New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-18
NEW BOOKSAND NEW EDITIONS

Tia SECOND volume Of swift: Selections from His
Works." edited by Henry Craik, mas oeeh issueo
from the Clarendon Press. II contains the ORA
pier's Letters" and the best examples OF swift $
noticaI writings "Gulliver's Travels" the Essay
n Conversation' and a number Of the poems written
h later life The Introduction and notes are com
pact and Of indispensable utility for Understanding
illusions made by Swift TO persons and aifars that
have passed out Of the memory even OF the moS'
learned readers. The lines of the text, both prose
and poetry. are numbered In the Margin Inc "oiN
n imported by Macmillan q Co.
A recent addition to "Whttakers Library IS
q volume Of genial essays about Men and Things
nv Caleb s Henry d. d. CThomas Whitaker. in
which points of minor morals and the foibes OF
men and women are discussed. DR. Henry Is Tar
from being extremist. He holds the old-iash-
toned views about temperance about the rights vi
women and about social reforms. Literary ana per-
sonal "Reminiscences minge with the flow OF MS es-
says which smoothly as the tax OF
clever conversationalist One can easily imagine
how much he loves a good talker by his description
Of Washington Allston. of whom he says; ohe
Of the most delightful takers ever knew was our
own Washington AIlston. He was the best reater
I ever heard, his language the most simple, cear
and exquistely fecitous. ] shall never forget the
many many short long evenings-from O'Clock 10
1Lin which 1t my privilege in early lie W
listen to the bengnant old man."
~ Dec1pherment OF flflsei-Ii'i''' ~
Francis Cation macmillan Coz. is a short sup
plement to the work of that well-known scientist
on Finger Prints" 1t is argument drawn from
experience of officials in India in favor of the use
of fnger-prints as a of identifying criminals
ct have lately into possession he writes
'of the Impressions of the fore and middle myers
Of the right hand of eight different persons made
by ordinary officials in the first instance In the year
1875 and secondly In 1892" These afford new proof
of the persistence OF minute peculiaritles III u"e
markings Of the fngertips. The essay is illustrated
with a number OF plates. In taking impressions MT.
Cation advises the use of printers ink instead Oh
dye watercolor.
Thoughts on Institutions Of the Higher Educa-
tion" by DR. Montague r. Leverson. is a rather
violent attack on study of the classics ana the
present university system. Apparently the author
Is not aware how large place the natural sciences
now occupy in the colleges and universities OF the
United States
The old guide-book. Boston Illustrated pub
lished twenty years ago and frequently revised
since has now been replaced by Houghton. Mifiin
& Co. with a wholly work prepared by EuWih
NJ Bacon Not only is the etter-press new but all
the pictures $50 in number. After sketch oil the
history of the city the various quarters are de-
scribed in succession. A peculiar feature OF the
work is what is called dictionary index, which
not only refers in alphabetical order to persons.
places and things mentioned in the body of the
book but also adds under the various entries such
Information as may be needful. Besides numerous
small plans the book contains large map OF the