The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-02-14
LITERATURE.


The PHRENOLOGICA JOURNAL for Feb.
ruary gives portraits and sketches of three
noted Centennarians still living, TO wit, Sir
Moses Montifore, the famous London Jew (;
DR., Oliver Swayne Taylor, of Dover, N. H.,
and Dr. Christopher Columbus Graham, of
Louisville, Ky. tits remarked of the three
men, that their lives have been exception
al mainly on account of self-regulation
they lived carefully, temporarily and de
liberately -- avoiding excuses, showing
that length of days comes of a calm, indus
trious, useful life" Other fine articles in
the number are entitled Organic Cerebra-
ton, No 8; The Christian Religion, No. 3;
Face Types and Impressions; Vegetable
Tissues; Poets and Poetry; Food, Intellect
and Morals, Chinese Doctoring; Normal
Maternity; Evils of Mouth Breathing
with Editorials, Personals, sc. Fowler &
Wells, New York. 80 year,
THE LAWS OF LIFE is the title of a
monthly Family health journal" that has
been issued regularly for the last 30 years
under the auspices of the Sanitarium at
Dansyille, n. Y. We find in the February
number several very valuable articles, as
one on Whooping Cough; Care of Sleeping
Rooms; A Poets Plea for Simple Living
Medical Manners; as well ~ Editorials,
Health Miscellany, &c. 1t is issued by the
Sanitarium Publishing Company, at $3.50
a year
THE ART INTERCHANGE for January Is
contains set of the most beautiful fan de-
signs ever published for painting on satin
or silk. They are six in number. One
shows a butterfly design for game fan, an
exquisite composition. Another design
of birds and dogwood blossoms, has in one
corner two birds quarreling over worm,
while two other birds in some branches
overhead watch the dispute with interest
A third fan has q charming design of Gle.
mats for the front and Il graceful spray of
| hlackberries for the back. The most bril-
liant fan Of all when painted will he de
sign of roses with a cobwcb background
These six designs are in black and white
ready for tracing on sheet 3GyiS inches
Full directions for carrying out the designs
are also given Price Is cents William
Whitlock, lao Nassau st, New York.
THE SCANDINAVIAN for February comes
with an unusually choice table of contents
viz: From Home, by \. G.. FredericksOn
"reminiscences of II. c. Anderson; Five
Golden Lines, by DR., Tillbury; The JOINS
Vikings, Icelandic Saga, The Little Col
lier Boy; The Cross of Daneved; with
News Notes, Literary Notices, &c. se 4
year Office at 20 n Clark St Chicago
OUR LITTLE ONES for February is M
exquisite number, both On account OF lis
delightful contents and splendid illustra-
tions, The Russell Publishing Company
Boston, $50 Il year
The PANSY, published 10y D. Lothrop Il
Co, Boston, and edited by Mrs G. r. Alden
is delightful publication for the very litde
readers both in point of nice reading and
the number aud beauty of its pictures
Every new number is apparently an i'm
! prOyemCut on is predecessor
BEAINNRDS Musical WORLD for Feb
rgary is interesting, both in literary and
musical contents and We commend tito AL
who like music and wish 10 keep informed
concerning the art There are two good
songs in this number, amt as many excel.
lent piano pieces $50 per unuum :.
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