New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-22
SOME NEW BOOKS.

The second bound volume Of Garden ana forest
more than fulhls the promise Of the hrs'' Even "e
city dweller, of garden. VIII ma fCh lulu Vi
entertainment in its Tacy papers All are shoi'' ClsP
and vigorous and speaking withal III exact S''e"No
knowledge For the enlightened owners OIL eaI0cu'
and woodlands this publication is invaluable II Is
crommed with news and suggestions from inc mo'b
ski led and practical growers. 1t IS absolutely up
with the tines' and is conducted WIN 'as'e anu
Judgment not 10 be questioned TO the "eH'ouo
women in country towns and Villages VINO are iona 81
uer gardens and anxious to make them as beautiful
and useful as possible, this paper IS 10 be especially
commended.
Under the title The salt Cellars the Rev. {. IL.
Sturgeon a. G. Armstrong Il Coz ha~ compiled
oI,eer kind o. volume Of proverbial philosophy. It
consists OF g. OILS saws" and popular sayings ana
,roverb, 10 each Of which is tackled some lines Oi
commentary by the editor. Both the matter a "a IIo
manner Of these eucdatory remarks lemhd one VI
The late lamcnted Martin Farquha: Taper 'AoNE"
one mses the peudO poeical franz in which tn JaeF
was wont 70 set his inanites. 1t must be SAID ho"
ever that if the reader judciousN ~hps Mr. spuseon
comments he VIII ind here number Of quaint anu
interesting proverbs many OF which have pdsseu one
Of the general recollection
Among recent useful publications is Sir paV"
Salomon's practical handbook OF Ele'trIc-Lls"' II"
stallations and the Management Of AccuhuI''o'N'
which the Van Nostrand Company issue a ne" ''''io"
revised and enlarged with many Illustrations
From Edward stanford London. we have Inc
Science Of Neurology; or Natural Neiell'9 anu ''"
ures A Challenge to the Metric SYSTEM U9 Wv
Hon f. Noel. The gallant captain enter, up'" us
campaian against the metric system with AL the "oo'
and contempt for practical considerations "'"'' '
actenze the born paradoXer. lie argues strongly anu
plausibly it may cheerfully be admitted U"' h'.''
fine less is he wasting time and trouble I'D an a''emV
to turn backward a current Of tendency WHICH H'9 '"7
since gone far beyond the possibility oil sue" "c"'
ucnt. That English measures art open to reform te"
woud attempt to deny but that in the event o. re-
form any other than the metric sy stem would nave
the least chance Of adoption Is too improb'pIe 10
Justify discussion
Arson D. T. Randolph & CO. publiSh The old
Missionary by Sir W. w. Hunter This naIl"'Ne
which appeared first in The Contemporary keNe"'
is an apparently true and certainly >Nmp"Uleu "'N
fender story Of the labors Of a vcneIaoe mI>'o""S
among some Of the hill tribes OF India. Hcioeh'a"N
il throws much light upon INDIAN ne al" '"'""''''
and is written admirably.
F. W Christern sends q curious mystical boon pear
ing the title " LuN Vera Far Un Lac American
II i. singular combination Of medieval and moderh
tbourbt II il were possible to imagine the lmlta
lion Of Christ annotated after the methods oil cNou
honarv philosophy. the result would approximate I'M,
,urious production. OF the reveicut ana dcF"Noi"i
spirit of the author there can be 10 question 'u' ms
NJ her religious basis Is more h"H'"i' ''"' '"'''
The volume is, however worth reading for more reasons
than its oddly.
Dr. McCo,l's little book on The Religious Aspect
of Evolution Charles Scrbncrs SON. appears III an
enlarged and improved edition. the change, including
a new chapter on Final Cause" ana the employment
of material furnished by A. Il. Wallacc9 recent WORK
on Darwinsm.'
second edition of the late Pete: Henderson
~Handbook Of Plants and General Horticulture mas
lust been brought ont by the Peter Henderson ION
pany. II is practically gardeners DICTIONARY con-
tanning not only the OF the fruits, flowers wee
tables etc most interesting 10 the Ameil'1h
gardener but also full instructions for the culture ana
forcing of them; tables and memoranda on various
horticultural and agricultural subjects; glossary Of
the technca terms used an describing plants ana "A
valuable monthly calendar of instructions for carry ING
nm the greenhouse and window garden and the flower,
fruit and kitchen garden. 1t Is handsomely Illustrated
and IS without doubt very useful book Of reference