Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-03-10
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The tirst article of the POPULAR SCIENCE |
MONTHLY, for March, Is by Dir. OsSold, and Is
a continuation of his fresh and lncisye treat |
ment of the subject Of physical Education"
What he says about the management of babies, !
the fitting OF the nursery, and the proper
educational measures of the first OF 10 years
of chids HE, should be read and pondered
10y every one interested i'll the care of
children. 1.-THE Problem OF Municipal
Nuisances is discussed by Dr. X. :. Tracy.
with the purpose of showing that Paris and
London are troubled with dirty streets
aud bad odors As well as New York
and these evils are not wholly due to the de-
lnquency of city officials. Cerebral Local-
Aatlon or The New Phreuology,' by Henry
de Nangny, ID an account of the course of
discovery i'll regard TO the functions of the
different parts of the brain, and is chiefly de-
voted to the experiments and reasoning of
Ferrler, whose Investigations, begun come
'ears ago, have opened up II new department
of nervous physiology. Mr.. X. $. Calvin de
atribes the natural history of "A Piece Of
Coal, illustrating his story with pictures of
the coal plants they have been revealed to
us by nlicroscopicnl, botanical, and geological
science. Mr.. Spencer's The Development of
Political Institutions" Lingering Barbar-
ism, by Carl vogt, "The Legal Position Of
Married Women by Mrs. Annie Spencer,
Rock Weathing, M illustrated in Church,
yards, by Professor Geikle, H. X. s., Mr.. II.
IL, Wilson's 'The State as an Educator"
The Morals OF Luxury" from the French
OF Emile de Layeleye, and Mind az 3
measure OF Nature by Charles T. Haviland,
are the other articles. The departments are
as full and varied as usual
The March ECLECTIC comes 10 Us tilled as
usual with attractive reading. From Black
wood "On Some of Shakespeare's Characters
oil nah
ing new loveliness to the person, us it
reveals deeper insight into her character.
Lord Beaconstield's "Wordly Wisdom" is a
paper, aud attracts attention particularly to
see wherein he has added to that worldly
stock by his recent work. The opening SEN
tence tells us though 1T Cthe worldly
wisdom) was as ripe as it was ever to become
in .eoningsby / it is neither richer nor poorer
| ia Endymion.'
Tempe Bar il represented by four articles.
| The first, an historical sketch of "Field
| Marshal Luwarrow" shows the man, with all
his military ability, but does not forget the
oddities of character in which that ability
was set. We have the first chapters of a
| novel, "Kith and Kin, which opens with
| quite a political air. An interesting biog-
! raphical paper OH ''Sainte Beure. and a little
poem, "A Writer'S Evening in the Tens, are
| the other two selections from this magazine.
| ION the TruthTulneHl of Human Knowledge
|
series, The Unity of Nature So recent is
the death Of George Eliot, the article in the
| present ECLECTIC, compiled from several
sources, will be read with much feeling. 1t
gives critical view of her ability, but awards
her the full praise 10 justly her due.
THE Dawn of Revolutionary Epoch. taken
| from the NltteeIhh Century, ii paper deal
ing with the great social question of the day,
common to the different countries whether
taking the shape of the Communism of
| France, or the Liberalism of Germany OF the
| Nihilism OF Russia.
The other papers Of the March Ecieciic are
also entertaining and instructive. The in
creased size of the magazine this year adds
proportionately to its interest and to its
value.
Published by f. II. Peton. % Bond street.
New York. Terms 20 per year single copy,
10 cents trial subscription for three months,
5l.00
The NoRrH AMERICAN REVIEW, for March
is largely educational. Superintendent Phil
brick is entirely at odds with Richard Grant
White as to our free school system. He main.
tainH the SAME to be about the best thug in
existence, and what Is most gratifying that
intelligent foreigners have usually thought
sO.
Bishop Coke insists upon the Use Of the
Bible III public schools because We are a
! Christian people.
The succeeding article argues right of way,
without locks for ship railway aeros. tlit
Isthmus at 1ehuantepec. w. all the canal
schemes whose shares and prcsidencies are in
tho market
Chief-Justice Chalmers asserts that there
has been two Presidential electi0nA since sul-
fragc was accorded them. not deteuuii,rd il,
Negro voters, pud demand, nssistanrr il, IN;
problems pertaining to their existence, Ron
this article and Bishop (uSe's are strictly II
the interest of the Angio-Suxult race.
Durman B. Eaton shows iisgracefnl need
for the inspection and reorganization of ON
lunatic aavlnms
Favor and Appanse, poem by Jo.eol
Cook, are coufcsscily wormwood md gall t,
Prot. Fisher. and the reasons thereof Ii,
discl0so6
Judge Goodwin counsls open and defiant
proceedings against the Murnons il We wisl
to avert civil war hereafter aud Prof. Wright
selects a few recent scientific works. largely
German, for review.
WIDE AWAKE for March with its really
beautiful cover Is II vast improvement upoi
the things that used to be. Edward Everett
Hale has been secured as a conti,hnt0r. The
general value of this is perhaps more eviden
than that lie exactly hits the nail On the heat
} i'll the Ponca CONTROVERSY. The number i
. enlived by liberal offer OF prizes. Lowell,
little story gives the early struggles ant
. triumph of Camilla Urso.
''Some Indian Schools is very good