The National tribune., 1884-09-11
RECENT LITERATURE.


THE HEALTH MISCELLANY. Published by
Fowler 81 Wells, New York City. Price, rs cents.
This pamphlet contains 8 number of very
valuable hints in regard to health. 1t treats,
also, of diseases of the teeth, evils of tight lac
ing, etc.
THE VERMONT BRIGADE IN THE sHENAN-
DOAH VALLEY. By Aldace r. Walker. Pub
lished by the Free Press Association of Burlng-
ton, VT
This publication, which is neatly printed and
bound, gives an accurate history of the Shen-
andoah Valley Campaign of the gallant Ver-
mont Brigade.
PROTECTION AND FREE TRADE By Robert
Z. Porter. Published by James Il. osgood d. Co.,
Boston. Price, 10 cents.
This pamphlet contains the address delivered
by Dir. Porter before the Arkwright Club, of
Boston, Aug. z, and is well worth the perusal
of all students of political economy.
HISTORY OF THE THIRTY FIFTH MASsA-
CHUSETTS VOLUNTEERS BY a Committee
of ths Regimental Association. Published by
Mills. Knight & Co., Boston.
This book will prove valuable accession to
the war literature of the day. 1t is neatly
printed aud bound.
THE DEVELOPMENT THEORY. By Joseph Y
Bergen, jr., and Fanny d. Bergen. Published by
Ice q Sheppard, Boston.
To those pursuing this particular branch of
science this book viii prove especially inter
esting, and the general reader will need no
inducement to continue its perusal when once
commenced
LIVES OF OUR PRESIDENTS Byw A Peters
Published by f. M. Lupton, New York.
This little volume contains very well-written
lives of the Presidents of the United States
from George Washington to Chester A. Arthur,
and is embellished with portraits and fac
SMILES of the autographs of each incumbent of
the Presidential chair.
THE POPULAR HISTORY OF THE CIVIL WAR
IN AMERICA. BY Capt. George B. Herbert
Published by f. NJ. Lupton, New York.
This work will be found extremely valuable
to any student of the history of the war of the
rebellion and the events which brought about
that event. It is neatly printed and profusely
illustrated.
THE MAN VERSUS THE STATE. By Herbert
Spencer Published by d. Appleton d Co., New
York. Price, 30 cents.
This pamphlet is reprinted from the Popular
Science Monthly, and is written in the usual
forcible style of the great political economist
THE MAN WONDERFUL IN THE HOUSE
BEAUTIFUL. By Chilion B. Allen, A. NJ, LII.
B., M: d.. and Mary A. Allen, A. B., NJ d. Pub
lished by Fowler & Wells Co.. n. 7. Price, $780,
This book is an interesting allegory in which
the body is the House Beautiful" and its in
habitant the :" Man Wonderful" The motive
Of the book is to teach that the most beautiful
and, at the same time the most wonderful
thing in nature is man. 1t is well written, and
viii be found a valuable addition TO every
household
PROCEEDINGS OF THE EIGHTH REPUBLT-
CAN CONVENTION. Published by Rand,
mcNally & Co., Chicago, III. Price, in paper, 81
This is a well-gotten-up book of 207 pages
giving a complete report of the proceedings of
the Republican, National Convention held at
Chicago last June. diagram of the hall in
which the Convention was held Is bound with
the pages.
NOTES
Mr.. w. D. Howells will contribute to The
Century, during the coming year, series of
descriptive papers ON the life, society customs
ETC., Of the cities of northern Italy, beginning
with several Florence, TO be entitled t A
Florantine Mosaic The Centurys wood cuts
after the etchings of Whistler, Haden and
Others, are already well known, and it is an
nonnced that Mr.. Howell's series viii be illus
trated with reproductions of etchings by JOS
Pennell, who accompanied the author through
Italy during the preparation of the series.
Prof Langley's interesting paper on "Spots
on the Sun, in the September Century, viii be
followed by another on THE Suns Surround
ings," in the October number of that magazine
The remaining articles Of this brief series, also
profusely illustrated, the last two Of which viii
trest Of tbs moon and stars, will appear in
early numbers of the coming volume
The opening article in the October Century
viii be Lights and Shadows of Army Life.n
an anecdotai and reminiscent paper, by George
4. Williams, the well Unknown war correspond
ent, during the rebellion, and author of " Bull
let and Shell.n The illustrations will be re-
productions, now engraved for the first time,
of the well-known etchings by Edwin Forbes,
the pictorial war correspondent.