The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-03-23
BOOK NOTICES.

THADDEUS OF WARSAW. By Miss Jane
Porter. George Munro, publisher, II to 81
Vandewater street. New York. Paper, 25
cents. This is a new and revised edition of
this popular story. 1t is still a popular
story, and will continue to be read )twith-
standing the vast number of other stories
which are being place1 upon the market.
THREE MONTHS WITH THE NEW YORK
HERALD; or, News on Board of a Home
bouuder. BY Capt A. Minnott Wright.
William Beverley Harrison, publisher, 8
East Fourteenth street, New York. Paper,
so cents. This is something out of the
usual run of publications, intended for
light reading, and contains much that is very
interesting.
MAYBURN's TWINS. BY John Habber-
ton, author of "Helen's Babies" T. B.
Peterson & Bros, BOG Chestnut street, Phila-
delphia. Paper, 25 cents. All who have
read the other stories of this author know
with what cha m he portrays the doings
and sayings of the little ones. This story is
no exception, aud its account Of one day
with the children is very true to human
nature.
JAPANESE. GIRLS AND WOMEN. BY
Alice Mabel Bacon. Houghton, Miff1in
& Co., Boston. Cloth, 81 25. This
is q charming volume. very readable and
full of valuable information. It is doubt
| full il any where else there can be found so
| much information about japanese girls and
| women in SO small space. And che in
formation is given in SO delightful style
that one finds new pleasure in each succeed
ing chapter
PEfERsoN's NATIONAL Cook BOOK. Pub
lished by T. B. Peterson & Brothers, SOC
Chestnut street, Philadelphia. Price 25
cents. This book contains nearly 800 cook
ing receipts, purely American in their treat
ment of dishes used throughout the United
| States-in the north south, east and west
| for cooking and preparing in all the various
WAYS. and in the very best as we'll as the
cheapest methods, soups, fish, oysters. crabs.
| Holsters, terrapins, clans, meats. poultry :,
birds, venison, rabbits, pigeons, salads,
vegetables, sauces, pickles, catsups, pastries,
buildings, pot-pie, sweet dishes, tea ana
| breakfast cakes. sweet cakes, pre- erves,
| jellieS, jams, marmalades, dishes Tor the SICK
| and convalescent, and miscellaneous rec
| ipes of use to every housewife.
MEDICAL PRESCRIPTIONS. By DIR. John
H. King of Adairsville, Ga. James T.
Harrison & Co., publishers, Atlanta, Ga.
Cloth, $780, DIR. john King has for sew
eral years been compiling in the form of q
medical digesU the prescriptions of the
most eminent physicians of Europe and
America for acute aud chronic diseases
The book is indexed and formulated in
such a manner that the disease for which a
remedy is des red can be found at once.
| Classified in alphabetical order, and grouped
into classes so that the di ease having been
determined, the remedy is at once at hand.
The design Of this work is to give
to every household valuable aid 10
meeting the emergencies Of the sick
room, and to assist the physician in active
practice by giving to him the best formulas
and prescriptions which the experience Of
his profession has approved. These have
been collected from the standard medical
| journals of late date and best works upon
therape tics, practice and pharmacy. There
is an appendix containing variety OF
tables, rules, etc. A brief catechism on
pharmacy and pharmacology ,abbreviations
| in prescription writing, poisoDs and their
antidotes. the use of the thermometer, the
temperature of different diseases, the dan
| ger line, weights and measures.