The record-union., 1893-05-25
new PUBLICATIONS.

"Littell's Living Age'' is charming
magazine, now in its tittieth year. Recent
issues present the same interesting va
riety Of historic. literary and scientific
matter that has characterized its contents
from the beginning. The reader Is sure
to find i'll each weekly issue articles on
subjects OF the greatest present interest,
and which are, at the same time, OF per-
manent value. For instance, the recent
appearance OF a new history OF the Water
loo campaign has awakened renewed
interest on that subject, so, in No. 2,54S,
we tind two articles, one entitled The
Inner History Of the Waterloo Cam
pagn," by Arch Forbes; the other, "A
Contemporary Letter on the Battle Of
Waterloo" Talks with Tennyson." by
Agnes Grace Weld. is another timely
article, fitting in with the delightful series
OF the ASPECTS OF Teunyson," Part IN.
OF which, under the subhead of The
Classical Poems," by Herbert Paul, ap-
/ pears in No. $3.50. In biography No.
1913 gives an interesting sketch of tie
Christian philosopher and scientist, Sir
Richard owen. In No. LOIS we have n
delightful contribution by Austin Dob
son. on ''Silas 1old, Mariner and Meth
odlst." These numbers contain many
other fine papers-"rhe Private Life of
! the Renaissance Florentines," by Guido
Biagi; Some Unpublished Letters of
! William " ordswOrth'; the concluding
( paper on 1.-The lnadequacy Of Natural
| SeIectiOn,'" " by Herbert Spencer; jew
ish Wit and Humor," by Herman Adler
| Chief Rabbi; The College of France" :"
! by Frederic Carrel; "Mid-Winter in
1hessaly," by Herbert Maxwell; THE
| French Canadian Habitant," by Harriet
j. Jephson, etc. Littell 4 Co, Boston.
/ The social Economist for May New
York has symposium by John r. Com
| mons, Professor Of Economics at Indiana
/ University, and George Gunton, Presi-
dent of the School of Social Economics,
on the doctrine of demand and supply
/ He gives some rather peculiar definitions,
upon which he bases his final contention
4 that ali prices depend upon limited sup
I ply, from which it would seem to follow
that the only logical means of reducing
/ the price OF commodities to the COM
munlty is Over-productiOn-a theory ac-
/ cOrdlng to which the consumer can be
/ benefited only by injuring the producer
/ In his reply MIR. Gunton puts Mr. Conn
/ mons definitions through Il severe criti-
cism. showing them to be rather a plav
/ on words than statement of new ideas.
The title Of the editorial article, "Econo-
mics of Strikes and Boycotts," shows its
| tlmeilneSs, and 1t IS as vigorous and
logical as it is timely. We are given a
comprehensive idea of 'The Eight Hour
| Movement in England" by John Rae.
| Many will be surprised to learn that the
| question was first agitated as long ago as
/ 1888, and by employers instead of labor
| ers, and moreover that it was defeated by
! the Indifference and the divided opinions
of the working class. The Editorial
| Crucible, as always, is pungent in criti-
| cism and fruitful in suggestion; and care
! full review and selection of book and
magazine literature.
The .''Sanitarian" for May Or. A. N.
| Bell, Brooklyn, n. " is a very valuable
number. Among leading papers in this
| foremost sanitary journal Of the world
| are: The Croton Valley Water Shed and
Its Sponsors" j. w. Adams; some
Sanitary Attractions OF Brooklyn" i. G..
! Angel; Some Sanitary Inconsistencies" /;
daylight in the Dwelling-house," John
! Brett; "Archdeacon Farrar on the Drink
| Question:; Pine Forests and Mineral
! Springs of South Carolina" y. n. Bell;
The Reputation of the Dead"; Cholera
and Cashmier," A. Mitra; Employment
and HEALTH" Charles Stephenson; "Mor-
! tality and MOrbility Statistics" Harry
| Kent Bell; Report of Quarantine Con-
| ference Proceedings" William A. Thorn.
| In the Editors Table are: Father Mi
crobe in Clover" How Can Cholera be
4 Prevented?- Attack Upon Brook
| lyn," 'Nulsances of the Croton Valley
| Water She'd" National Sanitary Con-
ference of Officials,'' "Visit to Ellis
Island and Quarantine" Sanitary
Council of the Mississippi Valley Asso-
ciation."
A subject of great and growing i'm
portance is Irrigation in the Arid
States" 1t has the first place in the
Popular Science Monthly'' for June.
| The article is by Charles Howard Shinn.
| Herbert Spencer concludes his essay on
| The 1nadequacy OF Natural Selection !"
| The Ceremonial Use of Tobacco'' is de-
scriDed by John Hawkins. AN Ethno-
! logic Study of the Yuruks" is by AIcide
| T. NJ. d Andria. Modern Miracles" bv
/ Professor +. p. Evans, describes some of
the astonishing feats of Arabian and
! Hindu takirs. The Phenomena of Death
! in Battle" is by George L. kilmer THE
/ Revival of Witchcratt" is by Earnest
/ Hart" Certain Adaptations of Seeds
and Fruits'' is by j. W. Folsom. In
/ Nv by Grow Old ?' some hints toward
/ preserving early vigOr are given. James
/ Macdonald's account Of "East Central
| African Customs" is concluded. Frank
| II. Eaton describes The Bay of Fundv
| Tides and Marshes" 'Sir Archibald
GeikIe" is the subject Of the usual sketch
and portrait. New York: ID. Appleton
! u Co.
Richard Harding Davis series of Medi-
| terranean articles was begun i'll 'Harper's
/ Weekly" published May 18th. The first
paper is entitled The Rock of Gibral-
tar" and is profusely illustrated. The
same number OF the Weekly contains.
among other notable features, an article
entitled characteristic Sketches of the
! German Army" written by an American
officer and illustrated by Remington:
across the Divide" an article on the
! Nicaragua Canal by w. Nephew King,
! illustrated; illustrations of the Sunday
crowd in Chicago, of the German village
and of the Swedish building at the
/ Worlds Fair; view Of the proposed
I Williamsburg bridge across the East
River; story by Mrs. Eva Wilder Nc