The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-03-03

POPULAR SCIENCE MoNTHLY-Con by Z
H. d W J. Y0umans. Published by D. Appleton
Co, l, 8 and 8, Bond street. New York Fifty
cents per number, S. per year.
The first article In the Popular Science Monthly
for March, in by DR.. Oswald, and is a continue
tOn of his fresh and incisive treatment Of phys.
ical E iucatlOn" What he says abou! the, man.
agement Of babies, the fitting up of the nursery,
and the proper educational measures of1the first
eight or ten years Of childs life should be read
and pondered by every one interested in the care
Of children. In the matter Of ventilation, for ex-
ample, without any preliminary waste of words,
he tells us directly how to provide fresh air to
breathe at all. times and everywhere, and the
srticle is full Of similar practole information
"The Problem Of Municipal Nuisance" is discuss.
ed by Dr.. R. s. Tracy, with the purpose of show.
| ing that Paris and London are troubled with
dirty streets and bad odors as well as New York
and that these evils are Lot wholly due to the de.
| linquenoy Of city officials. Cerebral Looalza.
tion; or, The New Phrenology," by Henry de Va.
rlgny is an account Of the course Of discovery In
regard to the functions Of the different parts Of
the brain, and is chiefly devoted to the expert.
ments and reasoning Of Ferrier, whose investga
tons, begun some years ago, have opened up q
new department of nervous physiology.
Mr.. R. s, Calvin describes the natural history Of
"a Piece Of Coal" Illustrating his story with pic
lures OF the coal plants ss they have been reveal.
ed to us by microscopical, botanical, and geoogl.
cal science. The hlth of Mr.. spencers articles oh
The Development of Political institutions fol
lows next and treats of Political forms and Fore
/ Q In -
Vogt considers the present persecution of the Jews
Ia Germany, tracing 1t 10 the influence of the
classical or middle age culture OF the universe
ties, which Is bound up in the closest relations
with the barbarous end violent use Of power
The Legal Position OF Married Women, by Mrs
Ann Garlin Spencer, is an instructive summary
of the progressive improvement Of the position
Of married women, closing with a statement o.
their present legal status in the United States Ar
article entitled Rock. Weatherlng, as illustrated
in Churchyards by Professor Geikie,sF. R. s.
contains much useful information ON the relative
durability Of the different stones employed fo
monuments and for building purposes. The en-
croachment Of the state upon the domain Of thu
individual In matters ofeducaHon is earnestly dis
cussed by Mr.. H. H. Wilson, under the title Th
State as an Educator "The Morals.of Luxury,
from the French Of Emile de Laveleye, as tn
title denotes, Is an ethical discussion Of this i'm
portant subject that will be read with interes
Mind as a measure of Nature by Chas. T. Havi
land, is an attack on the priOri interpretations
phenomena, showing the dearth Of results whe
that method was In the ascendant and how
still survives 10 some extent even among selen
hAc men. The body Of the magazine closes wit
sketck OF the late distinguished Professor Of Al
} ronomy and Mathematics in Harvard Colleg
Benjamin Pierce, Of whom the number also con
tains an excellent portrait The departments ar
as full and as varied as usual the Popular Misce
lany particularly contains large amount of usC
full reading, invaluable to those who wish to kee
posted in the progress OF science,