Morning journal and courier., 1885-07-13
RECENT PUBLICATIONS.

"Electricity; What it is; Where it Comes From and How it is Made to do Mechanical Work, by Thomas Kirwan, is little work n pamphlet form designed to give some in formation in regard to the theory and prac tice of electricity and to present the laws that govern it in as plain and untechnical terms as possible. The development in the uses of electricity in supplying light and power is also clearly stated. The technical terms when used are fully explained The work will advance the study of electric sci ence in that it shows that the terms used in this branch of learning are not difficult of comprehension, but simply not familiar. Cupples, Upham & Co.,, publishers, Boston. For sale in this city by Judd the bookseller.
 s'Glenaveril, or The Metamorphoses, by the Earl of Lytton (Owen Meredith), is now being published. The work is poem which will consist of six books, each book contain ing several cantos, and will be published in six monthly parts. Being bound with paper covers it easily come into the possession of all The writer has wide reputation and his poems are productions of great mer- it. The story of t'Glenaveril' is charming,
  with which everyone is familiar. D. Apple ton 6 Co.,, publishers, New York. For sale in this city by Judd the bookseller.
 The prose writings of Nathaniel Parker Willis, selected by Henry A. Beers, Professor of English Literature in Yale College, have just been published. The works of Willis were published in complete form by Redfeld in 1846, but the best selections from his works have never been collected until now. Whether Willis wrote anything that is really lasting is yet doubtful, but some of his works are worthy of being kept alive for some years. Professor Beers has aimed at choosing the best selections from his works, at the same time giving the range and variety of the talent of the author. His stories are rather tales based on recollections than tales founded on plots. Everywhere we find traces of the personal element. Passages are given from these sketches, not specimens of his story telling, but as Illustrations of the reflective and moralizing side of the authors mind. The selections are admirably ar ranged by Professor Beers, and are preceded by an introduction by the selector. Charles Scribner's Sons, publishers, New York. For sale in this city by Judd the bookseller.
 John Steinfort Kedney, s. T. D., is the au thor of a critical exposition of Hegel's As- thetics recently published by s. c. Griggs & Co.,, Chicago, as one of the series of Griggs' Philosophical Classics. The Hsthetics of Hegel is 8 voluminous treatise, the appear ance of which began new era in art criti- cism. The present work reproduces the es- tio1 fror, tbo 1cfon point. The book is divided into three parts, the first giving the fundamental philosophy of the whole in condensed form with criti- cisms by the present author interspersed. The second part traces the logical and histor- ical developments of the art impulse in an original disquisition. The third part treats of art in detail with all the important defni- tions and fundamental ideas. The work is excellent in it's entirety, clearness and sug gestiveness. It will grace any library and is indispensable to the student of philosophy. For sale in this city by Judd the bookseller.
 A small work on "The Nature of Mind and Human Automatism," by Morton Prince, M. D., has just been published The materials for the work were collected some eight years ago and afterwards served as graduation thesis. The views of the earlier essay are maintained, the phraseol gy only being changed. Many points just men tioned in the earlier work are expanded and explained more fully. A final chapter on Materialism has been added. The views of other authors are incorporated and criticised as far as practicable. The object of the book is to discuss certain problems of mind and matter, particularly the relation of mind and brain as questions of psychology and physi- ology, as far as possible without regard to their bearing on philosophical doctrines The work is especially valuable for the dis cussion Materialism. J. B. Lippincott & Co.,, publishers, Philadelphia. For sale in this city by Judd the bookseller.
 The History of the Surplus Revenue of 1887, an account of its origin, distribution among the States, and the uses to which it was applied, by Edward G. Bourne, B. A., Foote scholar in Yale college, is published Though the work is in the main collection of facts it is interesting as historical work | and valuable as book of reference. The | author acknowledges his obligation to Profes- l sor Sumner, who directed his attention to | the subject G. P. Putnam's Sons, publish l CTS, New York. For sale in this city by | Judd the bookseller