
rises 70 the hetrAt Of passion, nor moves one
with the httong sweep Of lrHpetuous emotion
bnt occasional pieces, especially among tbs
ponma Of sentiment which were produced In the
carly lLfo OF the writer, Indicate dopth and del-
Cacy o. feeliHHs ClGhlpK I16 podlu - IhGt6a anu
Mot" which IL pervadcd with nome considerable
nrdor, those ia a stanzA which anticipates thu
tosso uuos by Teunyaon:
.Tis t.tcr TO havo oved and lost
] THAI mover to have loved at ali.
Lord HoWyhton'a vorsioa roads.
| uo, who for Love has undergone
TT . WORT than can befa!l,
lsAtppter thpuaand.fotd than one
Who mover loved 1t all;
Agnace within hib soul has rei8ncd
Which nothing else can bring
| Thank God for Ill that I have gAintl
BY that high sunertngt
and waH published prior to the Appearances q
the coup Let from "ln Mcmorian,."
The pleasing lyric, ''The Dronk-e[de," whiol
has beua sung 10 neasly every household 10 Amer
,ca, was wrltten during = moonlight drive tt
visit Miss Edgoworth. whon the author waa = atu
don't ut Cambridge and . youth Of 81. Il va,
not regarded BY him or his friends ~ worthy ol
l publication. yet 1t has proved the most widely
popular Of I'll hia productions. Tho oponsue
stanza will recall to memory tho ent,ro poem.
Wandered by tbs brookside,
| wandered by tho mill
could not hear the brook flow,
1T. -.,I.. ...ut.Hn al