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LITTLE RED RlDlNG-HO0D.
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CHICAGO, Sept, :M-" No man, whatever htA
senslbillty may l:s Is eyer affected by .llatnlet"
or" Lear" rs little girl Is Infected BY tho story
Of p<,or He'd Riding Hood. --.Hacantay.
The readers III our city papers have, without
doubt, bccn attrartcd and lei back tn memory
over pcrtud VI many years BY tho SIMPLE head
ngs aiid brief announcements that the story Of
Little Rcd Khllng-l1ood was 10 be actually
given over and enacted In our midst; that pos
stbly thy very children to whom they
tsls ' a: srs: 's0 t. Represent @ ''yi IT'D Riegy.
Hood, the volt, frogs erows, md ull tho inhabl-
tants OF the torcat, together With taIry queen
aud her attendants. who rescue tlr bsavo lttlo
story, whose na.ne has scarcely ever been coil-
nceted with ,tc publlal,e.. copies, derived It
from traditions cnrftne In tue region tlor'lcrlns
ulmn tho River ata!fs, tn Germany. iic surely
writing shts spirited listlu stary could lc have
watched tho beautiful, happy taces OF nuini.er-
csa little children gruw sn,i mud ANXIOUS q. poor
bs n pleasure to all "ho, wlsncss the opcrctta
Sst shs /. saved M sfter maxinx ,er dangerous
Journey to her old grandu'oihsF, for ,he blcsset
pso'of FL f 1e .suE EI II m ana 9o es oaa sna s te e
cou1agel; mad nuw that tue uietivs tor tho
GIBkGllh Will EEtu1u t0 AA1 Aa Hultt kHH UppUE~
tunity Il bcforr them to ln1ttll good principles
In their children, mad at the fa1nD time bc1p onu
Of tho most charitable Institutions IN tha city.
IJahne1napu homeopathic IIospital Is far
better Known Ia tho Extern. ctttos
than In our owl Chicago. We ask
tEu cooperation of al who read this
article With grateful appreciation for the
kindness extended TO her In tl.s frost, this
worthy institution places befo<e tho people her
prSscnt needs. Though neycr IL 80 prosperous
4 colitloa. she atll Trtllscs funds u aid her tu
carrying on the good work already begun. On
every siun docs this object present itself to our
ciIlzcns a meat worthy, not for thc Hospital
aluue, ur the amusement Of ourselves and our
children, but for tho lady viii, has tue opttetta
Ia charge. Sue l. onu who las felt tho Htfor-
tunes which falling health may kttoner nr later
bring to uA 2l. lIrr husband. IN the mItst Of
his literary career - cd!tos of q Western paper,
was deprived Ut his memory, and upon her Ut
necessity due. tho s,1cctts Ut Little lse.l Hiding
hood Largely depend. Thus far every Kindness
has been shawn the ladies' who arr Interested
with Mrs. Harlan Page In prrtarin:y Tor thus de~
lig4tful entertainments. Mr. Juliua Bauer has
o!fGgrl grAtuto,lsly The use OF his music rootls
for rehearsals; thu Chicago Car Conrany liaya
generously proUcrcd the ubs Of o.nntbuaes for
transporting The children safely TO and from
rrtlearsals; and now will not totne OF our
theatres open wide tftlr doors, and p!,l Us well
couIe til memory Of shcr OWN childish pleasures,
tho happiness Ut their own children, ana tor
what Il better than all 1tller, CxAnIrfi
, 1877-09-22

