The National tribune., 1891-01-01
RECENT LITERATURE.
Magazines ana Notes.


In the January number Of The Forum DIR.
! Austin Flint of New York, publishes an article
on The Revolution in Medicine" DR.. Flint
! explains the method not only of DIR. KOch's
| treatment for consumption, but the probable
early extension OF a similar system Of treat
ment to most Of the other diseases that are
caused by bacili-sueh as diphtheria, typhoid
| fever, aud measles. P.of. Emile de Laveeye,
! the famous Belgian publieist has an article ex-
| planning The Division Of Africa among the
| European nations, accompanied with q map
| showing the territory claimed by each.
| Thomas G. Sherman discusses the probability
Of Tho Coming Billionairo." Among the
other articles in this number are Formative
! Influences" an autohingraphical paper, by
! President Timothy Dwight of Yale; :" Does the
| Negro Seek Social EqTality?" by Rev. J. g.
| Price, colored teacher Reform in Railway
Construction" by Oborlin Smith; and 1.-THE
Revolt Against Matrimony," by Eliza Lynn
Linton.
81. Nicholas for January opens with A Talk
About Reading" by Charles Dudley Warner
J. Il. Trowbridge's interesting story. 1.-THE
Fortunes Of Toby TraGord," is continued; and
Noah Brooks has an installment of his " BOY
Settlers" Other papers are The BoyhoOd OF
Michael Angelo" Lady Jane" and "The
| Golden Fleece"
The complete novel this month in Belfords
is "Sarz: A Story Of the Stage" by Celia
Logan. Frederick 7. Jones discusses interest
and interest laws; G. d. Black has an article
on Sidney Lanier; aud Henry George, jr asks
How Long Will Our Navy BE Efiective2" A
clever short story, entitled Laying a Man
Trap" by Stanley McKenna; a paper on
physical culture, The Fine Art of Walking"
and an article on the Lake Region Of Wiscon-
sin are a few Of the other attractions.
sgd Il. Griffin has an amusing cartoon in
Puck of Dec. q, entitled, Emotional Promo
tion-A Study in Progressive Susceptibility"
1t illustrates the loYe-making episodes Of our
military heroes, from that Of the callow Cadet,
through the various grades Of the service. to
that Of the seasoned old campaigner, the Gen
eral.
Among tho January numbers OF monthly
publications, the current issue Of the ,IeRHess-
Miller Magazine is perhaps the most attractive
10 women. IL is really holiday number, rem
dored handsome and artistic by many elaborate
illustrations The subjects, nearly 20 in num-
Der, are Of very high standard, and many
novelties are presented.
The North american Rerieo for January con-
tains articles on THE Future Of the Indian
Question: by Gen. Nelson A. Miles; Ireland
in the Light Of History" by w. +. H. Lecky
The Restriction Of immigration" by the Hon.
Henry Cabot Lodge; Dounelly's latest re-
searches as to the authorship Of 81 ak speares
plays" by Dr. w. J. Rolfe; and "Ine Posi-
biities of a Commercial Union with Canada"
by Erastus WIman. Altogether the number
will contain - articles-amOng those not al
ready mentioned being How Shall We Man
Our Ships" by Rear Admiral Luce; Vital
Statistics of the jews" 10y DIR. J. S. Billings,
Special Agent Of the Census; aud The Late
Financial Crisis" by Henry Clews.
The 18th Ohio Roster and Reunion pamphlet
is now in the printers hands. and will be out
about Feb /. IL contains 45j names and adj
dresses. The boys had better send their 81 for
a copy who have not done so, as the book Is
worth a flyer TO any "Gypssy." Address the
Secretary, Tom L. Steward, Dayton, o.
The report Of the 18th Reunion OF the 10jih
Ohio held at Chardon Oct. and 10, has ap-
peared ia pamphlet FORM aud will be sent to
any member by the Secretary, NJ. l. Maynard,
Chardon, o.
pamphlet edition Of $50 copies Of the His
tory Of the lJ9th n. Y, written by Lieut.. Ed
ward Duffy, is in the hands Of Francis p.
Harper Il East Sixteenth street New York.
The work was compiled from the authors
diary kept during the war. IL is we'll written,
gives an account Of all the battles skirmshes,
marches, etc, that the regiment engaged in,
with full list Cl the field, staff and line officers
promotions from the rank, general officers
under whom the regiment served. list OF cities
and towns visited in the line Of military service
transportation, sea voyages, etc. Sent postpaid
for $3.50
We have received the Report Of the Trustees
OF the Stannard Monument, erected in Lake
View Cemetery, Burlington, VT, and dedicated
in June, 1889 To this monument the GAR.
Of Vermont and the friends Of Maj.-Gen. Stan
nard contributed some $50 out Of the entire
sum Of Sl,259lS raised by subscription and
expended.
In the Arena for January Alfred Russell
Wallace answers the question, Are There OBJ
jectiye Apparitions?" Wilbur Larremore, in
the Popular Leaders series, writes of Grover
Cleveland. "Was Christ a Buddhist" is an
interesting paper by DIR. Felix l.. Oswald; and
+. ID. Stark talks Of silver coinage. Elizabeth
Cady Stanton, Dom Piatt, Moncure ID. Conway
and Others make up a symposium in review Of
Helen Garincr's book, " Is This Your Son, My
Lord p" and the Rabbi Solomon SCHNEIDER
shows that migration is a law of nature.
"Ine burnside Expedition and the Engage
ment at Roanoke Island" is the title Of a neat
pamphlet published by the Rhode Island Sol
dier5 aud Sailors Historical Society, at Proyi-
dence. IL consists OF papers read before this
society by COmTade VIII l.. Welch, o. the ODD
Mass, and are very entertaining and accurate.
COmrade Wolch's address is Massachusetts, Ma
tiunal Bank, Boston.
The 25th volume Of the Mdgasine Of Ameri-
can History IS opened with most attractive
January number The varied contributions 70
this periodical are always timely aud chosen
several departments are quite up to the high
standard OF this magazine, the best one of its
kind on this continent; there really is no
other which approaches il in general breadth
aud excellence Of character while in typo
graphical beauty il is ahead of all its eOntem-
poraries, whether historical or otherwise.
The story OF American irOn-making in The
Popular Scieace Monthly is continued in the
January number, with an account Of the intro
duction Of Iron Mills and Pudding Furnaces.
Like the first of the series it is by Mr.. VIM. f.
Durfoe, aud is literally illustrated. DIR. Andrew
ID. White has one Of his vigorous Warfare OF
Science" chapters in this issue, entitled From
Babel TO Comparative PhilOlogy, in which the
origin of the tower legend is given, and the
history Of the belief that Hebrew was the
original language is traced. There is a paper
on The PeOpling Of America by the eminent
French authority, NJ. DE Quatrefages. Garrett
J.. Servss contributes one of his attractive arti-
cles about the stars, describing Star-streams and
NebulR with an illustration. Prof. Huxley
writes on The Aryan Question and Prehistoric
Man, attacking the idea that the fOroiathers
Of the people Of Europe and India must have
been one race, because they spoke one language.
Many persons will be glad 10 read the fully IL
! Illustrated explanation Of The Storage Of Elee-
iTicity, contributed by Prof. Samuel Sheldon.
There is bright, suggestive paper on Elemen-
tary Botany in General Education by Prof
Marshall Ward. Mr. w. III. Larrabee illustrates
| The Intelligence OF Cats by many surprising
| instances both entertaining 20 tho general
reader and useful for the man of science. Mr..
| w. BernhaTt explains, 50 far as known, why
some animals are proof against certain pOfsOns,
aud WHY human beings can resist disease at