National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-11-10
LITERARY NOTES.
A New York publishing firm have now

A New York publishing firm have now
in progress Of publication work Of six volumes,
royal octave, to be entitled The International
Encyclopedia of Surgery; Systematic Treatise
the Theory and Practice Of Surgery" by authors
Of various nations. The work Is edited by DR..
John Ashhurst, IT,, professor Of clinical surgery
In the famous University Of Pennsylvania In the
first volume, which comprises history Of surgery
general surgery, operative, minor, and plastic
surgery, and amputations, Surgeon. General
Philip Wales, u s. NJ has furnished the sixth
chapter on surgery. The interest created In
the world of medical science by this projected
work has been so great that rival publishing
house in Philadelphia has determined to publish
what It will call "a System of Practical Medicine
by American Authors" to be edited by Dr. william
Pepper, NJ. d., Ill. d., provost and professor of
clinical medicine in the University of Pennsylva-
mia. This work Is to comprise four volumes, royal
| octave, of one thousand pages each. Chapters In
the work are assigned to Major John s, Billings,
| surgeon United States army, on Hygiene aud
Quarantine" DR.. william Johnston, Of Washing.
ton, on Diseases OF the Inestlnes" DR., Busey, Of
Washington, on Abdominal Lymphatio Glands
| and Tabes Mesenterica;" DR.. ID. Hayes Agnew, OF
Philadelphia, on several subjects; and Surgeon.
General Wales, U. S. ~, on "scorbutus or scurvy."
| Both works are exciting great attentionin the
medical scientific world.
In his forthcoming book, "The Land
ofthe Midnight Sun" QIarper & Drothes), Mr..
Paul j. Du Challlu gives many novel experiences.
Not the least interesting of these were his rides
with girl drivers over scandinavian roads. AT
every station in Finland" he writes, IL had a
young girl for drivers and these children OF the
North seemed not IN the least afraid of me My
| first drivers name was Ida Catherine; she gave
me silver ring, and was delighted when she saw
1t on my finger l promised To bring her n gold
| one the following winter, and | kept my word
She was glad indeed, when, at the end of the
drive, after paying, ] gave here silver piece.
| Another driver, twelve years OF age, was named
Ida Carolina. The tire of one of our wheels be-
came loose but she was equal to the emergency;
she alighted, blocked the wheel with stone, went
to a Farm -house.and borrowed few nails and II
hammer, and with the help of a farmer made
everything right in few minutes; she did not
seem bit put out by tho accident; she chattcd
with me all the time, though did not understand
what she said, for did not then know the Finnish
language. She was a little beauty, with large blue
eyes, thick fair hair. and rosy cheeks"
Volumes XXI. and XXII. of ScriJner'S
Magazine, which have been received, include the
monthly issues of that, admirable periodical from
November, 1880, to october, 1881. In these two
handsome volumes may be said to be compre-
hended an eptome of the best thought of the time
They are q little library In themselves. Some OF
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sketches and the most delightful bits of verse that
have appeared in this country during the yeai
are in these attractive covers. A list of con-
trlbutors would simply be n list of the best names
familiar to students OF the literature Of the day.
Among those who have contributed to the maya
zine during the publication of the two volumes
under notice are: Mrs. Frances Hodgson Bur
nett. w. d. Howells, George w. Gable, II. II. Boye.
sen, Eugene Schuyler, Dr. J. G. Holland, John
Burroughs, Theodore Thomas, Richard Henry
Dana, f. c. Stedman, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Sit
Julius Benedict, George Il. Waring, jr., Joe
Chandler Harris uncle Romus), X. W. Glider, ant
a great multitude Of men and women eminent IN
the world ofletters.
The Musical Herald for November comes
with an excellent amount Of reading matter, in
Guiding the continuation of the sketch of Johr
Sebastian Bach, by Rev. W. l.. Gage, and an in
tcrcstng article on the Tam Tam" which is wei
illustrated. The musical selections are an anthem
"The Lord Is My Shepherd by c. H. Whittier
a winor song by Pnsati, called "The Star of tn
North; an dnddnte melody. Lillian" by L.
, Favarger, and Hunting Song" by A. Schultz