Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-05-02
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have Issued small work entitled "'ostleI
Joe, aud Other Choice Readings" Price IL
cents.
The selections are designed for the use
OF schools, reading clubs, public or prl-
yate entertainments, and as such are APP
proPriate. Although not always OF the
higher order Of poetry, stil they AFFORD
good opportunities Tor display OF talent
In recitation.
| the April number Of Dixie, monthly pub.
lishen by the Dixie company of Atlanta, Ca,
! ib on our table. Price ~ per Runum.
This magazine Is now in It's second
year, and its success seems assured As
the name indicates, it is pre-eminently a
Southern Journal, devoted TO the inter.
csts and advancement Of the South
/ It's contributors are well known as
men Identified with the subjects on
which they write. There are two
| Interesting papers on the timber and coal
! resources OF this section, and also
'Glimpses Of Southern Scenery with a
continued story of the Carolina noun
tains.
Gov. Brown sends his first paper on the
mountain campaigns Of Georgia, which
VIII no doubt prove an interesting remi-
niscence. There are extended notices of
| improvements in machinery and hints Tor
new industries that must prove of interest
To all who wish to aid in the progress OF
| Dixie.
| IL must be an excellent advertising me
dun, as the mechanical work of the peri-
odical cannot fail to attract attention and
convince the reader Of the enterprise and
accuracy of the publishers.
Compendium Of Domestic Medical Practice
household Adviser In the Preservation OF
Health, and Treatment of Disease Edited
by Dr Morris l.. King, New York
1t has been said that man who pleads
his own cause has fool for a client, and
the same eplthet might with equal Justice
be applied to the sick man who attempts
to treat his own case; the work before us
ID not designed for the patient, but for
the attendants on whom NAV fall at
times the responsibilities OF physician.
or to supplement the physicians labors
by that most important adjunct, intelli-
gent nursing. In the compilation of this
valuable work DR.. King has been assisted
by twenty other physicians, who have
contributed articles on the various dis
eases and topics which have been their
individual study, representing some of the
most celebrated schools of this country.
for instance DR.. Kitchen on the "Nose
and Throat" DR.. Charles Ware on "Gen-
eral Surgery" etc. Perhaps those arti-
cles which treat on "Accidents and Emer
gencies," "The Care Of Infants,n and
Nursing, Diet for the Sick, Bandsging,
etc" are OF most universal advantage,
unless IL may be Hygiene, Drainage,
Sewerage, and Water" which may fifty
represent the ounce of preventive: as so
mnch OF human suffering Is directly
traceaole to ignorance or Indifference of
lhe laws which apply to these subjects.
one can hardly overestimate the
value to an attending physician OF i'm.
telligent nursing and if on entering
sick-room he finds an able coadiutor. not
spy or wiseacre, he feels confident thar
his efforts to relieve will lbe doubly effec.
tive. SO important is this, that there are
now schools expressly for nurses. who
have their regular course of training for
the profession.
AS these cann6 always be procured
heads OF families, especially mothers
should be thoroughly informed as to their |
duty TO themselves and their ohsprlngs. |
ipr INTO their hands are committed the |
future generations. In giving directions |
IN TINS department nothing seems to have |
Oeen overlooked that can pertain to the |
Well-Oelng ana comfort OF the sick.
weights ana measures, poisons and |
their antidotes, all that can be done m |
case OF accident until physician arrives.
are gwen most explicitly, so as to enable
the inexperienced to act with promnti- |
tnde and certainty.
NO pains has been spared To render tho
BOOK attractive. II Is published in one
royal octave volume containing 195O
psses and 500 illustrations, hapdsomelv
pflnted, aud bound In three different
styles. II Is sold only by subscrintion
through authorized SCENTS. For terms
territory, etc, address, Thayer & Hew,
lett, Dallas, or Thayer, Hewlett 4 Evans
Galveston, Tex.
The Forum, Aprllnu
An extended notice OF this magazine a.
no longer necessary, for IL Is fast becom-
ing established among the leading month.
Iies OF this country. And this number
maintains the standard, being replete
WIN well-digested articles on current
topics. There is series from promInent
'ehoiars which Will no doubt give yalua.
pie hlnts To educators, entitled. uHow
VAS Educated" The present article from
ne pen Of President Il. A. p. Barnard
some good suggestions for citizens ss
ven as politicians can be found In the
'pehlng article, 1.-THE Experiment OF Pom
ilar government" "Contemporary Spner.
,aturaliSm" does not cast much glory on ,
ne spirltualistic doctrines, whether
A1ght In Christian or Pagan lands.
3aines Parton contributes an article ON !
leior Hugo as a citizen, and Lieut. Z
Freely on "rhe Future OF Arctic Explora-
Fishing Tackle.
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