The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1881-07-22
LITERARY NOTES.

The ILLUSTRATED SCIENTIFIC NEWS.
The July issue of the illustrated Sci
entific News teens with interesting
illustrated articles, a few of which are
as follows: The Dolbear Telephone
Glass Grinding Machine; Ancient Pot
terry from Cyprus; Mechanical Lar
ynx; Pleasure Car of the Days OF
Louis XIV; Amateur Mechanics; The
remarkable Palmyra Palm; Curious
Fishes; Illustrations, explaining the
bursting of Fly Wheels; A Velocipede
Carriage. In addition to tho numerous
engravings, there is large number Of
interesting, useful and practical papers,
relating to various departments Of pop.
ular science. This is one of the most
elegantly printed and valuable period.
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: "The Daughter of Henry Sage Rit.
tenhouse" is the clever title of the new
story in Scribner by the author of can
Earnest Trifler," the first part of which
appears in the Midsummer Holiday
(August) number-the remainder in
September. The scene is New Eng
land watering-place, and the heroine,
Anne Rittenhouse, Is twenty-five and a
native of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. city," the
author says, "whOse capacity for pro-
|ducinx urvbjcctiUnaGic children is un-
surpassed" Some of the situations
which naturally puzzle the heroine will
pique the curiosity OF the reader. Her
efforts to have somewhat less dismal
time, and to discover the social ante
cedents of her strange acquaintances-
together with the struggles of Mrs. Rit-
tenhouse to restrict their society to
those fellow-suflerers of whose standing
she felt sure-are piquant motives of a
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point of literary finish the story is said
to be marked advance on Gan Ear
nest Trifer."
THE POPULAR SCIENCE MONTHLY FOR
AUGUST, 18S1.-The August popular
Science Monthly" we'll maintains Its
standard of excellence. The first arti-
Gle, by Professor Huxley, on 1.-THE
Herring" might more properly be en-
titled "The Romance of the Herring"
so curious and entertaining is the story
of its nature and habits. Those who
have read the pungent papers Of
DIR. Oswald on physical Educa,
uonD have treat before them in the
present article OH "RecreatiOn. DIR
Fairchild continues his popular physiol
ogical articles, and this month takes NJ
the subject of "Blood and its Circula
ton" "The teachings of Modern
Spectroscopy," by DIR. Arthur Schus
ter, is a most able restatement of thu
marvellous results of spectroscopic dis
covery. "The Origin and History o
Life insurance." by Theodore Wehle
is a remarkably lucid and INSTRUCTIVE
introduction to this subject. DIR. Dye
lDuckworth has a short but very prac
teal article on "The Insufficient Use O
Milk" in our dietaries. "The Intelli
gence of Ants" is an article by the emf
nent psychologist, George j. Romanes
| in which he goes carefully over the sub
ject to determine how much may be re
. lied upon of what has been said of tn
intellect of these remarkable littl
creatures. "Lunar Lore and Portra
ture" is q readable history of on
. knowledge OF the moon. Mr.. Francl
Gallon pursues his subtitle and strikin
researches on images by taking up !
the August "Monthly" "The Vision
, of Sane Persons" DIR. p. j. Higgin
/ deals with the vital subject of "Schoo
, room Ventilation" Leon Malo has
good article onlthe "Origin and Use
Of Asphalt" and DIR. Byron d. Ha
stead, a philosophical botanist, take
up "The Unit in Plant-Life." Thei
is timely and instructive paper o
sThe Electric Storage of Energy
aud q sketch of the eminent Germa
: chemist, Professor Bunsen. The d
, partments are full and varied, and Il
number is one of unusual attractiv
ness.
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