The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-06-30
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ENGLISH GRAMMAR EXERCISES. BY Rev. Rich.
g. Morris, M. A., LII D., and Fl. @. Brown.
ton 4 90. New Orleans; Geo, Ellis 4
This is one Of the Appleton series of Literar,
sa cnmmendatiOn. They are all admirable, as
are he Scien' Primers of the same series. This
little volume Is of special use in the editorial
room. where 1t will be always OF value,
BoNNY KATE. novel, by Christian Reid
! New York d Appleton u 90. New Orleans
George Ellis Brother. Price, seVenty-dve
Christian Reid is one Of the most popular d
American nOvelists. and has deservedy risen
to the height she occupies in the rank of au hors
| THIS book as are all her previous stories is
characterized by the grace and ease of style
which. marks her out from all other writer's
| The language Is something exquisite vel
simple and most natural, and the characters
and b God people. BOnny Kate" we predict
Will win her way to all hearts.
The PHYSICS OF THE MISSISSIPPI The Physics
Of the Gulf # Mexico and Of Its Chief AT
fluent, the Mississippi. BY Caleb FOrshey
The physics Of the Mississippi. the greatest
and most important river In the word has al
80 than It is to-day: The, Mississippi mas now
entered the field of politics: it's physics are a
question of interest to half the people of the
Union, great political issue In which Com
gress Is particularly Interested. Congress has
announced It's willingness to improve the Mis-
sissippi river, its Quilts and It's channel. and
mas HSk6u OILY II InlI ana correct report On the
Dhysios Of the Mississippi river and the i'm
provaments necessary, Prof. Forshey In his
pamDhler gives much OF the desired informa-
ton. His book is most interesting one II Is
not written in technical language, but IL easily
comprehended. and therefore to be read by ali
persons Interested in the history Of the Missis-
sippi.
Among other interesting portions Of the pro-
fessor's pamphlet is a historical review Of the
geology and physics Of the river: He Is es-
pecially Interesting in his review of the passes,
their growth and decadence. The new passes
that have sprung iuto life offered an outlet to
the trade OF the valley for some years, and then
commercial world.
The subjects connected with the Mississippi
are rea ly 1nnumerable, yet the professor neg
both cold and warm; its outlets and channel
the DRIFT matter preciDitated In It; its former
boundaries; its DEPTHS. etc, Taking up the
plans suggee ted for the improvement of its out
lets and JIG channel He investigates the sub
leet of dredging and its, effects on the mud
Jumps and sediment of the river studies the
questions OF bars and passes, and the effect Of
the, iettty system. on these; The professor is
evidently NO believer in the iettV system; he
thinks that the jetties will act as a sort Of dam ;
that the waters will run around the jetties
d9TTn other passes or over the banks,
He says: But beyond the jetties the bar will
form at once unless the material is carried
away. That it will not be carried far in adj
vance OF the leties can be answered by past OK
per enca. Has 1t been always carried away, or
bas the bar formed and pushed outward pro-
excessively and forever?
The improhability of reaching a littoral cur
rent that has not been doing the work before,
at this or any OF the many passes is too great
to base IN expectation upon, and places the
seven years, Derhap+. this experiment will
have solution. The bar will manifest it's dis
position to 'rm by that time"
Altogether the book is a most valuable con-
tribn ion to the physics of the Mississippi, and
will enable G Ingress next session to act intel
liRently when the question Of improvements
comes up.