u: rhIli.,- with three iila.,tasmn~I; x t,,orp
e. t','.Iea, aehoo.." Put y, by II"r,rr I;
!ro"mI ,, \ Ei:.r Fswsest; "Fron, i,ru:s @ %
toH*tanti'lop'e. hys. H. ". II"njs.nin swis!,
twrnt'nns I,',atIont; rs 's"m..an {
!r.tTon': :. l!a.pberry fal.nh by Constance F.
Wooll.on; - Popular E1po.i!lon of Epmc xcten-
iln.tra,ians;,; Rrct,.: a or. My rather:s SIN
Iy'': +: ,Riastm.fe: :: Ihe ltesnla, A,my of
Ky ~ ge5' fs. afss sc3.n.as s:o1d IT,
...Edltors Historical Nccostt:" ''Edlto.'s
':s''f;ifffy %Rfify 10, october tser.bner 4
a,t 1s ;a.t, :, ~ y,,lS %od|f: Il 'aSs3ss S,ss
ei,an%; IA sSsi'cr Yankee ~ .nd H. rtsnd. II
8 LSsees; Ley a i srs: oiib 1Is e
lsst: Ss.r.: AS," II, Gsa.le:;T Ps5sy; Tog., .sd
'fs:i{ s:!''fa G::fsef 5, tS;s
snn.h, %sn th'"nH,on: II nd r5es
u conr4es. asty ss cnttsiea
kgn gae sss':v q;n :, 5.eyy y Il 5tsEssss ss
;;s. ;"Tss + re%'Y1ess % 11!ls:|.ass%| y MF;; f
MeI!sks a vintage sohS, hY NIT: +. y. u.
0ld e's1ast;;' .caitnfs and rto4re's;' - Bre. ss
ost%Xy ftsssss': fo@ at;eSes sheaon Co.. ser ro..
cn|n. = hr Hldeon Wtl!cs; ..T.o,ng by ii. l..
sy as9 s. ts ss4sass i s E et
-. y i. vsansr: ':Tsstamentssy i,eqnesi. gl.st
~ xsf99 xs9asi a:s II .. ss"'asaes
G:ihprser :i4{ - rXMXX1I. w 70 end. by JuttIn Mccarthy;
ss T' ss;aS; ans s A!. 1sssf St 81
Simpson: "Pointe H'A1ensou s;ory." 6y
!,isx'e !h, y; ch.mpne!: .'Eaxin Eo,re..-Aa
ss?s :nt' %eH II rss' esan i: ss
ware, "hy l:mtly Head: lille" hy Kate i.
Eanlatn; "nar Xeaf Hs!ghlor." " thsI!s. i.
hay.ns,.:d; "Drittwood," ~ Philip Qai'ibet;
AmrrLEfSss, ri %3,:;!hS1L e. os.e.e, %. Appte.
.ov Co" Ssw yGk,: Gonisnt'; rrGnsl;nese
zte w: Chatnpne{; "a s.Iuxg1eSA Story 4 ti!c
and ~. hy i,arnet Phillips; ''WIte Women Of
tsFy." by taly Sas"ef; Fi.l.sr; s :'Frophesys -.
ss ss eS saf s'fy Ju. kaSSn Wy!
Song" BY John Morsn; '..,Won,an.s Love. !" BY
adsps ss1 Ts .n Sss;;sna;p q ,d
Mse"'ty ~ = Anelis ' oHs ill., N Gooa f,osst s.
eHs X aess: fs'''G ea f. xaicst: hcs
''With coutnro tic rantet. BY sasan N y. t;ar,
tss: t ',l,y cel's'. Arbof" {.lth tTo tlla'tla;
$M!r; II s. !: i; y. f.stti .,Fos,;y y fiss 1st
Sofa i:e!ry; Thc cemis A".a as Ivy" 2suses s
..Tns Amateur sre.!lng. Match" !I'oetay. oY
, 1877-09-22
SPARKS OF SCIENCE.

FLORA ROUND ABOUT CHICAGO.
THA DooBAHEs-The ApocguareE, or Dog
bapes, have the reputation of being vcnomous
family. as y!ruleut poison mtn.Ies NTH the
juices Of many Of the species; yet It ts hand
some tsibe,-rlgh foliage and snowy luwers dis
tingulshing the majority Ut its members. Theru
IS, for instance, no gaJeF plant In OUR whole llat
Of e1otIcs THAI the oleandes, Neriun OlsandeF,
with It's thick clusters of large, often-doable,
punk flowers 1t Is n4slye OF Southern
Europe, Asls, aad Northern Atries; while the
Nerum odoFutn, which has fragrant lowers, Il a
native ot Indta- Lovely - the Olcauder looks
when In flower, tho whole plant Il saturated
with poikon. Instances ate on record Of death
being produced b. chewing tho dowess. In
, 1877-09-22

