New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-23
~r1VROOKS4ND NEWEDI11ONS

"'u the Icclandic discovery of America eoI'eo anu
s,,ted fom the earliest records 10y arthur ,''"
r,op Reeves, with phototype pli'cN oi 'ne INN
~. q, the sacas. Like all the CLARENDON iIoS pun
h' mt j. \ marvel of soidity and tlIorouchncSS'
IA tho fac smile plates OF the Oh SAeaN ava ""'"
81" limo If the volume. Mr.. Reeves has miro
-. bs translation 10y an account OF all the h""""
tue which l. apparently exhaustive an" VIM"
W. hocou,c necessary to all who devote themselves
mu,' inject The steadily increasing ~.terest shown
v ,h. doinss OF the Mortimer Is clearly '''''"'0'
- ,,e Issue of such works As ms
ar,s stor, Of switzerland in the story OF the Ma
..,ies g. T. Putnam'S sons. Is told by LII"
w., and Richard stead. and thcr narrative - i"''
h" ,od The record of Of the most Sail'H'
n., and on the whole. best managed nEI's
- National independence the WoTid mas c>o C'
~, a,wavs be interesting, while Tor Americans "0
dv Of this experiment in confederation oi 0"''e "
sun rar s,snincanc.. The authors have preaced
s,.tor,c sketch by an instructive chapter on the
VIZ" ,.r dwcllnqs so Thoroughly exploited by Keller
VI. incoming which much remains to be aSccr'a'0ed
!e' 80, hitherto ALLEGED rests upon insufficient evil
lence
a., Introduction 10 Social Philosophy by John ;.
v.,s,n,ie Niaonillan & Coz. is a book written oy
LIVER man, apparently young VINO HAS ho' Wv
,ed his theories by actual experience Inc
..ur OF his work Is lis practcai i"oo''.i"'N0
He has no goal, but crtlcises hechly,
md dcstulctivcly. TIE substance CT
AszhA
- rolume was delivered the Shaw lectures at tuc
rvorsi,y Of Edinburgh. in 1859 The au'hor i'"'NiS
,,,s that "Httlc il anything OF what l. no" pun
rnu. "a, ne claimed original THIS Is True "l"
- =, ma, less tue that Mr.. Mackenzie mas idiieo u
arv new combinations his efforts in that direc-
,,,n heina in every instance In the air Like o'"cr
doctrnaires he attaches far too much Importance "
scat,on evidently thinking that schools and colleges
c.n make over people in accordance win preS''oc'
na,tern In truth. education can only give INV "'e
:, tho nst tools how they will he used must depcnu
mon the character Of him TO whom they are supphe"
u,rdhooks Of Uindoo literature have become rather
numerous Of late the fact showing tcHue"'H Va
modern thought which has thus far resulted III NV Wis
INJUNCTION N little clearer notion of the significance
NJ the East than obtained fifty years ago Inc ia'e>'
conner in Iii, field Of instruction is Mrs. Elizabeth A.
need whose Hindu Literature" is published by = =
cr-,. Z Co Chicago. Mrs. Reed has leaned upon
Horace Usymau wilson. Max Mueller. and Sir Mohcr'
william, principally. ana for liindo' eAotet'lsm ''e9
are trustworthy guides. Those, however WHO IcP'"'
something more iu the way Of Interpretation OF pc
ulsrv mystical literature than can lie afforded by the
80 and ursvrnnathetic medium Of Western scholar
min will have 10 seek elsewhere for the heht they need
The Ocowe Band" philadelphia; Reading CO.. Is
narrative Of African travel. The Ocowe Band IS or
"a. = band Of Young missionaries, male and female
rb uon, ont from Philadelphia to the coast OF AFRICA
T. engage I'm the heart-hreakng work OF converting 'ic
,c-r,., t. Christianity. Judging from MI. he'uliH
narrative some Of the African missionaries al le'I''
have succeeded i'm making themselves toeraoy com
.-.,blc ON the coast. and they are surprisingly active
n 'i, really well Illustrated volume much information
. c.von cf WAYS Of life. peculiar industries nora
fam, etc. but there is too much space WaS'eN IT
rp,.tns tryiatcs. and conversations OF TIE oa'uou
srI Ncr.oa tine are far more frequent tlah Is CONF
,,tllc with sustained attention and interest ~
,c. startling incidents arc described. and il Is to be
ftnrtfl hat
own .io.uni;y %, doing good. hy deciding against al
.~o, n of th. dark -ide Of African life. That really
va. tic o.ly subject worth writing about.
