The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1884-02-21
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

Society, Messrs. ID. Appleton & Co., New York,
have lately reproduced in handy volume,
from the columns of Punch some of Du
Maurier's most famous drawings, than which
there are certainly no more subtle caricatures
on English manners anywhere to be found.
Aside from the humor which they express,
they are remarkable for their fidelity of detail,
their refinement of touch and delcacy of treat
ment. Du Maurier is nothing if not ccnscien-
tons and these drawings exhibit TO a wonder
full degree the perfection of his art. Every
picture is study by itself, and while the most
hasty glance is sure to disclose its drollery, it
is only by close scrutiny of figures, attitudes
and surroundings that proper estimate of its
artistic value can be arrived at.
From ID. Appleton & Co, New York, we have
q Handbook Of Sanitary Information" COM
piled by Roger S. Tracy. Sanitary Inspector of
the New York Health Department. Its pur-
pose is evidently to supply the householder, in
a compact and convenient form, with such q
practical knowledge of drainage, ventilation,
&c, as TO render it easy for him to guard
against defects in either and remove their
cause when they occur, and the author has
managed to give in this little work a pretty
thorough exposition Of all the essential facts Of
sanitary science. His descriptions are all very
plain and simple and his suggestions in accord
ance with the best experience. In view of the
increasing concern which the public, and espe-
AAai1g PNIlAI va Jul SiS6D ClIiSS, dIS
ming TO manifest in the question of how to
make home healthy, as well as beautiful and
happy, this handbook ought to have wide
sale.
Messrs. Lee & Shepard, the well known Bos-
ton publishers, have issued, under the title of
9 Twelve Months in English Prison." a vol
ume of spirltualistic experiences by Susan VIII
lis Fletcher. Mrs. Fletcher is the wife of
weil-known spiritualist, and herself a medium
OF considerable notoTieiy, and the burden of
her story is the suffering which she endured
while an inmate of an English prison, to which
she was sentenced in the autumn of 1880 for
obtaining jewels and clothing by undue in
fuence or false pretenees from certain Mrs.
Hart-Dayis-a crime OF which she declares she
was as innocent as q newborn babe. She poses.
indeed, as a martyr; but the absurd accounts
she gives of how she was fed, during her incar-
ceration, by the spirits, and how they brought
her flowers, letters, &C, is calculated to give
the impression that she is a victim of herown de-
lusions. nany one wishes to study spiritualism
through the spec;acles of devout enthusiast,
however, he could not have better oppor-
tunity than this book affords. Ii is for sale in
Washington by ]. ID. Free, Jr.
There is, perhaps no clergyman in the coun-
try better fitted, by reason of his theological
learning and religious enthusiasm, to write
string history of Luther and the Reformation"
than the Rev. Joseph 4. Seiss, ID. d., of Phila-
delphia, and the book which bears that title is
q valuable contribution to the literature Of the
church. 1t was suggested by the recent cele-
bration Of the four handredth anniversary of
Luthers birth, and embodies indeed the
studies made by the author IN authorization of
the oration which he was invited 10 deliver
on that occasion. In style it is unpretentious,
yet quite animated and deeply interesting. and
bears the evidences of exhaustive research.
The publishers are Porter & Coates, Philadel-
phia- Price, 81.
From D. Appleton & Co, New York, we have
Health at Home" by A. FL. Guernsey and
Irenaeus P. Davis, II. ID. This admirable little
work discusses home from q hygienic stand
point Beginning with a description of what
do and what do not constitute healthful sur
roundings Tor home, 1t proceeds to consider
the materials that should be employed In the
construction Of the house itself and the char
acter Of the architecture, and goes on to show
the value and necessity of pure air, the differ
ence IN the nourishing qualities of various
kinds of food, the comparative advantages of
various methods Of lighting and warming, and
the importance of making the sleeping cham
bers of house the subject of special care and
attention. There are chapters, also on the
use of disinfectants. the clothing that should
be worn, the tendency of personal habits, and
what should be done in emergencies and cases
OF accident. In short, this Is volume OF house,
hold wisdom which ought TO find place in
every family. 1t is for sale in Washington by
A. Brentano & Co.
Mexico from the Material Standpoint" by
! Alex. ID. Anderson, of this city is the latest
addition to the rapidly-increasing list of hand
I books prepared to satisfy the present public
curiosity as 10 the advantages which our sister
Republic offers as field for northern enterprise.
Ii has been compiled as the title indicates with
a special view to affording reliable informa-
ton as to the material resources Of the country
its mineral, agricultural, forest and marine
wealth, and its manufactures, commerce, rail-
ways. Isthmian routes and fnances-and it is
quite innocent of those pleasing, yet misclIiey-
GUS exaggerations in which some of the guide
books abound. The statistics which it presents
have been obtained from official sources and
are apparently accurate, and the maps have
evidently been prepared with care. The pub
! fishers are A. Bretano & Co.. of Washington,
and Bretano Bros, New York.
From Belford, Clark & CO., Chicago and New
! York, VIC have new book by Henry George,
the now famous author of Progress and Pow
erty," entitled Social Preblerns.D 1t en-
bodies in part the articles which during the
past year Mr.. George has been contributing to
| the columns Of Frank Leslies, but the remain
ing chapters arc entirely new, and in them the
/ author has developed more fully, rs he says,
! the lines of thought previously entered upon.
/ With Dir. Georges conclusions the world is
| pretty generally at variance. The principles
which he advocates are conmunistic in the
1 last degree, and followed cut TO their logical
conclusion would involve the upturning OF the
entire existing state of things, so far as the
/ relation Of capital 10 labor and the rights OF
/ property are concerned, and no end of blood
/ shed and waste of treasure, but it must
/ nevertheless, be admitted that he is writer
| OF uncommon power and remarkably we'll
informed on all questions Of political
economy. At the same timc that one rebels
against the ingenu0usness Of his arguments If
is impossible not to admire the vigor with
j which he presents his side OF the case and the
skill with which he plays upon the strings OF
popular sympathy. He knows how to make
the best OF slender store of facts, and he is SC
happy in his illustrations that il is no wonder
the average reader does not stop TO dispute the
truth of his premises. In this last work Mr.
George has displayed even mere conspicuously
than in Progress and Poverty" his intimate
acquaintance with what he conceiyes TO be the
chief obstacles 10 the development Of higher
civilization, and, however radically we MAY
differ with him in his conclusions, we cannot
but own the fascination of his argument. The
book is one which viii pay any thoughtful mar
to read and ponder.
1t is astonishing what slight pretezt serves
now for the infection Of new book upon tn,
public. From Lee and Shepard, Boston, fo
instance, We have volumne entitled Life a
is really tedious in its iteration OF common
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