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, 1877-09-22

A gamerpLu was ,nadr Ut Lowther Castle,
Westtnorrland, In tho year l7u2, - . present to
King George, which weighed $50 pounds. Three
bushels VI dour and tlirty-slx poup,ls Of butter
wcre usc.t IN the paste; aad thu contents rou,-
pri.rl two turkeys. four wild fowl, two geese,
four ducks, ono wild gooac, stx villa ducks,
three teal. two starllisga, twelve pustgilxas,
fifteen wota1cock. two gulnea-fuwls, tarea snIpe,
ons curtrw. forty.stx ycllowh&mmers, 1itcen
spar.ows, two cllatiiuehes, two laFks, three
thrusbes, one fe1dfare, six pigeons, four black.
birds. twenty ablns,-an All, Isl birds,-one leg
of veal and half ham.
, 1877-09-22

clear ami generally comprehensive. Th"re arc
A few passages that arc very oharurr,-partIf,
rcrhapa. owi,c tn The subject, I'll. author Il.
Also. hFinzelf so we'll acquainlel With his th:me
that he often fnsgct. 10 fnt.rct tho less learned
Fea'les IN Ills effort to et,f,snre him. On the
tbs hest h,sory- --indccl the only extended his
toty-of Materiaism that has yet been pro.
DIT ed. Tho translation Is excellent, and the
style lively and lucid.
, 1877-09-22

r. u. dc uaaa IL concluding transcript Of :
sunset od the lala Of Wight
ooupit & Co have produced photo-eDgtnv-
Ing after Kammcrer's "The TIL"
II. Francsis has Just completed two largo
paintings for the Church Of the Trinity In Paris.
Que represents tho expulsion Of Alan aud Eve
from Farsdiss, and tho other tho B1ptism Of
Christ tn tho JosslAn- II. Frapcals has httharto
, 1877-09-22

~ iTs fREsENF iMPonTAacR. H !iGas. Dy Fass.
'ophy in the univetsltles Of ZURICH and Marbury.
iS i. IL H. ssS?ts Sss g: feiS: Ss
James Ii. osgooA & Co. Chicago: IiadleY Uros.
: kCo. aso-, pp. $50. Price, 50. 30.
The present work Is Intended 10 form tho
first OF series to 10 known as "Tho English
aud Foreign Philosophical Library" It il a
handsome tribute Of confidence In the Ameri-
can public to offer succession Of works OF
such character, though 1t remains to be seen
whether the public will reciprocate the compli-
mcn&,
The present matertalisele tendency Of phil
osophical thought 10 reco4ntxed and conciliated
IN offering htstorJ Of Materiaihm - tha open-
Ing work Of tho &eEies. The author; though
we'll known in bis own country. has little En-
g1Lsh or American reputation. To Prots, Hux-
Icy and Tyndalt u due the credit OF having first
called attention tn England 10 tho German
havant He was the son Of the venerable d..
J. T. Lange, 70 we'll known BY hIs Commentaries
on tho dli1crsnt books Of the bible; and bis llfe
Fas spent In alternately teaching. aud editing =
Newspaper. HA chief permanent contribution
TO Ntetature WAs his "Gcschichte des Material
mnet," The frat volume OF which IL now before
w. ne Translation ot the entire work will bo
= The author, IN the prefaco to hla second sui-
uon, Modcssly states that he intended hts uls.
hosy y 20 " tEanstens rather than permanent In
IT, ~ snGes, and would hare beon quito coutsns
naa u oeen forgotten In the course Of dive ycars
.ine 'eit w., d. been contrary t9 bis antlcipa.
work known, and It was never fu ercaicr de-.
psnd ,. tnan wien 4 was out Of print. This trat
volume, being little moro thau IN iutroluc.
tlon, ssaIes!y showed enough Of Tbs scopo
and Drift Of tho. wiolo work 10
permit pr. " 1ust esitisiam. shli, xe learn from it
Is nos cnntsnt with tho degrading and sensuai
notions that philosophy loo often Is made 10
teach. tts reaches out after tho higher truths
Swallowed fHth 10 tho Rblest OF the n patetiail,ti,.
writers, aud In this effort nads many new beau-
t!es In thu best OF Deuaocritu., Aris,ipous,
Empeloles, and the rude linea ii Lurretua,
The authur docs not profcss to euunciato al
original sJstet1, but simply to 10 historian u
o!4 theories. III. crttlcisms, hoveter, On the
different doet5lnea Of materallsts, Te
Interesting and striking. hls Judgment
quick aud accurate, sud hia analyses
, 1877-09-22

brothers, Nsw York;. Contents: "Aytown,"
BY Hose TefEy Cooke with s.1teep .lliastfs.
nons,: "lknnt!n9 the Wsitua." by ". l. Alden
York FlFemaa, BY William II. Riding (wita
sightesn tllastr.!lons>; t'Girl and Woman"
sa essna q sss;s & gsS9ts I'm. II; t"..t e.S
, 1877-09-22
GIBRALTAR FOSSILS.

