The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-06-07
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

Home Gymnastics for the Well and Sick.
Adapted to all ages and both sexes; with
directions how to preserve and increase the
health also how to overcome conditions of
i'll health by simple movements Of the body.
Edited by E. Angustein, NJ. d., staff physi-
clan apd superintendent of the gymnasiums
of Berlin, and by G. Eckler, head teacher of
the royal institution for training teachers of
gymnastics. Translated from the eighth
German edition. The work is intended for
laymen and for use without teacher, and
only such movements have been treated as
can easily be made ineligible by deserip-
lions and drawings. 1t has received the
warm commentator of the most eminent
German physicians, and its popularity has
been such as to make several editions neces-
sary. The descriptions of the text are very
clear, aud the Illustrations put the move
ments beyond any possibility of mistake
The exercises described are almost entirely
exercises without apparatus, consisting of
free movements of the body. The book is
ono that can be made of great value in any
household, and steady, persistent follow
ing of its directions cannot fail to keep the
| body in vigorous and healthfu condition.
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Farrar's Illustrated Guide Book to the An
droscoggin Lakes and the Headwaters of the
Connecticut, Magaloway, and Androscog-
gin Rivers, Dixville Notch, Grafton Notch
and Andover, Maine, and Vicinity. With a
new and correct map of the lake region. By
Capt Charles A. j. Farrar, author of Moose
head Lake and the North Maine Wilderness.
Boston: Lee & Shepard; Portland: Stevens
q Jones.) This is an excellent guide book
to the Androscoggin Lakes and the region
roundabout. The attractions of that region
are picturesquely described, and all needed
directions to enable the sportsman to ge-
there and live there in comfort in camp are
given. The book also contains valuable
treatise on camping out, and the game and
fish laws Of Maine and New Hampshire, as
revised by the last legislatures; also rail-
road, steamboat and stage routes, timetables,
table of fares. list of hotels, price of board
and other valable information for sportsmen.
tourists, or pleasure-seekers. The book con-
tains senty-three Illustrations.
Volumes XVIII and XIX of the Knicker
booker Nuggets have been issued by Messrs
| q. T. Putnam's Sons. The first is reprint
OF The Wit and Wisdom of Sydney Smith
The lovers Of the works OF the great preach
er, philosopher and humorist will welcome
this handy edition OF the most memorabl,
passages in his writings and conversation
| The latest volume in the series is entitled
| The Ideals of the Republic, or Great Words
from Great Americans, and contains the
Declaration of Independence, the Constltu
ton of the United States, Washington's two
inaugurals and farewell address; Lincoln's
two inaugurals and his Gettysburg address
1t is certainly most valuable handbook and
should be in every household For sale by
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The Engineering News, New York, has just
published the first annual issue of the
American Water Works Manual, complete
| description of the water works Of the United
States and Canada. The publishers design
to give in the Manual each year a complet,
description of every water-works system il
the United States and Canada, and to make
the book to water-work's men what Poor.
Manual of Railroads is TO railroad officials
and financial circles. The last few pages OF
the Introduction gives very comprehensive
description OF the water-works interests Of
the entire country. Those interested in q
particular section of the country will find the
status of the works there by looking at the
part of the introduction covering that group.
while the summaries of the same details
| given for the United States, for each group
are also presented for each State