The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-04-27
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Literary Notices.

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Another of DR.. Andrew ID. Whites re-
markable papers on The Warfare Of
Science" win be among the contents OF the
May PoDular Science HoRH'y. This article
is devoted to "Diabollsm and Aysteria,"
and will contain accounts of the dancing
and other manias of several centuries ago
in Europe, and the witchCraftRdelusion in
this country, for which many innocent
persons met their death, showing that
these epidemics originated In nervous de-
rangements, and were magnified and dis
torted by false theories.
Every one who has wondered how the
marvellous artistic effects of our best mosa-
ic windows are produced will be interested
In an account of visit TO cOlOred window
studio, which C. II. Henderson will con
tribute to the May Popular Science N0aH-
IN. The article is entitled "Ihe History of
a Picture Window" and contains illustra-
lions of the several processes Of manufac'
ture.
Mr.. de Blowitz, the celebrated Paris cor
respondent of the London Times, will re.
late in HalperS W0g0zjRe for may, the
story of his greatest journalistic achieve
ment, the publication of the Treaty of Der.
lin at the very hour that it was being
signed by the representatives of the
Powers The news caused great stir in
Berlin at the time and an irritation not even
yet alayed. The article in UaTper'S is the
first authentic narrative of how the treaty
fell into Mr.. de Blowitz's hand, aud the
author declares that nothing more about
the matter ever will be known. Mr., de
Blowitz is an Austrian Slav by birth, but
has become "a naturalized Frenchman,"
A portrait accompanies his article, which
is entitled "a Chapter from my Memoirs
Bradner Matthews, writing on THE Ora
matte Outlook in America" which will be
published in Haper's Magazine for May,
finds evidence for an improvement in the
quality as we'll as the quantity of the plays
written in Great Britain and the United
States. The weakest point in American
drama, he says, is that the playwright here
has not taken the trouble to learn the the
atrical technique.
James r. Reeve, in Haaper's Ndgazine
for May will call attention to the steadily
accommodating conditions which will in the
near future make imperative the adoption
in this country of closer and more enlight,
ened methods of agriculture than now
generally obtain among our farmers" He
calls US "a nation Of poor farmers"
"The Western Outlook for Sportsmen,"
by Franklin Ssttherwaite, which will ap
pear In Harper's Magazjne for May, gives
the number of ranges of the "big game
and the "little game" in the west
In the May Popular Science Monthly is
a very attractive article, "The History of
a Picture Window" by Prof, c. Hender'
son. in which the processes of making coll
ored windows are described, with illustra-
tions. Mr.. John C. Branner contributes an
account of life on The Convict island of
Brazil" of which he made a geological
survey for the Brazilian Government.
" The Strange Markings on Mars" are des.
cribed and pictured in very readable pa.
per by Mr.. Garrett P. Serviss Another
illustrated article entitled, Beginnings in
Science at Mugby School" shows how
much there is to interest and instruct in
such a simple thing as fish scales, The
writer is DR.. J. E. Taylor Mr.. a. II. Al
my describes the Growth Of the Beet
Sugar Industry" which now furnishe.
more than one half Of the worlds sugar
A host of interesting facts about Eggs in
Chemistry and Commerce" is given by
Mr. p l.. Simmonds In the Editors Ta'
bic " Intellectual Integrity is treated, and
a criticism of DR. Whites articles receives
spirited reply. Though giving its chief
attention to the study of Man, the Monthly
always has something for every one who
is Interested in any division Of the field Of
nature