The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1882-11-23
Miss JESSIE BUM is ill.
LITERARY NOTES.

The North american Rcrielo for December COM
mands attention less by the emineuce of its
tributors than by the value and tmeliness of its
table of contents. First, there is symposium on
"The Health of American Women" regarded from
three distinct points of view DIR. Do Lewis consid
the question 1t is affected by the prevailing
style of feminine attire especially by the practice of
tight lacing Mrs. Elizabeth Cady Stanton points out
the many injurious influences of social environments
and DR.. James Read Chadwick sets forth the effects
of education climate and food and finally discusses
the question whether the modification produced in
the European human type by transfer to America
lessons the fertility of women. Gov. Buren, r. Sher
of Iowa, writes of the constitutional Prohibi
tion' of the liquor traffic in that State and maintains
that the is in entire accord with the tradi
tions of the original Settlers and approved by men of
all political parties and all nationalites General
Grant, in article entitled IAN Undersigned Stig-
ma states the facts of Gen. Fitz John Porters
and argues that the sentence of the court martial that
cashiered him based on misconception of the
essential circumstances. Richard A. Proctor writes
of 1.-The influence of Food Civilization" discuss
ing with much learning and force some of the most
interesting sociological problems of the day
and of the future. Prof. Fisher, of Yale College,
in defining the causes of 1.-THE Decline of Clerical
Authority holds that this decline, which affects the
status of church and minister only part func
tion of the secular State is to be regret
ted and that the spiritual influence of the church and
its ministry is to-day greater than of old. Finally,
there is a symposium upon the conditions of success
the Stage the contributors being six OF most
prominent actors-John Mccullough, Joseph Jeffer-
son, Madame Modjeska, Lawrence Barrett, Maggie
Mitchell, and William Warren.
ECLECTIC MAGAZINE.-The December number oE
the Eclectic is hand and is OF the best of the
entire year. The vivid sea-story, THE Lady Maud,'
is brought concluson,, and every variety of
will find something suit it in the table of contents
which is follows: Comets by Richard A. Proc
tor; IAN Editors Valedictory," by John Morley;
"Songs without Words" Il curious study in natural
history, by DIR. Andrew Wilson; Dreams by Wal
ter Herries Pollock; "a Glimpse of the United
States; nottingham Lace: Its History and Manu-
facture;" "A Venetian Medley" by James Addington
Symonds: The Work of Rivers :" ''ATosem Piarates
in the Medterranean;' - sAtheistic Scientists" by
John Stuart Backie Faith and Unraith,, by C, Ke-
gan Paul: "A Mystery of the Pacific; Dame Au-
tumn Hath Mournful Face" George Eliots Chill
dren,' by Annie Matheson; "a Glimpse of Mexicor
by F. Francis; 1.-The Russian Bayard: Personal REM
iniscences of General Scobelef,' by W. Kinnaird
Rose; mo Fiction strange semi-supernatural
story said to be true; "The Vegetarian Animalcules
of the Deep Sea; - 'In October by X. Phil
lips Literary Notices Foreign Literary Notes; Sci
ence and Art; aud Miscellany.
Published by E. II. PELTON, 25 Bond Street, New
York. Terms, S. per year; single copy IS cents; Tri
al subscription for three months 81.