Morning journal and courier., 1882-05-04
RECENT PUBLICATIONS.

Physical Education, or the Health-Laws of Nature, by Felix L. Oswald, M. D., is not the dry book enc might expect it to be from it's title It is practical, and yet writ ten in style that fastens at once the interest of the reader. Dr. Oswald begins with the diet. He does not believe in animal food ''The flesh food fancy" he says, originated in England, where the physique of the beef fed and rubicund Saxon squire contrasts strongly with that of the potato fed Celtic I4borer. What this really proves is merely that mixed diet is superior to a diet of starch and water, for the north Irish dairy man, who adds milk and butter to his starch, outweighs and outlives the rubicund squire. ," Children especially had better stick to dairy products farinaceous preparations and fruits hot-headed boys can be more effect uaIly cured with cows milk than with cowis hide" Following this are chapters on indoor and outdoor life, gymnas tics, sleep clothing, recreation etc, which are treated in an un- usually pleasing and instructive manner. Published by D. Appleton & Co.,, New York, and for sale in this city by Judd the book seller.
 Myths and Science An Essay" by Tito Viguoli is an ingenious attempt to prove how science gradually differentiated from and conquered myth. The work, which was first published in Italy created much interest there. The author be- gins by thorough ex- planat:on of the ideas and sources of myths, and then goes on to consider animal sensa tions and perceptions, showing by many orig inal experiments, which he has made, that the conditions of animal. knowledge consist in endswiug the phenomena and objects of na- ture with consciousness and will and ex- pressing his belief that ''this truth will prove a certain guide and beacon in the interprets- tion of the origin of myth and science in man." From this point he goes on to con- sider human sensations and perceptions. the animal and human exercise of the intellect in the perception of things, the intrinsic law of the faculty of apprehension, the historical evolution of myth and science, dreams, illu- sions, normal and abnormal hallucinations, delirium and madness. He comes to the con clusion that ''the source of myth is the same as that of science, and that the problem of
 
 the human understanding and fills all sociol- ogy, is transformed into the problem of civil ization" Published by D. Appleton & Co.,, in their International Science series, and for sale in th1s city by Judd the bookseller.
 Science and Culture, and Other Essays,' by Professor T. H. Huxley. is the title of volume containing addresses, lectures and
 
 the last seven years The first four essays deal with educational mat ters, and are enti- tied Science and Culture" "URiTersities Actual and Ideal" Technical Education" Elementary Instruction in Physiology" These, with an address on 'Joseph Priest ley" delivered on the occasion of the pre- sentation of q statue of Priestly to the town of Birmingham, England, lecture on The Method of Zadig," a lecture on ''The Border Territory between the Animal and Vegetable Kingdoms" " and five essays on scientific sub- jects, make up the volume. Published by D. Appleton < Co.,, New York. and for sale in this city by Judd the bookseller.
 ''The Song Wave is a collection of songs aud tunes designed for schools, musical con ventions and social circles, edited by H. S Perkins, assisted by J. H. Danforth and E. " Degraf. It contains elaborate treatise on elementary instruction by Mir. Perkins. Most of the selections are of a secular char acter, though there are few sacred hymns and tunes, and all are within the range of singers of little practice. Published by D. Appleton < Co, New York, and for sale in this city by Judd the bookseller.
 ''Aspasia: A Romance of Art and Love in Ancient Hellas," by Robert Hamerlipg, Translated from the German by Mary J. Safford) is published in two elegant volumes by William s. Gottsberger, New York. A German critic says of this story "'Aspa sia' is poem which seems to have been acti- dentally clad in the garb of prose. Every portion of it is permeated and transfgured by the loftiest ideas of humanity. Yet what we particularly admire in this brilliant work is the great skill with which the Greek local coloring is reproduced. Hamerling in this, his latest creation, proves himself to be de- lineator of mankind par excellence. The de- scription of characters is as truthful as it is interesting 'Aspasia is historical picture; for the incidents and persons within the limits of the story are in the main historical, only the minor accessories being imaginary. The whole action revolves about the central fig ure of Aspasia, who stands forth with ma jestic grandeur. No reader will be able to escape the lofty, poetic charm of the book For sale in this city by H. H. Peck. ,