, 1880-05-01
LlIERAIUkE.
The Administration Of John
De Witt-Duff's Version
Of tho Lusiad.
Woman's Work and Wonldn's Worth
@LouiBiana- ooky-Mount-
ain Health-Resorts-
Keramios.
Free Land and Free Trade-Senal0r
Chandler-loan. Of Arc-Prlmi-
tive medfes-Soclal
Questions.
Growth Of The Psalms-pFIu,lples aud Portraits
History und Thtology-niaelIansous
Works-Maga1lncs-liLer.
ary Notes.
'.LlTERATURE.


.L)TERATURE.
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HISTORY OF TIE ADMINISTRATION
OF JOHN DE WITT.
Why n mai, OF Mr.. Gettt'es' ability should
devote SO much time nhd labor to conlplia-
tlon Of the of'lcinl life Of John De Wit,
Graud Penslonary Of Holland about tho lltl-
tlle OF the seventeenth century, when he Is
himself forced to admit tllat - the lifetime OF
half-a-dozen men would not suffice to exhaust
tho mountains OF imprinted letters ant doc'1-
mcnfs Which !le stored ~ the Dutch archives,
ana yet, until thoy nro sittou aliu inaue phb-
lie, anything Ike illal history OF TINS
periou or n illla! life OF Do VIII Is lmPos-
stole," Is something which necsls turthor ex'
p'ahatEon tllan tie Dook itselt a'fords. Mr.
Geddes disclaiins any intention of writing
"general ifstory' but subsequently Ills
credits ILLS own disclaimer. llad liu been
true TO 1t ho would nave done well, Tor tlio
historical work Which he has felt compelled
10 10 III oTder 10 lntfotil'cc Inc 1hai wlfoh ile
says IS IN no sense nero lIas bceh 1nuch
potter done ny inc pen or auothor' MORO
over. the work Is ponaerous. over
grown, md tedious. Tho first vol
vaps me fGr o ea ssnfH o e. SoYs na @ put vet twS
o,n,,r,nas ~. s I'M sn,i, o,ouo,,',r;ntoa -orov
Ghofaees NV soHa; Giose'y,pI..seo nna an nnses >.
Irlle. IL refers 70 1hat pcrlou tlo.CiVt) OIL
in a most Complicated eond ition. md when
its ralatlons ,.itl, othar po,vara csnoc;aIlv
Tna'nma ,"ora "'s no,,.,"rt,; ;nterostin,r Wnt
Englaha' WeIe Pecuha1ly lt',HlcslHls' out
the the political stage until the yolumo is half
fIniai,cI, II n,nst ha rcmeml,nrrI that thu
I,o.ar.t - ~. I,so !, nossorao In,nm,,,,ofo
m,Ssoty m,ns VI n's ,.io - po,tosu .ssvHss'
1--WE have no l,opo Of ever discovering" So
that there Is absolutely not)llug,-t,o gossip
of co1,rt ltfa M anicv ncrsonni le,ni1s M
interesting % ~ rrodual ieyclop,nu,,t Of cl, arac.
ter or talent, no descriptive scenes Of tho Gu
io%s anas s mo- account @ of soeal detas 10 lis NO in.
sItr am,,s ,nto M i've inner ~ ttn,,~hts " tns
or rather Official cnreer Of n cold,
| austere, sccretlve, double-lcallng, bnt
notr1o,In stntnsmnn. Tu.lnv wn would
| harulv call nm great: nts namlnts.
III many respccts only when viewed from the
| stnndpoint Of a5o ycnrs ueo, "De Wits
eharaet1or WI perptHx W stauehtv iv OF nr m,1.
troug.t ose[S nt'Mr u LIS cn.eet. ~ savt .,
Iiis Hill te% % appnars s 'ast rs tcet H anG gar,Iea rs n
naa ~ neeh 1ee1hg III nin: nu1 WI w 1st " IT., IT,
pe9t 1la1 u - ime misfortune i, II, nolm nt mil
alu nnuptrsn,ns ~ st 1T ,arit. s Sotrs It
nir. Gedes no nosltiveiy iv p asssrts % tat ho does
,op os pio,ess tes - Mf ,9tt eghet etho nxcnTo s ~ y"
tgse t,nGS, WHICH, M1' III SsGsp.o Gs! ., ~ W.
aaan.Ita ~ ',; nei ~ ,,r; nto ~
ny fr rfron e as ot o to n,ntarix @s
MeoMt Ina caee,or 4 scao " ha o s,iiH asii ,c or y
AnoWh, wy the SS%fs ~ nv Gisst,s t, wv ~