, 1876-12-02
Jourpalfsm in 1ta]y...Oyerthrow
Of the Car.ofJuggernaut
Fiction.
uha aPi1ot-Fish---Resu1ts Of the
British Arctic Expedi-
tion.
Antlseptlcs AMI Disfnfectants--.
The Gorilla ut Bcrltn--'
Germs Of Disease.


1,wIiasAEcE. 8yp., pD. 34n, New York; g.
8 putnsm's Sons.
~ vs,, 7 ann hna most nron.,1,1r .ro,n,up in
Af' wv, oa - Lis !.,,s,aaa,h,sa1 ,,I.t,-r
hs metaoun o. "s'tus p''nusupneat n'''1,y
af the intellectual progress o. o people. ZIG
h,a one Of the finest examples ever produced
a,a.r hls observation, and, In the minute study
su's. 49, .nn,no1,a1 n n,,ro ~ n thorc WA
m Hs eo'npe"'u "ana .,. ss
sbopdant opportunity " note tne lne'to a40
defects In Its plan anu execution, Which wcFo to
h avoided or Initiated In tho preparation OF a
.n;,.r work. 1t would indeed bo man Of
nIua. ,s,,, oo,1d In, ,,,o, to
e1Faosoiaa.' pA,s ""o eN.u 10y, w.. .,.s
MoEy Of al. Iainei VINO coniu pflnR ~ lae
tsk an Imagination OF equal brilllancy and dar..
h, a nenetrattop es quick and keen, q faculty
tss,td.,o.irn +,,s 1rncoeeea ~ rcoanotno viii,
LOT ""oass'us .AS peoss' w. .eHoe., Hs wv.
W tamo logical eieaf"eee anu eogcney, now o.
liDSu8go as fcrvcnt and pcrsuasiyc; and, Will
/, ,ttatnpd. and trucr understanding Of tho
,.,s..ais hrnrrht into reouistfon. Where
thsts moht IL some points be- an advantage
s,Iu.d nyer tho ininlita6lc model, there would
49, nrohahiv hc in certain othcrs loss that
~ vi, ~ ho1i .a,in;,sIv fnit
4'i1 p"nhtless Mr. van Laun has not proposcd to
h]nself to riyn1 the great master With whose
a.rfs. ho hnn made "a i,timntc an prn,inintantc.
ut n sttr,nntnr tn for French iii eraturc what
Il falue hus doHc for the English, aud In Tho
n ANf n ngHnHiHfTnH
tnnslator with Tint Of ii. Taipe as author, u
s"mns,son between the twp histoftcs is very
n,tnrally sugEcstej. It would be unfair to Mi.
lin I.,in to n1lraue the parallel to auy length.
,i.s.t nj ths present date as onlr tho tlrst vol
uns of his hook ia vel coucluiled, and its scoDe,
II m,h,s far Indicated Ia Of n,,rh icss n,arnittdu
tS,n IN tha work Of The French critic,
there IL need Of good treattse in tho En-
dkh tongue on the literature OF France, There
4, 1T been nublshcI a translation. or rather an
rat; but, aside from ills, We do not know Of
NJ to the Enrlisl, reader, For thla reason tlc
Toi Of Nj, Van Lnuu is opportuue, and will bp
sfvyincc Of d history OF literature, He rightly
>sauprchculs that il must not 10 limited to d
i'd of authpra anti n review ri their wrfttnns.
h, .hould tal{o iuto consideration The circuitl.
tlnsts Of thu times In which they had their
tp % aenles tnowic5pc d Of thc orgn and an cyo m
l,tIoa oi the race, OF tie tpillCnccs cxcrtcd up-
epIt by rfnntc md external nature, md Gy
poIilea{, religious. md social changes, 4 book
atlr nrpduce OF It's era: and, to ufderstaul It,
nthstory OF the era Is essential,
ST., Vp6 Lam has full realization OF tlIs
tuth. and. brforr rntcrinr t,nnn m "raman.
