The herald., 1893-01-22


GUS ills Of woman, aud he gives numer-
GUS instances of recovery whore medi.
cine had failed. The dominion which
the soul may have over the body is
widely known among wise people. while
mere scraps of knowledge on the subject
have been the basis of many tissues" /"
which have made occupation for many
thousands of charlatans. The book con-
tains one chapter, however, that makes
it OF value; it is magnificent exposi-
tion OF the sanctity of sexual life, which
women usually ignore and deny. DIR.
Ingersoll's book would be better were it
all in simple English, instead of being
marred by some expressions which,
rightly or wrongly, pass nowadays as
can't, even in some honest religious cir
cles.
x*x
Houghton, Miflin & Co. usually inter-
est the boys in good thing when they
undertake to publish juvenile literature ;
their late venture with Zachary Phips,
by Edward Lasseter Bynner, being no ex-
ception to the rule. Mr.. Bynner is known
as the author of Penelope's Suitors,
etc., as we'll as of several historical nov
ele, of which this is one. His latest ef-
fort is by far the most important story
about a boy that has appeared since
Mark Twain's Tom Sawyer and Huckle-
berry Finn, although these books do
not resemble each other in any respect
but strength. The hero's life leads us
to an acquaintanceship with Aaron
Burr and his daughter Theodosia
and with Blennerhassett and the
conspiracy connected with his name.
Zachary ia an S-year old Boston boy in
the early years of the present century !:
fear OF his teacher, hatred of his step
mother and lack of confidence in his
father, makes him run away from home
and to sea, where he receives some prac-
tical instructions on the battle of life
from an old sailor who chances to like
him. He meets General Jackson, and
is on the deck OF the Constitution in its
famous fight with the Guerrero ;
is aboard the Chesapeake when Law.
renee gained Immortality by the words :
Don't Give Up the Ship, and with Old
Hickory fighting Indians in Florida
during the first Seminole war. He
finally becomes secretary of legation at
st. Petersburg and marriea charming
and lovely girl. A wealth Of good work
and good sense makes this story pleas
ing to either boys or adults and all
young people will find this stirring
period of our history very Interestingly
woven into Mr.. Bynner's new story.
xxx
In Harper Bros Franklin-square Ii.
brary No. 729 we find new and pleas
ing novel by Mary E. Mann, entitled,
In Summer Shade. Love, with its at
tending MISUNDERSTANDING, is the
theme. In a once handsome English
country home, but now neglected and
poverty stricken, the heroine is found.
In spite of the TACT that Mary Burne's
father had degraded his family name by
marrying gypsy, Mary is noble,
beautiful woman. Her beauty is the
chief cause OF her troubles, as she is
loved by men in entirely opposite classes
of life, whose jealousy and unreasonable
ness affords material for many incidents.
The other members of the Burne family
are amusingly and graphically des-
cribed.
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The Arena for January, 1898, is an ex-
ceptional number. The first article ia
indeed an enjoyable one by Mildred Al
drich and is the sketch of a general fa-
vorite of the American public, Alexan-
der Salvini. Occasionally extraordinary
fathers have extraordinary heirs; but
too often man of ability bequeaths his
son less, or what by contrast seems to
be less, than the average amount of wit.
But in this instance the son
is a worthy successor of the
iather and we meet a striking ex-
ample of the transmission of definite
gifts through several generations. The
article is well written and well illus
trated. Henry Wood, in scientific
treatise on Does Bi Chloride of Gold
Cure Inebriety? gives us some startling
facts concerning the growth of intern
perance in our country and the evils as
sociated with it, its possible cure and
ways and means to be employed. Helen
| Campbell furnishes an interesting papel
on Women Wage Farmers: Their Pset
Their Preeent and Their Future. She
treats the subject in very earnest. un.
derstanding manner. Prof. w. ]. Rolfe
presents his argument in part second oi
his In the Tribunal OF Literary Criti
cism: A Defense of Shakespeare, OF
Bacon VS.. Shakespeare.
Rev. j. T. Sunderland writes From
Human Sacrifice to the Golden Rule
while Rev. o P. Clifford explains hit
position and reasons Why the World't
Fair Should Be Open on Sunday. B. O.
Fowler's subject, masterly handled is
Are We Prosperous People? which II
answered in the negative. the dangers
pointed out and the remedies
explained and suggested. Rabb
Solomon SCHNEIDER teaches the
rapidity of the progressive age in Ma
tionalzation of Railroads. Edwin
Dwight Walker speaks of the New Re
ligion, which is really Theosophy, ant
dwells on its principle, teachings ant
successes. Edgar Lee has an interest
ing article on Astrology in London
which is somewhat scientific. Eveleer
L. Mason 8 article viii prove interesting
to the ladies', as it is an article upon
dress reform under the subject It'll,
OF Growth Comes from Within
Ella Wheeler Wilcox has q tribute
pure and sweet as benedictior
in her four verses entitled The Creed Il
Be- Read it and ponder we'll and tbeu a.
love sends it's simple message out deare
and sweeter day by day, you will heal
it's mandate echo from the skies.
Go, roll the stone of self away,
And let the Christ within thee rise.
A Few Words on Day in Asia, b,
Will Allen Dromgo' lie, followed by thl
usual Editorials, Present Day Prudence
and the Books of the Day Review
finishes up an exceptional number o
this great magazine.
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