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IiltFdEl NOtcSs
sTen Lectures on Alcohol" BY Benja-
min w. Richardson, VI. A., NJ. D., f. r. s.,
Fellow of the Royal College Of Physicians,
and Honorary Physician to the koyai
Literary Fund The National Temperance
Society and Publication House at Ne"
York have done a good work in giving 10
the public these lectures of DIR. Richard
son in a cheap and popular form. Ihese
lectures. known as the "Cautof Lectures
on Alcohol" were prepared at the request
of the Council of the Society of Arts, and
were delivered before that society by the
distinguished author in the months OF
November. December, January and Febru-
ary last. The first lecture discusses aiconOI
in relation to some of its varied services
10 mankind: the second explains the
action of different alcohOls; the third
the influence Of common or ethylc
alcohol on animal life; the fourth
the position of alcohol as food
its effects on animal temperature
and hyeenic lessons; the fifth on the
secondary action Of alcohol on the ami
NAL functions, and on the physical de-
teriOyatiOns of structure incident TO It's
use: sixth. continuation of the above
and the influence of alcohol on the vital
organs and mental phenomena induced
bv its use. The work also contains SIX
papers or lectures. namely: "Action oil
Alcohol on the Body" ''ActiOn of Alcohol
on the Mind" "For and Against
Moderate Drinking ''The Medical
Profession" and "AlcOhoP' and Zine
Liberty of the Object" making a vol
ume of $40 pages of instructive matter on
this vital subject. The volume is for sale
bv the National Temperance Society ana
Publication House, No. SO Reade street,
New York city, at the low price of fifty
cents.
The late Sidney Lanier had prepared
and delivered short time before his death
n series of lectures on THE English Novel
and the Principle of its Development a
part of his regular course on English
Literature. addressed to the students OF
the Johns Hopkins University. The pa
pers have a peculiar value in that they
are the last literary work accomplished
by Mr.. Lanier. They were left complete,
and only the slightest textual revision
was necessary for final printing in book
form. Messrs. Charles scribner's sons
have the volume in press.
Mai. Ben Perley PoOre has written for
the April Century paper on the "Capitol
at Washington containing many incl
dents of events that have taken place
within its walls, as well as a history of
the building. The article will be fully
illustrated, including among its pictures
a sketch of the scene in the hall of Repre-
sentatives during the Garfield memorial
services, portraits of John Randolph Of
Roanoke. Daniel Webster and others dis
tinguished during more recent years.
The Popular Science Monthly for April,
with its usual rich scientific and literary
treat. is before us. The table of contents
are varied and of character to command
the attention of the thinker and TO stimu-
late the thought of the student of science
and social economies. Professor Sheldon
Amos essay on the "Nature and Limits OF
the Science OF. Politics. is a mastery dis
sertation. Mr.. McElrOy, on the ''EconOmi-
Gal Functions of Vice." takes the novel
ground that mems vicious pr0pensities
play an important part in the improve
ment of mankind, eliminating by self
chosen process its worst and most worth
less elements, and making more room for
the play of the better factors of society.
1t is an able paper. 1.-The Progress of the
BackbOned Family" by Arabella b.
Berckley, or the history of the yertebra
family, is entertainingly written and very
Instructive The Illustrations of the
subject treated are very fine. DIR.
Oswald's "CuriOsities Of Superstition"
bring to a close his interesting series of
papers on that subject "PerceptiOnal In
sanities." by DIR. W. A. Hammond;
''Dwarfs and Giants" by NJ. Delbeuf;
ssThe Census and the Forests" by \. II.
Eggleston; ''The Origin Of the Donkey
by C. A. Pretrement; "Speculations on
the Nature Of Natter" by II. A. Bates,
NJ. A.; 'sThe Legal Status of. Servant
Girls" by Oliver f. Lyman; ''The New
York Geological Survey" by James d.
Hall, and the general notes, editorial and
miscellany, altogether, make up very at
tractive number of scientific research and
good reading matter.
Aoo.divC, 10 tho latest ofFicioI state.