tQa oi tleir litrrature. makes a study OF lie
coadIilous which have given rise aud direction
ImM what sarrnuu.1jnEs l,as Tie tsuru Gaulois
ktn moIleili ia tho fu1Jamcutal inquiry hc in
ttItuiss. its Z fcatnrcs u aro aharnlv ,]ciine,i:
lulIe. trenchant rel rood d-naturcl: sktlI In rem
.tee, fertility of logic, tlnesse II exprcssioit,
poa.urnt. A. natio,. Tia Frensl, aTc III :sirrey.
tftat, skepttrai. rnsh IN theory I!ery and impa-
tep rather ton persIetcnt il action. easily siig-
ssptib1c u emotion, oyertowlpg with uuinal
rait. self.{uilulrent, not incapable Uf but Iis-
bydItul e,thns1as,,, than hy nsint'il ntlhsrcmes
tsJuty. restraint. md oiaflienrt. Their reason.
hg f.eutjes arc strong: fboy ara uuirk-
sEted, Logical. nhilosoi,hteaf. hut. with it,
lie perseverance,, they are lla6ie to inat-
t.1lertens, With suci, virtues and sucI, fail.
hgl thev hnvo antfsrcI ttc mnst nrnvnsin. Io,
!titt Alternately in tbs yat, at,d In thu rear Of
humanity, they hive for thcir consolation the
i.st that thG hri,i,anry n their v;rtnrirs out-
@ hc sbe. v " tcir iycosas W ss ;ny ov,
t,,nej thn Iraisc witch is fhnIr nrn,,Iiest boast
-4h,t OF htfnw III" rv,,t,snrc 81 Eurnnr.,
4 race likt; tia ysrsatile. brilliant. ai1rost.
taaesIoucd. chanerf,l. md lncertain. nwakens
kHence IA of nnccssitv rcn,cto viii Inst strctlon.
Ehle Il has rrrHIvo' s,Spsave and Jas.tnu IN.
rvsions fror, ths rnHcs ,xhn n H. n"tv o1ns
!uy.ded and slb,ecsrd its territory. il h. Sesy.
Conduct Of conternnorary nntfnns. liz t.2jterarv
t;umphs remais, n this dav nmonr the Inrst
nquba lnnfmarta ~ nnivsreni iit.rat,,ve' n
" let IN nnn aida Tho mnsterSmjn1s nf En-.
tlnt Il IA tn EronrH that VI, t,,,sf lnoL fnr the
Etat Hvh,s 81 nn,"r,, % .I.vs +he orcst r,nn.crs
umodcsn thon"ht ths urye, lon ,cs,isra ~ mndcra
Intelligence Ern,,, vi" Er,n"e, ,son,a thn nnrts
,hose burpIur ' wors s''Ip iolame1 au M lie pl Jnjl
urr te assa. sIagn ot tae s =,
sotsaic lha tnaryeious sImp]iclt!cs Of astro-
ITO taunt ~ .,u s oseialS 'en ~" W y as
@tii ~ .sttni .!I sou s!ts '.tu - IcsoSe !" e e
fnIu.ou .atsonal laith, LIZ historians VINO Ifst
rmui sae Stsaoa Of tradition to . se!encet alta
.sI .Iulaied, With hereditary genius, the simplicity
~ eoIelson OF Liyy and Tacitus. 10 hcI,
ts1s all, wo owe the orderly and logical dis-
aafusss aud d osas asangenaens M o. ss
AdeJuctinn sufettJ % VI eAtsess.Un, , tcauese ithst
thLh iits.l'.s auu eitsahce Ok u!ct!ou, WITHOUT
Ia ~ Me,tasato s,ato can appcar at the best put
Il til. dxho~n arst vs',', ana anc!9sslGea gems VI.
!lb!cet tutu iSn ns1iri " ~ IN NV" Itena;ssSnr..
ssatloK Il at The ciose of a review of liz
i,es1fmaton Il, and Of tho labors Of Calvin aud
Il us'a mstsas tlle sixteenth century. Ao divides
stkhh o y, thtsu ,he 9ooKs, u sae nast ot
aae second, Of fru,'al soc,etv "a and in 81" thirI