New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-17
NEW PUBLICATIONS


the d'rrciun OF NJ. OLIVIER hAfkr' A"r' l.
and New-York. ]. W. Bou or.
This handsome publication has been, undertaken
with the object OF furnishing students Oh ar' anu
amateurs with fac s;mie representations VI oDJ,O'
whose special interest shall he arrs'ic ra'he' ''
nrchmologc The Editor complains tha' 700 many
of ,he works which occnpy themselves with the pro
auctions OF antique art, are really ohIy 80 many
aids often. indeed most sumpiuous ana cosby
a,ds IN the Study of archaeology, and thar inc
value as art of the objects they represent is SINAI,
What rs needed is work in which the artist sha'i
he thought of first tho artist and the lover OF aV'
and the archaoloest though not neglected lett ioI
n tune 70 study the good things ALREADY plo''"''
for him in abundance in other hooks. 10 '"'9 '
WE nave here in the first par of a "oih \" ~
completed in six similar parts with hlteeh Pi''' "
cach.-two or three parts to appear c'.i! ''"
fifteen plates presenting subjects haIu'f O"o VI
which is new 10 those interested IN su'n m"'''i''
m IF which by far the greater numoer se'n' W
Ms TO belong much mole to me doh'ih W "'0''Oi
.,y tba,. 70 that Of art or beauty The comments
too though interesting, sensible, ana Naiu"oie III
MANY WAYS, are distinctly scientific IN their char-
a,tcr and indeed il would lie difficult for cr'ti-
cism 70 attack such works as the Dancers diom
I,erculoneuul The Hercules lighting" or the
Z" Apollo aud the Nymphs" on any other thah 'nS
scientific. arci uoogic side We do not III me leaSl
question the value Of these objects III their place III
the historical dc velopment of art or even lor to
evidence they give of slowly Ca"hlns I"t0lii-
crncc and perception the part OF mo arts's WIZ"
made them but aS~predly the artist OF to-day can
find little in them 10 aid his ignorance az 10 SPt'o
his dormant faculty. These hgures nave haroiF
n,ssod b,,o nd the stage of the edition or image
The Promethcan heat has not yet lighted IN them
the lamp OF Iile 1t is different with the Hercules
Combating the Creian Bull"-a has relief on one
q. the inetopes OF the temple of Zeus az Olympia
This splcndiG fragment with the Head OF an tSHp-
tim Scribe the well known treasure OF the LOWE
hero Tor the first time put before the pupHc III
worthy manner-these two plates are III themselves
enough to justify to artists the existence OF 'he
work that contains them
Tho process employed for the reproduction OF
these objects is that one of the many modern apph-
cations Of photography to engraving employed 10y
its inventor, NJ. Dujardin. The results II produces
a. shown in the present volume. are certainly very
beautiful leaving little TO he desired, and 1t Is not
without Justice that the Editor, NJ. Rayet. finds IN
its employment reason for vaun'in% the s'ipe-
riority of his publ alton over the woIks OF a
similar nature which have preceded It,
A DOCTORS SUGGESTIONS 10 TIE COMMUNITY
beng serics OF pagefs npIR N ,~rs, ~ ST. JoHs
ROSA, NJ ID. evo, PIP w. Z0l' u i A"'n'''N .
Sons.
Something Of the bracing tone ard confidence
which & physlclan brings with him INTO ire SICK
II. 10 pervadcs this suggestive volume. Its cmci
purpose is t. explain the true relations OF the med
raj nrotession to the community winch II serves.
The STYLE j. uractlcal ard the view is liberal, ana at
the same time exciting III its demands upon the
profession. Medical students may profit by the ldeai
the book holds mp to them and the secular rcader
viii Law il down with fortified respect Tor the pro-
fes,lon and a feeling that if he could act upon Its
suggestions he could be hearty and coOd-natuTed.
The volume consists of seven occasional papers,
ell of which with perhaps one exception, the ilrst
ehapter On the oil NeN-York Hospital, appeal TO the
cool sense Of the general reader There IS a chapter
on Human Eyes" and two lectures on the main
!enance Of health that were delivered few months
oro before the stuaents of the Union Theological
Seminary. The author believes that ministers
SHOULD be well fed and that a sound mind IN sound
body is;a prime factorin The OF souls. adversely
the rule applies az well 90 the pews a. to the pGpt
He fagors tho morning bath and good substantial
breakfast for all persons of fan. health and active
emnloyment; moderate luncheon aud the city hour
for dinner after the days work is done. And he
finds IN the world an unwhoesome dread of eating
too much In his opinion, midni2 oil IS bod, rapid
stair-climbing is worse and alcoholic drinks ought
90 be taken only under the advice of p1y oicidh
The cLspfcrs on ;hc relations OF the medical pro-
frssoi To the state and the government Of boSp-
fails have in view wise egilaton and administrative
reform 10 raise the educational standard of the pro
fession, and to protect phySiciarS and the commu-
uity against lax methods and ircOmpctcucy.