, 1881-11-12
A Celebrated Traveller Gives q
History Of Five Years in .
Scandinavia.
A Critical Review of American
Politics by a Citizen
Of Ohio.
A Foreigner IN China Furnishes
: Some Statistics About the
Chinese.
Slavery in Illinois Two Yolumes Of
Srribusr- -.laliock to Ills critics
Life Of Garfield
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Received -
Literary and Art Notes
The Art Review.
L-l7ERATuRE.

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Paul Du Chaillu, although born in Paris,
is naturalized American citizen, aud what
ever of fame or reputation he may have ac-
quIrett rs explorer, traveller, and author, is
shared by every one Of his country1nen. Ills
lectures aud his books already published
have rendered his name almost household
word, and there are few pers0ns Interested III
the literature of travel and exploration who
are not familiar with the pages OF "ESl,Ior;-
tons and Adventures in Equatorial Africa -
and :" 4 Journey to. Ashango Land" Mr..
Du Chall!u has now enriched the literary
world BY an addition to its treasures Of dc
tailed and complete account Of
the northern countries Of Norway,
Sweden. and l4apland. And as this author is
a careful and studious observer his two vol
nmes entitled 1.-THE Land Of the Midnight
in America, France, Germany, and Denmark
will take Immediate ranl, ~ tha verv
,ust ,,,+t,or;t,. ~, tt,a cc,,t;,,,;a,,
-, eI l'''' pe1'uo"'.s
statement and fidelity rs a historian 10
facts, we have a remarkable Instance in
connection ,,,;+t Tho ,,,,,,;.,, ,;o,, - h; t;r+
so.tees.eA "..t 'n1 puolt'.'t'ol1 "h his 1lio.
wo.A VI. africa 1t ma! oe re1netiloereo
that in that volume were embodied the re-
suits of four years of personal experience and
ohser,.atio,, ,,,,,-s ,'i,fsro,,t rr;1.s nr +,,s
VS.. ,,o,s- 1,at,.,a.1, ,n,;+,,.,a, .1a,s :r',
"es' eoaae' oes"ee Aa.'saoe - ucs' ~ a1iu
aes. >. uur'ng h1s explorations lie
Travelled on foot, unaccompanied by any
white man, upward Of 5000 miles. On the
1,,,,;eat t;o, ~ ,,;s 1,ool ,,,a,,,- ,f ~. etata
puui.c"..on " nls oo1A many u us sta.e
1''ents were o1slrus1eo as ot!ng lheohs1steht
bitter coutroversy arose, and to vindicats his
accuracy .,,j his repuration. Nr. Du Chail.u
r,ro1,,rn,, ,,;,nsa,f ~ :, course ~ eoo,,t;fa
!..i'. ~ .''a 81 ',:';s so - ee"'!ue
STUDY 1nr seeohd eSpeditlon. hetefe lie
,ncnt was proven By the French travellers
Serya1 and GritTon din RELAY and the Eli
~-,;,t,..,a, p,,r+o,, ,rho ,,,-;a,., .l,to.
slishnan bufton. Inc american deter
ml1led. however TO verify ms own state.
1nen1s himself and, after many delays and
accidents. started for the Interior in 1861 ac-
-,o;,,,,,,,;, ~. +ha co,,,,; ,,orrn.,> T., ter
~, 'I,n:,t;chaI ~ ,ccn,,,t -, ~ Ih;s saaruT
aSna,I;tinn and in the v1,1,,ma -. 4 is'r-
tt!e Detailed IN man whis},
moved the truth Of lis farmer assert,nns.