An important PAPER by PF0t. Busk, on tho
Fossils Of the Gibraltar BONG Cares, IL ct4,-
bodied In tsle "Transacttona OF the London
Geological Society, ISSUED III Auyu.t. From It
VIC learn that the prumontory Of Gibraltar, 'rls-
lug to the height Of l,+0o feet above the sea,
consists, With the exception Of Aomc ferruginoua
sholcs aud sauds OIL the Western A1nk, of a hard
gray luraasic limestone. Tho rock Is truversctl
by lnuumcrable assures, whict, frequently
widen Into cavcrns Of varying extent. From
this fact the Gibraltar Rock has been called thu
JIlll OF Caves. While these assures were still
open 10 the surface, tha remains Of anl.nals
wcre ewept tn by ra1n4 aud floods; and in sonlu
yawliug rifts. In most instances thcse hnrca
were cesnentcd intn bEeeclo BY the deposition
Of carbonate OF lime.
In 1861 one OF tho now-sealcl caverus wuA
dl6covcrcd, IN which the boues wcre not cement
cl tpgethrr. hnt we're preserved In 4 remarkably
perfect condition. The exploration oI this cav
esn, known ~ thc oenlsta Cavc, wA4 ceatinucd
mttted to Prot. Dusk: Ills study Ut the fcm,alna
haa induced tho conclusion that. while the kork
OF Gibraltar was connected with tho African
contlncnt. after the lat geological ehange4 had
occurred, 1t was inhabited BY numerous species
uf heFbixorous aud carnlvuruns mammals,
that f0unI Ia the Valley Of the Thames {R. be-
nliteoehusl. probably species Of elephant tE.
AnttEnus}, two species Ut deer, IN lbex In great
numbers, with wild bOaFs, haEc5, and rabblts,
The latter group includes = large Gpccics Of
bear, tbs spotted hycna. the Southern lvux, AMI
onu or two lellne speclaa- On the wholu, tho
fuuna exhibits The African lypc,-the speriu4
probably finding their way Into kurvpu by lhc
tsthnus ourc connecting the two continents al
this pQipk
, 1877-09-22

Heron on Jurisprudence by Sum-
nct, Whitney l. Co., ean Francisco, and unrd T.
Houghton, New York,-which has already been
s Co., chicago,
, 1877-09-22
HOW PIRATES WERE HUNG.

I4o" AAskn 1G3 "E*ltlt Ill N.Y.
There once prevailed a custom iu ENGLAND Of
hanging persons convicted Of piracy and other
crimes on tho hlgh scas, on tho shore OF the
oeean Ut point where the tides would wash
over their bodies. Harrison 4tatcs, In hts "De-
scfiption Of Ensland," that ~ Pirates and rob.
bcrs by sea arc condemned In tho Court Of
Adnlraltlc, and hanged on the shore at low
water mark, whcrs they arc left tilt three
tldes bare .overwashsd thcln." IN Mnrray's
F." Handbook Of Kent" E1ccnt!on-Dock, Wap-
Ming, l., Is namcd - the place where pirates
and others committing rapitat crimes at sen
wsrn hunE. at low-raser !nask, "thcre to remain
chronicler, Stow. also refers to tho custom, tn
nearly tho same langua3e,--EeuarkinR Ut =
certain locality that II waa "thu usual place Ut
execution fur hanging Of Pirates aud Sea.rovcrs
at the inw.nat mark, there 70 remain till
tnrue tides had oTcrhowed thcu,." In this an
cicnt prartlce tho writer auIs III explanation of
1atmla't fctnars 70 tho D&<stsstslit, In "Thc
Tempest" Act l., Sc. !:
''Woaid than mightst liz drowning
The washing Of len tldes. 2"
, 1877-09-22

