The New York herald., 1877-07-08

They appeal 10 the eye and Immediately give one
a prepossessiou in It's favor. The margin Is
wide and affords ample opportunity to express ones
opinion pro con- which only gratines ones self
concoii, but is also useful when one desires 10
mako frequent reference to the text and to ind
gwen statement without turning TOO many pages
But. alas the uncut leaves Uncut leaves are an in
centive TO strong adjectves which few readers can
resist When one s ia Dedias and Is hurrying along
In brcahess haste TO discover tho conclusion OF an
argument he suddenly across four pages which
are practically pasted together His knife Is not at
hand for there is total depravty about knives, and
they are never 10 be found when they wanted In
bis haste he uses his fingers cut the unwilling paper
witha and there is Immediately presented to his DIS
gused vision certain ragged edges which can never be
made straight This is the only fault and with
the book, but half inclined to go down
knees and implore oil publishers TO issue only books
with cut just for the sake OF The good temper
which wall thereby be preserved.
II Is quite unnecessary to speak OF Mr.. Froude's
style. He has place in tho heart Of every lover
OF good English, and, better than most writer's,
present abssruse matter in such popular fashion
that is understood by those who unaoqaaned with
the technical terms OF science. He evidently writes
because he has something to say, and is withal so
manly in his uttersnccs that fall to admire
when he differs. His scholarship has wide
range and the reader is made 10 feel that the writer
honest and persevering student before no
touched pen to paper to deliver Opinion. The book
is to be commended every way as valuable addi-
ton to our current literature
A WREATH OF INDIAN sToRlEs ByA. l. O. E.
Robert Cartor l. Brothers.
LITTLE AND WisR; OK, SERMONS TO CHILDREN by
William Wberforcc Newton ROBERT carter q
Brothers.
Tneso little volumes have especial interest
Though childrens books, they be read with
profit by those OF larger growth Like ell the other
works which Issue from this press, thcy have
decidedly religious tone; and yet everything Is
instructive cheerful and encouraging We arc already
we'll acquainted with A. L. 0. E., ana arc sure 10 find
in everything she writes certain wholesome and
attractive influence Hor pictures Of Indian life are
without exaggeration, and her portrayal Of the effect
Of religious teaching the heathen mind and heart
calculated to stimulate interest IN all missionary
enterprises. Mr.. Newton is something Of novice IN
thfs kind writing but the mantle OF his father who
tor years successful book maker tor children,
has evidently faon on his shoulders Hc needs
little more practice and then he will be able to
vocabulary which every child can comprehend Both
these volumes will be eagerly sought tor Sunday school
libraries
LlGHr--A Series of Simple Entcrt aiming and Inexpen
sive Experiments In the Phenomena of Light BY
Alfred NJ. Mayer and Charles Barnard. New York:
D. Appleton Il Co.
The authors OF this little work, now on the OF
publication, make claim to originality the choice
subject which tar older than the proverbia
hills; but they call attention TO points Of orig
nality in It's treatment, chief among which may be
mentioned the directions for number OF practical
perments. nearly all Of which new, while all have
been tn horoughly tested. The is tho first OF
Experiment Science Series for Besinners' and is
believed to occupy place hitherto untitled in scen
age but more particularly adapted 10 the wants OF
boys and girls The materials employed are Of the
cheapest and most common description. that all
the experiments described would not cost over $16.
fhe book is illustrated with suitable plates The scion
tic work has been executed by Professor Mayer the
literary by NJ. Barnard, to whom the experiments
were thoroughly explained by his associate before
being committed 10 paper. Tho s.Nature OF Light''
will be discussed in the next volume Of the seres.
NEW PUBLICATIONS IN PHILOSOPHY, BIOGRAPHY
AND FICTION.
Considering the alleged inferlority OF woman there
Is nne irony In the position occupied by George
Henry Lewcs who, although philosopher Of small
weight Is best known George Elot's husband. He
has published many volumes his wife; no has
essayed his strength upon wider range of subjects;
be shown great ability and great erudion but to
thor OF "Dapiel Dsronda," and nothing more. HIS
most ambitious work, ''Proboms OF Lio and Mind"
is not yet finished Its FIRST volume, foundations Of
q Creed" appeared in London in 1874; Its second
sThe Physical Basis OF Mind will be published next
week by James r. Osgood Co.
A quotation from Harvey with which Mr.. Lewes pre-.
fncss his second volume expresses his position with
regard to metaphysics better than any other words
would do. .Some weak and Inexperienced persons"
says Harvey vany seek by dalectics and iar-feched
arguments either to upset establish things that
only to DO founded on anatomical demonstration ana
beloved on the evidence OF tho senses He who truly
desires be informed Of tho question In hand must be
held bound either TO look for himself or TO take
trust the conclusions TO which hoy who have looked
have come to-"
Mr.. Lewes has fc!t bound to look for himself, as
several OF his former WORKS and the illustration in
this volume clearly show. All branches of biology
seem attractive to him. and ha has written valuable
books two or three OF them. "Probems OF Life
and Mind" when completed will probably contain the
complete body OF his philosophy and results OF his
research. The volume which Is to be published
considers four "Probleins:n-'Tho Nature OF Life. I"
ssThe Nervous Mechanism" "Animal Au,omatism, -
and "rhe Reflex Theory" II would be useless to at.
tempt give the barest skeleton of abstract Of
book within the compass OF a newspaper letter, but
Mr. Lcwes' opinions on tow points may be interest
ing Replying to the common argument that the ex.
stence OF somo mysterious principle as tho source OF
organic phenomena is implied by the failure Of all hu
man attempts 10 make organic substances still more
living cell, he points out tho fact that the greatest
thinker tho deepest scholar who did not
| place himself In the line OF the tradition
and lcarr the principles OF mechanism and
the properties OF the materials would be incapable
OF making watch the hysologist now is Of making
cell In regard to the relation OF the body and tho
mind says that is his belief that all psy GEOLOGICAL
phenomena caunot be translated in mechanical terms
because physiology .is classincatory science, not
science OF measurement and no does not think that
the laws Of mind DO dcduccd from physiological
processes unless supplemented by and Interpreted by
psychicai conditions individual and social
He makes distinction bctwoon voluntary and In.
voluntary actions saying tEat they all spring from