The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1892-04-14
NEW PUBLICATIONS


"Shepp's Photographs of the World"
is large half quarto in heavy boards
and gold edges from the Globe Bible
Publishing Company, 705 Chestnut street,
! Philadelphia. 1t is sold by subscription
only. 1t contains 5z3 half-tone plates
from photographs. many of them instan-
taneous, taken in nearly ali lands under
the sun, in all chief cities and countries,
and including many views of curious
| collections. i he plates relate to Africa,
! Ireland, Scotland, England, Holland,
| Norway, Sweden, Russia, France, Switz-
! erland, Germany, Austria, Italy, Turkey,
/ Greece, Palestine, Egypt, India, Syria,
China, Japan, Mexico. Canada, Alaska,
( Brazil, Sandwich Islands, Australia anu
/ the United States Beside there are many
/ photographs of celebrated paintings and
! sculpture, and many views typical Of
! peoples, and art and history. lHhe pict-
ureS are about seven by ten inches each,
on heavy satin-sIlriaced paper and
printed well. There is very little text
! matter, only four 10 six lines at the foot
of each plate. Really this handsome vol
ume Introduces one TO nearly all of the
most famous views, landscapes and archi-
lectures OF the world. 1t is Il very
handsome volume, one full of interest
and full Of life and action, since all the
plates are from instantaneously taken
photographs. 1t is d book that III the
family will prove a never-failing refer
eDce and a source of delight, every page
being a text for lecture. The number
OF those to whom a trip around the world
is actually permitted is comparatively
few. Even persons of means sufficiently
ample for the indulgence of such q Jour
ney may not have the leisure. or, when
they possess both means and leisure, lack
the energy TO face the eNertion involved.
Many are restrained by home ties or
family interests too dearsto be broken,
even for few months, or by business
necessities that cannot endure prolonged
interruption. Easy as the Journey has
been made by the facilities OF modern
travel, it is still too formidable an under
taking for a majority OF mankind. More
over, even a trip around the world, in
the literal sense, would reveal to
the traveller only a portion of its scenes of
interest. Many of its greatest wonders
lie oil the line OF clrcumnavigation, and
require to be reached by special Jour
neys. To really see the world, one must
explore it, seeking out spots to the north
and south at every stage of the voyage
and thus extending a trip which can, in
itself, be readily made in a comparatively
short time, by many months of addi-
tional wanderings. 1t is fortunate for
the public that the perfection of the art Of
photography, and the extension given by
by modern enterprise TO the practice and
application Of this art, have rendered it
possible to bring accurate views Of ia
nous places and scenes cheaply to the
people. 1t is to serve such purpose evil
IDENTIFY that this book has been compiled.
1t covers a field that to travel in reality
would take several years of Iiune The
book, in our opinion, possesses a special
value because ofits accuracy and complete
ness, as they are sunlight prescriptions
from nature by the medium of the photo
graphic plate. There is an order con-
secutive meaning to the arrangement of
the views that adds much to the pleasure
of examining them and to the informa-
ton they convey.
Rain Produced at WHIP is the title of
a paper by Louis Gathmann, 246 West
Lake street, Chicago. 1t is followed by a
paper, Can We Make 1t RAIN" by Pro-
lessor Simon Newcomb, and another,
Artificial Rain Making" by Professor
Edwin j. Houston, and final paper,
Clearing the Atmosphere" by Mr.
Gathmann. He believes that rain can be
produced at will by discharges of car
bonic acid and other compressed gases
into the atmosphere, reducing the tenn
perature to SO low degree that moisture
is condensed and a rain cloud formed.
The book, a small volume and mere
hint of what Gathmann claims to do, is
published for him in Chicago.