Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-09

IooILLNhS OF PRACTICAL. HYGIENE Adapted 10
| American conditions. BY c. Gilman Currier,
N. D., visiting physician to the New York City
Hospitals; Fellow Of the New York Academy Of
| Society; member of the American Medical As
sociation &c New York: E. ID. Treat.
Dr. Currier says in his preface that the
preparation of the book was undertaken at
| the instance of busy practitioners and stu
dents, who emphasized the lack of a COM
pendious work upon practical hygiene, EN-
podylng the most modern truths and which,
at the same time, was adapted especially
to American conditions. 1t may safely be
said that the lack complained of no longer
exists. Each of the following named and
several other subjects have chapters to
themselves: Soil, Climate, Protection OF
Body, Clothing, Bathing, Personal Hygiene
Physical Exercises. Schools, Occupations
Their Influence on Health, Heating, Light
ing, Buildings Ventilation, Diet, Foods
Their Preparation and Adaptation, Water
and Water Supplies, Fluid Waste Sewers
Drainage, Plumbing, Garbage and Other
and Diseases. Infectious Diseases Disin-
lection, Restriction and Communicable
Diseases. 1t Is book for the intelligent
men and women of this time.
BIOGRAPHY OF THE ENGLIGH LANGUAGE
and modern authors. and some account of their
history; also an examination into the present
| position Of English among the languages Of the
world. BY Arthur Macarthur. Ii. D.. OF this
city. author of Education in Its Relation TO
Manual industry" &C. Washington, ID. C.: W.
III. lJwdelmilk * Co.
In his preface DR.. Macdonald SAYS that
probably the most illiterate persons in
England were those who first spoke and
heard the English language. Its very ex-
istence was threatened by Norman-Frepch
laws and forms of speech, but the old Saxon
element was still numerous body, and re-
fused to surrender its vernacular. The two
races were ultimately blended into one peo-
pie, and their language was the natural re-
suit OF their situation" This volume is a
history OF that language alone. Not writ
ten for pathological scienti lists, IL commends
itself to the average reader. 1t is an ad-
mirable production.
| HISTORIES OF AMERICAN SCHOOLS FOR THE
DEAF, 1sl7-1S9S. PREPARED for the Volta Blu
reau by the principals and superintendents OF
the schools, and published In commenoration OF
OF America. Edited by Edward Allen Foy, Pi.
d., professor In the National Deaf Mute College
aud editor of the American Annals of the Dear
In three volumes. Washington: The Volta
Bureau.
Detailed history of all that has been done
within the United States, Canada and Mex
leo to enlighten those unfortunates whose
inability to hear would, but for philan-
thropic intervention, mean also inability to
speak. The experiences of hundreds of ex-
pert teachers are given by the teachers
are invaluable. The work reflects great
credit upon all who were concerned in its
preparation.
THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS. CHRIST
MAS NUMBER FOR 1893. New York: Ingram
Brothers.
Seasonably clever and quite as attract
i've as any Of the many popular Christmas
numbers issued by Great Britain's Oldest
illustrated journal. A story by Rudyard
Il xa-ir fhar
known authors. and a profusion of artistic
exhibits of the highest class. The colored
pictorial supplements are copies OF Grand
fathers Pet" by Arthur }. Elsley, "Une
Colombo. by G. Grassland Robinson, and
Say Please" by w. Oliver.
FATHER CHRISTMAS. New York: Ingram Bros.
This is the children's Christmas number
OF The Illustrated London News" is full
of pictures anu children's poetry, and lacks
nothing of being very desirable publica-
ton for youngsters. Use Biggest" is the
title OF the big colored supplement, the
original picture being one of Arthur ].
Elsleys popular productions
WOMEN wAGE-EARNERs; THEIR PAST THEIR
PRESENT AND THEIR FUTURE. BY Helen
oTmpoell author OF Prisoners of Poverty"
of the For Mrs HerpSon,s Incom rrcol sn
with an Introduction by Richard I. Ely, Phi.
a., IL D., professor OF political economy and
Of Wisconsin. Boston: Roberts Brothers, WASH
ington: Woodward d Lothrop.
An amplification of a monograph which
two years ago received a prize from the
American Economic Association Mrs.
| Campbell is on terms of intimacy with all
Information as to women wage-earners and
| in this her latest-publshed book gives a
great quantity of valuable information on q
topic of worldwide interest 1t is the only
"A n rAflranRa on, hfS c.,h4 &.
fills shat has long been a vacant place in
practical literature.
THE CITY OF ST LOUIS AND ITS REso1-RCEs
piled by Montague and Irving. Published by
the st. Louis Star Sayings.
Not awkwardly large, and vet compre-
hensive enough to do the subject Justice:
geographically perfect and an artistic sue
cess. The city's history. and especially that
of recent years. is cleverly sketched but
the volume generally consists of portraits
and biographies of the men whose brains
and energy makes the ST. Louis of TODAY
one of the greatest of commercial centers
As newspaper 'Star-Sayings' has done
much that is creditable to modern journal
ism; its efforts in the field of book produc-
ton are no less worthy of commenda ton
THE CROWNED HEADS OF EUROPE IN FAMILY
GROUPS. No. l, the royal family OF Great
Britain, its Saxon ancestors and alliances chart
and manual by :. +. Linton. author OF Lin
TOM Historical Charts New York: ID. An
peton Il co.
This work, which is dedicated to the alum
nae of the Georgetown Visitation Academy
the author having once been a pupil of that
institution-aims to teach about all that
possibly can be taught to royal geneal-
ogy in Europe To the student of history
the charts and the volume are almost in
valuable, not merely for the information
with which they abound, but also because
OF the extremely simple yet effective sys-
tenn by which the facts are imprinted ON
the frequently non-receptive memory The
work is thorough and up TO date with no
appearance of error; an unpretentious hui
lasting monument to careful and discriro
mating study of the useful sort that lahors
to help others.
THE ARMY AND NAVY YEAR BOOK Compiled
by Commander c. II. Rockwell L. s. y PhIls |
delphia: L. II. Hamersly Co.
More comprehensive than even its i'm
mediate predecessors. and containing all
the military and naval information
that could be looked for in such a
handy reference book. Statistics of the in
teresting sort abound in its nearly 200
pages, and there is much reading matter
that will both educate and please the lay
man.
NIBSY'S CHRISTMAS. By Jacob A. Ris, author
Other Half Lives" New York: Charles scrth |
ner's Sons. Washington. Rrentano's