Morning journal and courier., 1883-04-20
RECENT PUBLICATIONS.

The Popular Science Monthly for May is full of interest and contains more than twen- ty papers. The first paper is Dr. Felix Os- wald's, on '"The Remedies of Nature, '- treating especially of consumption. F. A. Fernald has an interesting paper on How Much Animals Know" ''The Position and Stroke in Swimming" by Richard Lamb, c. E., is Illustrated. A translation from the French of M. De Saporta is entitled ''How the Ancient Forests Became Coal" "s.A Won der of the Deep Sea" is correct t tie to one short paper about a strange fish that was caught in rather deep soundings of the coast of Morocco.
 The North American Review for May con- tains nine articles, nearly every one of which discusses some topic or problem at the pres- ent moment prominent in the public mind. Senator John T. Morgan writes of 'tMexico. 5 The Rev. William Kirkus makes vigorous charge upon the papal system in an article entitled ''The Disintegration of Romanism. D In Emerson and Caslyle,' Edwin P. Whip pie discourses with all his old time keenness of psychological insight and perfection of literary form upon the strangely diverse men, tai and moral characteristics of those two great thinkers. Prof. Felix Adler offers "A Secular View of Moral Training" ''Commu- nism in America,' by Prof. Alexander Win chell, gives very forcib1e expression to the apprehensions of those pessimistio observers of the trend of events in this country who think that they see in our political and social development all the signs of impending na- tional decay. The other articles are tsAffini- ties of Buddhism and Christianity" by the Rev. Dr. James Freeman Clarke; 'sWoman T,, .A--. lege Endowments, by Rossiter Johnson and ''Extradition," by A. C.. Sedgwick.
 St. Nicholas for May is filled with enter tainipg matter. Among the important fea- lures are the opening chapters of Swept Away" new serial story of the Missis- sippi floods, by Edward s. Ellis, some time editor of Golden Days;" and the first part of 'The Story of Robin Hood,'' by Maurice Thompson, the distinguished toxophilite. Lucy. Larcom has seasonable out. of door sketch, quaintly called Among the Polly dancers" and there is profusely illustrated article on curiosities of bird-life, queer nests, and clever expedients. A paper with 8 very suggestive title is 'The Last of the Peterkins." The interesting family, whose misadventures, so eloquently told by Miss Lucretia P. Hale, have been followed for many years by thousands of readers. have at length gained enough in worldly wisdom to become almost like other people The children have grown up, and the parents pass out of our sight in a last wild freak. Vandyck is the subject of an ''Art and Ar lists" paper by Mrs. Clement A finely en- graved portrait of him forms the iron tis- piece, and there are numberiof reproduc- tions of his more famous works. The 'sWork and Play" department consists of clever and original article, crowded with pictures and diagrams, entitled "Chalk-Talk," by Frank Beard who lets us all into the secret of his success as lecturer and amuser of children, and shows how bright girls and boys may entertain their friends in the same way. Charles Bernard, H. Fl. Rose, Latti- more, Joel Stacy. Malcolm Douglas, Walter Satterlee, J. G. Francis, Jessie McDermott, Dan Beard, W. H. Drake, Culmer Barnes, and many others, help to make a capital is- sue.