maintained 1l'sh rank na landacapf-paintcr,
but in these two pictures fle fv.s proved himself
skIIiful 1cllncator Of the human tignr1.
r. H. Beard is oc51ipIcsl with a picture repre-
acnilng greyhound and nranicl at play, with
ehattcrtrl vase bctraylne p'ccc OF mischief
due 10 one Of them. "Who HrUkc Itr' Is tho
title of tho picture.
The shah Of Persia has presented to the
South kcnsl2ton Hnseum a cutlcction Of mo4i-
ern carpets anil cnirol'esics, which fills tho
large eases. The rarpttF nre from kul,l!stAn,
FcsaGt.an. Chain, anil slcsllei', and the greater
part Of TIC embroIlcres, mostly In c1ain-stltch,
are from lichht.
During the Pa:t eight years, Mile. Sarah
studying the nft Of the .srnlptor, although shc
las ONLY lately exhibited the products Of hcr
pursuit. At tho Paris Salon Of ISIS she pur-
poses to exhibit the bust Of an eminent journal
ist. and also M imaginative work On whicl, She
Is nov engaged. Her last group represents
Mcdea turning from the murder Of ono Of her
children. In searci1 Of fts father, on whom 10
wrcak the remainder OF her terrible vengeance.
fare of Mclca Ia said to bs brought out with
wonderful force.
Tbs Court-Theatre at Dresden IA now 80
t,car'y finished that tho possibility Of It's being
opened before the close Of the year Is contcm-
plated. number Of prominent German
rnentason, ,l'rof Crosse is painting on tho
ceiling scenes from the life of Dfonysos: and
Chpul3nt, Gartucr, Mohn, Muller. atlu others
arc filling the vcst(hulcs and Interior with land
sral,cs and varied pictorial decorations. schll.
Iing'e colossal group. Of "D!onysos aud
ARA lnG' Will aiorn tile main entrance, and
eight additional grtAips will stand alown the
st'iecolonnalcs. Sie,ch in the interior will be
Iiultsc!.'s "A,nor anI Psyche u Is to l,c paccd
Venice publisher Ii reproducing by tho
hcl!ofYl.r rrycss Sumo Of tlIr lace pattern
hooks Of the sixteenth and Seventeenth tcntu-
rtcs. whIcl, have lung been Inaccessible 10 the
student. ff"n' their hfeh prtco and sarity.
The hut'cns festival, being tic tcrccntcnniat
celebration Of the birth OF tho great painter In
tic City al Antwerp, waa m especially maEni1-
ccnt affair, II We may trust tue reports uf
engaged With enthusiasm Ia the ccrenoDafs mud
ne!rsmaklDGs nf The ocrason, and The houses
and streets wcre brilliantly decorated With f1ow-
ers evergrccns, anil bunting. A number OF
tt1umpbal arches were erected fu the principal
thorouE!itarea, several OF which were noteworthy
for tic beauty Of their design and ornamental
tion. One u the prominent features Of tie
costumes and customs uf the age of RuLtns
were admirably represented. The city was
thronRc'l with crowds Of happy townsfok anl
rcasantrv, adding to the gayesy Of the scene by
their bright hotlIay-ntt!re. Concerts, balls,
lectures, cavalcaacs, and i11uintnatiuns filled
every hour Of tho days a,lu nights
Elreu to tho celebration. and never bc-
city abandoned i,scl! mosc completely to tic
cntnyMent Of fun und fcslirtty. As 1t has been
latefyptove'l without question that Rubcns frat
opened his eyes 10 The light In the CITY of Ant
wcrp. Its citizens have felt q rct1uubfcd pritlc ia
honortng tue 3o0th anniversary Of his birth.
, 1877-09-22

