The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-11-17
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New Books Received -"Sanitsrian' For
Octobcr-"A Hard Womau-"rriai OF
Sir John Ialstan.'

TIE SANrTARIAN: October, 1895. A.. NJ.
Bell, A. NJ, NJ. D., Editor. r. h. CORDIAL
Is. \. ~. VI. d.. and Harry kent Bell.
Associate Editors. Si0V a year
For sale by j. W Randolph Company.
The aim Of this excellent pefodicai
20 present to its readers interesting infor-
nation regarding sanitation and hygiene
il especially well indicated in this number.
Its contents are as follows:
sanitary Brusnwood licked Up In Eu-
rope. BY G. W Chancellor; "Diphtheria.,
.thClera Prospects, -Disiniecuon.
Eucalyptus Treatment OF Scarlet Fever
riculum" Medical Fees in Russia"
"Bacteriology in India,' and "Mal--array-
ed Women are the topics OF this admir-
able paper
Bacteria In Mineral Waters" FIJI
ters.' What Shall We Do With the Old
Well, sewerage OF Bdnburg and Leith.
Tenement Houses and Dwellings Tor
Working Men In Glasgow" "Molasses
pavements." and '"rhe Sanitary Topog-
raphy Climate and Mineral Springs OF
New Hampshire" are the subjects OF the
papers which make no the issue.
Their diverse subjects make discrimina-
ton as 20 tho most interesting difficult.
Zach is an able presentation OF the sub
ject which 1t discusses.
"a HARD WOMAN" BY Violet Hunt. d.
Appleton & Company; New York.
For sale by West, Johnson Il Compony.
In our Judgment Miss Hunt did a good
pioce Of work when she wrote this book,
and a piece of work which will speedily
win recognition. The Hard Woman
who makes the story is, unfortunately.
more usual in fact than I'm fiction, ana
Miss Hunt has done her justice with quite
unusual force. The various scenes INTO
which the book is divided stand out with
vigorous lifc-llkeness. and IL IS very eNl-
dent that they are the result or some
very keen insight on the authors part
into some not amiaDle types OF cnaIacte
In the opening chapter the heroine, Ly.
dia, is introduced to the reader aRaihs.
A domestic background, when does ny
bring out her personality IN a very olii-
hanUy attractive fashion, or, perhaps We
should say IN a very admirable fasnloh.
for attractive she certainly Is throush-
out, through her very deViltry. AZ we
story proceeds. this girl becomes inc Wlla
or an admirable man-not OF me ~ 49, 90
woman novel type-but very human as
well as very noble man and successlui
artist. As We go on, we are lntio uu ~,
TO the other man, the other womb, e.,
and finally to catastrophe. 70 bydla put
the work is az We have SAID, eNcelieh'iiy
done There Is no hint OF weakness III
the book from beginning 10 end. IL mas
the vim and go Of its centrai hsuIe.
QUARTERBACK AND FOX 81 ~; .r,I BS
Molly Elliott Seawell, author OK t. aui
Jones" "Midshipman Pauldlng, Llt.io
Jaws" etc. 2I2 PIP illustrated WIZ"
five pictures by George eriDDs' W. -
Wilde * Co., BOStou. ~ %
For sale by Hunter 4 Company,
Miss Seaweil has done notaDle WORK
FOR the Young people or our couhtI III
her excellent stories OF naval EXPLOITS
They are Of the KIM thal causes .n IA 70
er. no matter whether young or olu' 70
thrill with pride and patriotism Al tne
deeds of daring of the heroes OF our ndsS .
The present volume contains Two 49,
tlonally interesting stories OF v1,i Gil b hS ~
written for boys. but which VIII De VL
equal interest to girls as Wen a. oiuol
readers. The first story tells OF now a
Young fellow, who hated STUDY, anu uai
never been made TO 90 70 scB9ol, ar}ss
inc lesson of self-cOntrOl, ana py stilS,'
OF dlsgraceful failures 10 pass Ms eNtlil.s
nations for Annapolis, learned oy tApvi -
ence that the important thlhBs VI t,ii'
world are accomplishing ohly Dy s"7 vwbicb
EST kind Of work. The success -
came 10 him afterward SHOWS now lnot
oughlv and we'll this lesson was ~ 1870. re-.
The second story deals with iain0 ~
Incident of the English occupation U ~.
[ev-nOrt r. L. during the Revolutionary
War when General Prescott was cdPt"i
ed i'm his own house by hahdlul o.
Americans An important pdrt ~ ha
Incident was taken by boy. Mhat ne
did and how he did h Is fully told III inc
story. His service in the young American az.
Navy IS the natural result OF ms io'o i''
the sea and his ardent PATRIOTISM
CHILDREN'S STORIES IN AMEkiCA.N
LITERATURE. BY Henrietta ohIlsllan
Wriehf charles Scribner's Sons. New
For sale by West. johnson Sc Company
This book Is the first Of a series or SIX
by the same author willcn,, II VI, we mosf
valuable addition 10 literature Tor the c"li-
mis- first volume embraces the period
from iffD 10 1850 I'm American history. III
addition 10 the writers OF our early liter
ature-Flot. Smith. Anne Bradstfeet.
ete.-John James Audubon, Washington
Irving. James FenimOre Cooper Nlliiam
cullen BRYANT William II. Prescott Jonil
Greenleaf Whittier Natha A,1 e.. t hasn
Poe. iRaNh Waldo Emerson, henIy
Wordsworth LongfellOw. John Lathfop
Motley Harriet Beecher Stowe, Games
Russell. Francis PariSman, and OhVei
Wendell Holmes are introduced.
The salient points in the lives OF these
celebrities, together with abstracts OF
their leading works Miss Wright tells the
children in the form Of stories. whose
language is OF the very simplest so tn4t
every sentence Is thoroughly cnJoyaplt
bv very young readers. Her style IS dc.
lightfully suited 70 her purpose, ana VIII
Dee pleasing 20 adult readers as wen. ~
displays a thorough knowledge OF VIVA,
in is that nleases and entertans. as wei
as instructs children. and caretul eN-
animation Of the book must convince
those who make It Of its exceptional val
nae and attractiyeness. She places thoSe
WnOn Nlf mas HVlAaAl " NA',lf''
i'm her debt for wide cultivation, know J.
edge OF the child mind. and ability 10
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FETTERED YET FREE. study III
Heredity. BY Annie S. Swan Mrs Bur.
nett smith. author OF 'Aldersyde'
.carlCwrie." "The Gates OF Eden etc.
Dodd. Mead & co. New York. SO:
For sale 10y Hunter * Company
Few writers OF fiction on the plane on
Annie $. Swans work have enjoyed the
wcll-merited good fortune which mas beeI
hers during the last few years IN 'fIeh'
Britain-a popularity that has grown WIN
| her work. and - now greater tnah II has
ever been. In America. she is represented
| bv r. j. Roe and the influence or ger
/ stories I'M the home is more closely l9en-
titled with that of this popular. noVehsl
| than any other. II Is, therefore,, WIZ
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/ 10 elevate and inspire the great mass OF
| readers with a noble motive, ana 10 stlii'
! ulate them 10 better living. The penalties
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