,--ao ,1, tito " Prison. Camp and Pulpit" what pur~
n.y. 20 be ..,he lie Of city miss onary in the Sums Is
,i-nci by r. J. Oliphant. OswegO The missionary Is
d.,d Lee Of O,weso. who began according to his own
IT, ,,li, bv being tough" and criminal and ended by
becoming a hi-llv successful city missionary ana
mint cNhortcr :ftel with peculiar Euach Of raach
,,c the Hardened cases. This kind of man, when
.,. c-e IA. a decided advantage in missionary work
among the slums. for he can approach the worst OF
sinners ss one who has been in tie same oohdIuoh'
he understands their feelings. and he can appeal I"
their svmIathies. Edward Lees experiences "a toId
ice are vlrioi, and strange and he appears 10 posses
much ealncstness and love for lis ealing
The venerable Dr. McCo,h has written Charles
s,nnor.. Sons, a booklet entitled The Prevailing
Tynos Of Phlo,ophy cap they logically reach Realty
III, object i 10 show that the attempts Of modern
philosophy to meet the agaOStcSn o. spencer ana
rs school are unsatisfactory, and mat the OILY way
r. cortcract the new scientific positions j. n bcSh by
assuming Rc1iitv Instead Of trying 10 prove lt-Whc
IN NcC.,e, holds Z, Lc iu.practlcabe Tho acnostc,
will probably not he stow n take advantage oi Az ti'
. involved in tn, recommendation. The pTacuce "i
ssum.nc what cannot be proved ha' lhdceh 'au'ca q
c,e,, deal Of conflict ana confusion in the world
already and unic,, al sign, fail, the main tendency
n raodern thought i in direction distinctly unfavoi
ALL. TO tie extension o. continuation Of that method
Of reasoning.
Lqckhart's Life Of Burns appears In the Minerva
Library Ward, Lock d co.. in q revised edition, Win
new notes appendices. etc. by John II. Ingram. Inc
new matter the book full third the sppendiccs
covering vast amount 81 information on speca! points
u Burnss life and works. This edition has the merits
OF cheapne,s hardness, and fulncos
volume Of popular lectures and discussions before
tie BROOKLYN Ethical Association Is published by James
II Ward Boston under the title Sociology II com
rrses views Of the various steps in social develop
uent from the evolutionary point Of view. AnoHG
tie interesting papers are those on social REFORM
in one Of which statement Of the anarch,tc method
Is given by the Rev. Hugh O. Pentecost, which VIII
probably DO surprise TO most readers
new volume in the International Education Series
ID Appleton & Coz is Higher Education of Women in
Europe by Helene Lange, OF Berlin, translated and
accompanied by comparative statistics by DIR. l.. II.
KIenm. II is Of special Interest TO teachers, but
Others will find plenty Of food for reflection In it,
statements. In the same general line is Education
and the Higher Life" by Bishop J. l.. spaldng, Of
PEORIA Illinois, Chicago A. C. McCurg Coz, though
the particular aim Of the Bishop is 10 emphasize tho
need OF religion IN educational work.
Dodd Mead d Co. publish translation Nv Mrs ".
Casey OF Baron IIochschilds little monogram IN
Desiree Queen OF Sweden and Norway. 1t s labor
Of love- and written with much sympathy. Tho
career OF Desrce checkered like that OF most
.overcgns Of weak states during the Napoconic era,
and she bore her vicsstudes bravey bnt il cannot DO
said that she was a remarkable woman in any way
Mr.. Goodyear has been encouraged by the success
which attended the first issue OF his History Of Art
10 bring out second and revised edition 0Iornes &
Coz. with "a number OF Illustrations. The work
deserves TO become a class book In all elementary
schools OF art and cannot fail prove Of great value