Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-02-29
OUR BOOK TABLE.

The March ''North American Review" IS
largely devoted to political questions, and
in view of the warm campaign that IS pc
fore the country its subject matter Is
wisely chosen. The opening symposium
furnishes the keynote; in 1t seven writers
of the Two prominent parties talk OF free
trade. protective tariff, free coinage ana
such matters as are deemed tissues Of the
presidential campaign" The writers are
Senator Mcmillan of Michigan, Representa-
tive McNIillin of Tennessee, Senator. His
cock of New York. Representative Bland
of Missouri, Senator Hale of Maine, Repre-
sentative Breckenridge of Kentucky, and
the Hon. w. r. Merriam, governor OF
Under the title, spending Public
Money! Hon. Thomas B. Reed, who pre-
sided over the house during the Fifty-hrst
congress. known now as the 'billlon dollar
congress, - writes on appropriations Tor
the Nation, - and in reply Hon. VS.. Holman
of Indiana speaks for Economy and Dem
ocracy."
DR. CYRUS Edison, in an article showing
the rapid advance of the race in the United
States, which he Justly attributes to favor
able physical conditions, very logically DEM
onstrates that in order to keep up the es-
tablished high rate of speed IN this country
it is a absolutely requisite that the engine be
carefully tended. In word, he advocates
rest for the body and the mind, that men
leave their business affairs in their place
of business and go TO their homes
for rest and recreation. That Sundays and
HOLIDAYS be observed, not giving any other
other reason for this observance than that
of proper care of the machine. Into every
house he would introduce ana have the
children taught the use OF dumb bells, In
dian clubs and chest weights. As ply
stefan he views with alarm the increase of
nervous diseases, art,affections, apoplexy
and kindred ailments, such diseases as not
only tell upon this generation, but entail
feebleness in succeeding ones.
The closing sentences are worthy of repe-
tition: Build up the body: build up the
body. No race may endure tnat
| has not the stamina and power OF the
healthy animal The American race has
run to too much brain.
'IThe Degeneration of Tammany," by
| Hon. D. B. Eaton, is terrible arralgn-
| ment of a club that from very small be-
| ginning and organized for an altogether
| different purpose, has becO me
| such a Formidable power in the politics of
| New York city and has extended Its in
| fiuence into state and national affairs. That
an organization so largely influential should
| not become more or less contaminated by
| greed of gain and of place IS not to pe
! wondered, that it is so thoroughly de-
| graded as this writer makes it appear ad-
| mits of question.
..The Worlds Columbian Exposition" by
! DIRECTOR General Davis, involves no poll
! ties. and the subject on which he writes IS
| one that should interest all patriots.
Hon W. NJ. Springer, now chairman OF
| the ways and means committee, writes IN
| advocacy of IAN International Monetary
| Conference and is of the opinion that any
| effort on the part of this congress to fix
money standards will be futile.
Beside the papers noticed there are several
of general interest, and for keeping readers
| informed on current topics this magazine
has few equals.
Published at New York, No. 8 East
| Fourteenth street, 50 per annum.