Suc,, = ynain,s ,1etarn,ira1nn n Snd;..aia
;3msefT shnws the fnitv Viii, ,vhfcl, tf,f. ~
ninreT ,,arrates what lie Sees ami tha trnst-
wo;thilless of what lie writes. rhis being
dam visited IS much more certain il, be tar-
RED ont in writing If a land 1,;,n, ;,ettnr
known a;Aj SO cftcii visited. irhut many Of
MI. Du Chaillu's comments and criticisms
to be- exnected. That lie has erred in some
n,innr n,afters-as j., tr:tnsintinns nf S.vsIs;,
and Norwegian phrases. in ,,oIit;cai nh
scrvations in rraaId tn t};a tt,aatr,.s
ant in the srMnei,ce Of errntsNis
mite NH iike1S Thnt h. ,nipht havs in
80 con,nre,anciva yxnrl- ;ncl,,,,an
Sor,o ,hsfturs ~, tho 1,torarr .nI ,rt;sr;n ~
i t;,t;as ~ Sw.etie,, and NnruarMan n,;sS;1'n
no1e,i ~, 11r Ras,n1,s II sndtrsou il, ;. si,nrt
noticr of the .y.,ri,Iis nn,IonItedly a inst
tnmatic - ami aSha,istive st,lGv nf the ,:o,'n-
tr;as ;nci,,,;ad II, thp titje III In f:haiII,t:s
Z snd of 1na ,iIdnisht SIN !; Is enttIetl tn
f;rSt ran-
tjrriv Of nersonal observation lis in,:ebteG-
,ess 10 other authorities heinz, for scientific
noi,ts onir.- Tetwern ISL aid ISIS Vr Un
EhailIu made several Journeys in the Penin-
,rIa of Scandinavia, and suiourned in the
country altogether about five years. Study |
ne the Ia1ls,iaee OF the people and MASTERING
& he yas ihercbY enabled to better under
,tantf their home-lifc. their manners and Gus
om;, particularly Of what may be called |
he rqra' p9pal4son 1,3 Mr III D% cai!;aS pla
,.,tars " nnd cnstnms If ;tS inI;,hitonts rhe
aftrr n,iect was co1upassed bv living an,ong
nd as ni,e of the 1,enn|n IN accomr,isi, t}ls |
,-nt tfIf tEa frv
.am1frr conrsns IN. ro,,t,ss offa, crnssinv
- ~ .,teT 1T .i;ifers,,t seasons NJ tho vnar
=" rss,,tt ho tails ne IL, I,is ,raface tI,t h..
49, = - nhsnrrad fIa ,v,,nie coost from liam.
',,d, ~ ti,e t.x1r.,n.. unrtitenstcrn no;nr "f
Snr,ray = 1;sfauc,. of :;:,N mjIrs :,,,I
,as;,,ps ), has HsaiIe,1 n1 al,uost ayarv fjorT
yhnse shnres 1,nv1. in lie agsresrafa an ev,
en- ,f ! CO miles or more.
It IS a ditficulr matter 10 select few ex-
racts from so extended a work wlicI, will
.is.,,.anv jtiea of it as 4 whole. To reurod,1c.
s1t :, few of the passages We hal marked on
eudjiar would be to substantially rcpublisl,
Ele two volumes, so entertaining have we
ourd the majority of its pages. 1t is true
at NJ, Du Chaillu reproduces. many little
e,aiIs of social life not SO very different
rn,n characteristics of good society on tie
.,ntine"t and which do not Strike tie reader
= ,ssneciaflv original or entertaining. But
oniy shn,ys how extended were the au-
,nr:S ',issrvai5nns when setting out to thor
,n,jv ;mvastipafe n new subject On his
,urn5v hv' e1eamer fran 'SincEhoIm to
.,,a ,~,ndo Ia t;rst 1,ofineI cartaiu 1,rcnf;,r.
[;ae and ci,nractar;stirs ~ neas.nt fiTo lie
.lSs ,Tf'. ,o ,o. =. - y 1.er,. saj1lsn, thst
FAX Ia ho,re,.ar r;ch h.: NAV te takae -
rst nioc. n,s.,on. r. Iir, Innne,v
nort ti,,+ je ,v,eto. xv;+l, ~
',,,,, ra,,,rn .1tnH ara ni,,,,..e ~ |
-. ~ ~ w., no,ans;ona,;t;
1,n ~ H. +hom, tt,,, i,,,.
ia5niuI3aots laic ttonu,s a1Gn,' .ue5 1.lo'i'.
,eJ fr.,s,o" s o,p j., nvnrrT,in, ~ fhew ,to