Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-01-10

Homilies Of Science. BY Dir. PAUL CARus.
Chicago: The Open Court Publishing

Honiies Of Science. By DR.. PAUL CAnus.
Chicago: The Open Court Publishing
Company. Cloth. $50.
These homilies, which are much more
readable than such productions usually
are, were contributed as editorials to The
Open Court, publication whose ayowed
purpose is TO endeavor ito conciliate re-
ligion with science" and of which DR.. Ca
RUS is the editor. The principle that per-
yades them. the author states, IS to
preach an ethics that is based upon truth
and truth alone" He rejects the dogmas
of Christianity, but is. at the same time,
believer in religion. We find little differ
ence between his teaching and that OF the
Scriptures, so far "a ethical doctrine 10
concerned. In that regard. in fact,
no one can read his book without
being benefited. As to his effort
TO conciIlate religion with science we
have nothing to say except that. faith
being the essence of the former, any such
attempt seems TO US superiiuous. The
author states that he began his career as
deyout believer in Christianity, but in
curry broke down his confidence IN its
dogmas, yet in the depths of his soul he
remained thoroughly religious. He Is evil
IDENTIFY q very learned man. and whether
we agree with him or not. it is pleasure
10 read his cnaste and harmonious sem
fences.
Ashes and Incense BY WAITMAS BARBE.
Philadelphia: J. Il. Llppincott Com
pany.
The title-page informs us that this is a
volume of poems and we Will not dispute
the statement, Mr. BARBE may be poet.
but he is certainly not a diplomatist. We
assume that he expects Us TO say some
thing pretty about his work. else he would
not have sent 1t to US, and yet, on page 10.
We find this ugly fling at us:
The critic Is the meanest man Of his race:
lie gioats Ger wrinkles In earths old face;
Bat in "A cycle he could not have made
so much as even a sea-Teed blade.
Could Mr. BARBE. who IS Of course not
critic!
The above quatrain, by the way, gives
pretty fair idea of Mr.. BARBE's alleged
poetry. The volume Is dedicated-w whether
with or without permission is not stated
to Hon. WILLIAM l.. WILSON.
Helen Keller Souvenr Of tie FIRST Summer
Meeting Of the American Association 70 Pro-
moe utb ICICtHy " nprrCs ~ btc DttJs
From the Volta Bureau, Washington,
ID. G.
About eleven years ago at Tuscumbia,
Ala. this little girl, HELEN KELLER. was
born. She had at birth. as far as IS known,
all the faculties and senses possessed by
any healthy child at that period OF life.
but at the age OF eighteen months
she suffered a serious illness which
left her totally deaf and blind. In
1857 a teacher was provided for her, under
whose tuition she made astonishing pro-
gress. becoming peculiarly distinguished
| for her fluent use Of English. In 1888 she
| visited the Horace Mann School for the
| Deaf, in Boston. and at her own request
| an effort was made by the principal. Miss
! SARAH FuLLRB, to teach her TO speak.
which was completely successful. She
i had but ten lessons. vet IN them ac-
quired all Of the elements OF speech
and combined them easily and natu-
rally. This souUenw contains two Of
| FULLER, which show her to possess CON-
mand of language that is no less than ex-
traordnary. Her portrait and her letters
| Indicate that she is q most loving and pre-
possessing child. as she is certainly very
| remarkable one. Professor AIExASDER
| GRAHAM BELL in an Introductory letter
states that such progress has been made
in notwithstanding that the time IS at
hand when dumbness among the deaf. like
illiteracy among, the hearing, VIII Do con,
sidered as mark of defective education"
and he truthfully adds: The more atten-
ton can be directed to the fact that q
cbild-blind aud deaf from infancy-has
been taught to think in the English Ian
guage. and to reed and write and speak
| with fuency, the more will the public be
| prepared to realize that deaf children who
are not blind may be similarly taught"
! Ger Rail and Cross Ties wih Grip-Sdck. A
Compilation ON the Commercial Travel
Ter. BY GxoRoE l. MARSHALL. New
York: q. w. DrLLINaHAM.
| The title Of this volume clearly indicates
| its contents. II il collection OF anec-
dotes regarding sayings and experiences Of
and verses upon drummeFs For the most
part it deals with the humorous phases Of
| the drummer's life, but II u not without
| selectlons that ere both serious and in.
styuctiye. Mr.. MAMMAL IL Rschmond