Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-09-06

much space for the ordinary novel writer to
cover II he would make.a successful book.
The bright things said in the book are
witty, but superficial, and in time the strain
becomes tiresome because it ia unnatural.
The effect il much the same az that produced
by surfeiting succession OF puns. In the
plot the authors fancy has run away with his
knowledge of the world. No Eighty young
girl can make living out Of farming il she
spends as much time in picnics, flirting and
frolicking on leisure afternoons, as the fan
tastic Phillis did. And again we must
quarrel with the title to the novel. We think
the hero paid too big aprice for his selfish
bride, and the tile should be "The Price He
Paid" For sale by @. F. Thomas Il Co, this
city, at s1.25.
HOME GYMNASTICS. By Professor II. y.
ha-,elius, translated ana adapted fiom tbs
swedish by Z Lowing, Philadelphia. Pub
l,shed by j b. LippncoIt & Co., 1888.
II there is any subject of vital Importance
to civilized humanity it is the subject of
physical development aud rational muscular
exercise 1t is no longer to be treated as a
fancy Of the few, or diversion for people OF
leisure, but necessity Of the high-pressure,
vitality. consuming, nineteenth century civil
lization. Place should be found in the public
school scheme for wholesome system OF
training for the youthful limbs and muscles,
and in time professional and business men
would cease TO be round shouldered and mar
row-chested, artisans would not be one
sided, and laborers perhaps would not be
awkward and bent. Every book written to
stimulate people, young, middle aged and
old, to care for their bodily development,
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THE RELIGIONS OF THE ANCIENT woRI,l
CHARLES ssp,bn s@P sSa ~; Ao published
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ner of the diffusion of Knowledge nj rece,
years that much learning ia brouplt h
means OF handbooks and other brief Init a,
l haustiye works. within the roach NJ Inns
neople IN whom tho mara ,,olrr,;,,o,
sources are as seslad vo,u,,es Fau noon
except specialists can oct tbeir ;pforn,a,io
from the larger hooks while tho opolIer on,
are ut evervo,e,, co,,,,,ond mo r,oso,
. volume from tbe non NJ tbe lear,ed WRITER
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