whole. huwovcr, lrnf. Tan.r's work +, hy far
tllr hest hi,sory-indccl, the Only extended his
tory-of Materia;sm tina. has yct been pro-
du ed. Thc translation Is excellent, and Tie
style lively and lucid,
Law or Wills.
THE Law OF WILLS: ExaH+rt>n rnx FnonArE
Er wILtaAsn 1nx ssrrtn*Esr Or E.T.rE.; 1nr
Gsa;',tn yo 'fsfts; it, 4h,t II ss xs;sien T.
H. B!oxn c. anu che.s" r. 'oioni i. n,sls ~,
Hv0., law Ct, pm. 100.
The work o! tho late Judge Retiftcfd On Wills
Is tuo we'll known to need any review ut this
time. 1t haa taken fts place as tho best work
on the subject, and IT deserves that place. Tic
present ia the thir,l edition Of the third
volume. and has been very much en-
lsrRet. This volume Is, to certain
extent, work by itself, on the probate Of Wills,
md the duties Of executors anil administrators.
nheN1s, n.s.1 r. a. r., The anthsr ss{s + Chiefly pre-
fcs:on, It will ElYc essential all to al connettcsl
with tho settlement OF estates. Tho author
states in hts preface, which was writtcn
shortly before lis death, that he considered
this, hfA last and nest work, ns complete AS II
cntill he male within any reasonable compats
and contatnlna all that could bc fairly cxpcctc
This is at",1tiantiy .proyc'1 Nv tho following
s! summary Of su,tents: Il,c pEo,ate o. Wills;
Administrators; The Estate of Executors and
nam,,nraors; ,,.,,s; ncane.llsa ~ Excsntnrs at'!
nn.'ntssatofs; nI"''nts; afnscsul',ss W f1ef,tors MID
etc.; ti,ft. M"rtia Causa: sfn!sha'inc the As.
Fcte: Rights of the Widow; Allowances 10 Ex-
erutnr, cte., and Uistsfbution: Huarltansl,r,
anil Tcstatncn!ary anu Other Trustees. A enpt-
ot* Index, With numerous rross-rcsctenecs, has
also been prepared to this volume.
-.-
ELEVEN OUESTIOyg.
rrrrRr RE1it;tut;s pnitcy oF .,trp,c..
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HISTORY or TIE co1,1Enr nr NEW IEnsEy
FROM ITS ORIGIN TN f740 TO THE COM.
MENCEMENT OF 1874. by JuifN MAcLEAx.
Tenth President OF she- cnlfcgc, Vols. ]. and
fago; ss talaaioy hFo'' q Co. sso'' pp. 414'44o.
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, 1877-09-22
PETERS "1I1sTOItY OF CONNECT1-
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20. 2s5. Price, si.5o.
Tie History OF Connecticut" by the Rey.
Samuel Peters, which laas from Its first pub!ca-
ton been the subject Of bitter censurc md co,l-
troycrsy, has been reproduced, with notes aud
additions to tho appendix, By descendant Of
the author. The hook was originally published
IN London In 1881, lut its statements were 10
dstastcfut to thepcoplo Of Connecticut that tho
edition broughtto thts country was ccstroycd,-
publicly burned, al the editor believes, ,--whi!o
tho Court prohibited the republication Of the
work in tho State. Copies Of tho book consc-
qucutly became rare, and In March, 1877, at a
sale Of old works, single number Of the history
brought tho sum Of Sl15.
Tho author Of thu work was born In Hebron,
Conn, ID 1855 At tho age Of % he went to
England to be ordained to the priesthood Of tho
Eplscopnl Church; anil Two years lptcr return
cd to his native town, whcrc he was Installed a.
Rector Of Hebron and Hcrtfonl. For fourteen
ycar6 no fulfilled tho dutfcs Of 1lts position 10
the content Of his parlsl,toncrs. On the break
Ing OF hostil'ttcs between the Colonies md
the othcr-Eountry, Mr. Peters adhered to tho
brisiah Government, md, by tho use OF bis In
Euenee in support OF the measures taken to &C.
c.lre payment for the teas destroyed In Boston
Uarbor, mnd0 himself so obnoxious IT, the COM
nunity that he Was Obliged to aee for safety to
England.
Judging simply from tho tone OF tho
"l1lstorY," which Mr. Peters wrote while In
London, It might be inferred that he took
petulant pfeaaure In recording testimony TN
fAvolahlc tu tho Integrity aud far-mlndcdncss
Of the Colontsts. They aro made to appear, Ia
Moat Of thcae TRANSACTIONS, " q set OF birutod,
ignoblc, narrow, and uut over-honest men,
whom 1t l. difficult 70 regard with guy degree
OF respect. II Is not surprising that the book
secured for ftsclf the publlc dlshouor Of m
aut0-ia.{f.
It las been asserted that tho alleged "Dluc
Laws Of Conncctlcut," inserted by Atr. Peters
In tho body OF his history, had no existence
save In Ills Inventive braln. Mr.. James HAM
mond Trumbull has lately published hook
aiming to show what were the true Blue Laws
OF Connecticut, and to PROM that those pub
liahcd by Mr. Fetcra were false. As the 1ttcst
response TO Mr. Trumbull's effort. the work OF
the prescribed Rector OF Hebron ID now ropub-
stsheu, that the public may possess themselves
OF the argument on both sides OF tho question.
Only few curious inqurcrs Will care to mike
particular examination OF tho points In dispute,
but tho general studrnt OF American history
will look 0ycr Mt. Peters quaint, testy &C.
count ot tho carly settlements In Connecticut,
with gratthed interest.