Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-05-28
CURRENT LITERATURE.

The POPULAR SCIENCE MONTHLY for June
is I'M uncommonly entertaining number.
In the opening article, Are we to Become
Africanized?' Henry Gannett refutes in n
comforting way the doleful arguments of IL
former contribution, and shows by DIFF
ferent manipulation OF the census figures
that the white element in America Is really
increasing in greater ratio than the
colored element, instead of the contrary
Mr.. Gannett has at least accomplished this
much: By demonstrating that census sta
tistics will prove either one thing or the
contrary, according to by whom they are
handled, he has involved the whole
question in so much uncertainty
that most readers will conclude
that the time has not yet arr we'd
for them to worry over something which il
exceedingly unlikely ever to happen. NJ.
de Lnvalcyc, the Belgian socialist, writes at
length ON THE State vs.. the Man." in
answer to Herbert Spencer's "Man VS.. the
States" and MIR. Spencer replies more
briefly, defending his position. Under the
title of THE Mediterranean Of Canada, "--J
Macdonald Oxley furnishes Il great deal o
interesting information on the exploration
of Hudson Bay. tIhe Ways of Monkeys
by Dr. Alfred Il. Brehm, presents these four
handed ciiricatures of man in Il more favor
able light, for intelligence and sagacity
than they are generally eXhibitGt
in. W. II. Fowler contributes M
illustrated article on whales, Pas
aud Present and c. Tissandier M
illustrated article on the use of sulphur
Gus disinirctants. Readers who delight il
d"lving into the M site springs of though
and life will lind material admirably suite,
to their mental appetite, but possibly diff
cult Of digestion, in W. Il. Benedict's secon,
| paper on 1.-The Nervous System and Con
| seriousness" Matticu Williams closes hi
/ valuable series of papers on 1.-The Chcmis
| try of Cookery" with the chemical story o
maltese and the science Of puddinSs an,
| pOrridges Various other subjects al
| trcatcd Of in this number, and the closin
| departments are fall of critical discussion
| and varied miscellaneous scientific inrormn
ton. y. Appleton u Co.,, /, 3 and 8, BON
street, New York.
Watts furnishes the frontispiece to Hal
| PER's for June, and MilNt discusses hi
| work, which, while drawing attention froI
absolute realism ana mere Technique, ha
| opened I'm outlook upon that imaginatiy
| region, OF late years 5ingularly unpeOplet
spite, or perhaps by reason OF his portrl
painting, he Is idealst pure and simple
For some six months longer America
artists can gather up hints from his work
at the Metropolitan Museum. "Ladie
Day AZ the Ranch" gives IL glorious accoul
of the beauty Of Kansas flowers an
the sweet reasonahlencss Of Kansi
prices, chickens a dollar and a-half Il dozel
| eggs 10 cents, butter 10 cents pound, an
other items equally refreshing. evil,
goose Chase" is quaint and entertainin
AT the Red Gloye''winds itself up with IA
distribution Of happiness, except to Il
handsome young widow, who n Ia Quet
liess and Cleopatra, relieves herself by
sound box on the ear of the unwclcon
messenger. "Bogota" is well illustrate
as is the Knoxville, Tenn, of old day
There Howard Pyle is in his element. "Ea
Angels drlgs along slow length. A lit
poem which follows has touch of Shak
speares open-air joy In nature. "Secret
the Sea is full of rncy humor, the best N
freshest thing in the number. 1t sugges
the genial mirth and fine points of Edwu
Everett Hale, though bearing the signatu
of Brnndrr Mathews.