Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-12-18
New Books-Iiterary Notes.

New BOOks-LiteraTy Notes.
= Ragndrok: The Age of Fire and Gravel.
BY Ignatius Donnellv. Author Of Attain
tbs: The Antediluvian WOtld. y Apple
ton & CO., publishers. The brain of the
Scientist which could stand "Atlantis"
will appreciate the adseut of wRagna-
rok." by the same author, which has just
made its appearance from the we'll known
publishing house of d. Appleton Il Co.
The object of the book is to prove that the
drift age. with its vast deposits of clay and
gravel, its decomposed rock and its great
rents in the face Of the globe, was the re-
suit of a contact between the earth and
comet; that man on the earth at
that time WIS highly CIVILIZED; that
all the human family, with the exc option
of a few persons who saved themselves in
caves, persisted from the same causes
that destroyed the mammoth and other
pre-gIacial animals; that the lie gends of
all the races of the world preserve ref
erences to and descriptions Of this great
catastrophe: that following it came a
terrible age Of ice and snow, of great
the waters to the sea, and an age of dark
ness while the dense clouds EMBODIED the
globe. These ideas are supported by an
array of scientific facts and by legends
drawn from all ages and all regions of the
earth.
Heart If Steel: a novel. By Christian
Reid. d. Appleton & Co., publishers
Christian Reid enjoys the reputation of
being the best writer of fiction among
American women, and it cannot be gain
said that she always writes pleasantly,
with fresh and easy style. She has given
some very charming novels to the literary
tastes of America. and from a cursory
/ glance owes the pages Of her last effort,
| "Heart OF Steel she has sustained her
I reputation as a charming authOress.
( Oar CeRtury.-ThOsee eccentric creatures
Of Mr.. StOckt0n's humorous imagination,
/ the "Rudder Grangers," have gone to Eu-
rope, and the January Century will con-
/ tain an account of some of their adven-
/ lures in England. Pomona, with charac-
/ teristic energy, calls upon an English lord
| to satisfy her curiosity regarding the arts
/ tOcracy. Another humorous paper in this
number Will be the story Of a trip on Il
lower Mississippi steamboat, amusingly
/ told in the "Trip of the Mark Twain,' -
with illustrations by Pencil.
The Modern Hdgdr. A drama. BY
/ Charles NJ. Clay. The Kaaterskill series.
George W. Harlan Il Co., publishers, New
York.-The second volume of this inter-
/ esting domestic drama has been sent us
by the publishers, gotten out in beautiful
/ typographical style. The interest in the
line of dramatic thought and effects
marked out by the author in the first vol
ume continues to a happy denOuement.
I The book is quite interesting, and credit
to the literary abilities of the author of
Baby Rue
annual Report Of the Supervising GEN
eral Of the Marine Hospital Serrice Of the
! United States for 1SS2-We have received
from the department copy of the above
interesting report of the Marine Hospital
Service Of the United States for the pres
ent year. 1t appears from the report that
| during the year 36,lS4 patients received
relief from this service, of whom 1304S
We're treated in the hospitals and %, 1876 at
3 Inc inherent ulSpCnSdTlGS. DplHR an III
| crease of cases treated over last year of
SOL. The receipts for the sustenance of
this service from all sources for the year
were $4OS, 21j 60, and the expenditures
$46S, 100 Is, which includes $54, 1872 CD eX-
/ pended ON account of extraordinary re-
/ pairs to hospital buildings. The report is
very full and complete, and is rendered
very valuable by the reports of fatal cases
! treated in the hospitals, accompanied with
! autopses of the same.
! Circulars 81 Information NJ the Bureau
/ Of Extraordinarily have received from the
/ department at Washington the proceed
ings of the Department of Superintendence
/ Of the National Educational Association,
! at its meeting at Washington, March 21-23,
/ 1882. The pamphlet contains many valua-
/ bic suggestions on the great question OF
! education, which were deliberately dis
/ cussed at the meeting, namely: heating
( and ventilation of school buildings, OBJ
stacles in the way Of better primary
I education, national aid to education, in
/ qulries concerning common school studies,
/ how TO improve the qualification Of teach
ers. etc. The work is very interesting.