The record-union., 1896-01-11
new PUBLICATIONS.

c. f. Crisp, ex-Speaker of the House of
Representatives, writes on How Con-
gress Votes Money" Foreign Missions
il the Light of Fact are eloquently
considered by the Rev. Dr. Judson
Smith, Foreign Secretary of the Amer
ican Board of Commissioners of For
eign Missions. The Mexican Minister
at Washington enters into an interest
ing review of THE Philosophy of Mexi-
can Revolutions The war rumors of
to-day render eminently timely the
symposium on War and It's Modern
Instruments, in which William S. AL
drich, Professor of Mechanical En-
gineering in the West Virginia Univer
sity, treats of Speed in American War
ships; Admiral S. B. Luce, United
States navy, of Naval Warfare Under
Modern Conditions" and Lieutenant
J. K. Cree, United States army, of THE
Influence of the Air-ship on War" Karl
Blind furnishes a thoughtful contribu-
ton on THE Crisis in the East" and
the British Minister to Central Amer
lea writes interestingly of that country
and its resources. The symposium in
the October Review" entitled "a
Study in Wives caused such wide
spread comment that it has been
thought well to follow it by "A Study in
Husbands" which, in the January
number is dwelt on by such well-known
writer's as Marion Harland, Mrs. Bur-
ton Harrison and Elizabeth Bisland.
Other subjects admirably considered
are: How to Avoid War;" by "A Busi-
ness Man; Canada as a Hostage by
Edward w. Thompson; What is Ma
laria," by DR.. Cyrus Edison; THE Func-
tion of Public Education" by DR.. H. D.
Chapin, and AN Expensive Delusion,"
by Felix Oswald.
The two hundred and eighth volume
of 'Littelrs Living Age opened with
the issue of the week ending January
4th. For 1896 the subscription price is
reduced to Sc Good news to all who ap-
preciate and enjoy good reading. The
reduction in price means, we are as
sured, no reduction in size or falling
off in value, or any lowering of the
high standard which it has always
maintained. Foreign periodical liter
ature continues to grow not only in
bulk but also in the variety, interest
and Importance of the topics treated,
and it abSorbS to a greater extent every
year the works of the most promi-
nent authors of the day. Among the
many valuable articles which are al
ready announced for the new year are
Matthew Arnold in His Letters" by
Alfred Austin; .'Muscat," by J. Theo-
dore Bent; "Corea and Siberian Rail-
road,' from "Fortnightly Review;
Lord Salisbury by Augustfn Filon;
'Kashmir," by Sir Lepel Griffin; "The
Migration of Birds" by G. w. Bulman;
"Air Car" by Lieutenant B. Baden
Powell; Purcell by Frederick Crow
est; "Everybody's Chance" by John
Habberton; "A. d. 1920" from Con
temporary Review; "The Pleasant Life
of Punch from "Blackwood." For the
amount and quality of reading fur
nished the price is very low; to those
desiring the cream of both home and
foreign literature, the publishers make
clubbing offers also of very liberal
order, SO that any other paper or mag
azine can be had with the Age
The Arena" for January Roston),
freely illustrated, has these writers
preaching to the people: Personal Rec
elections of Americas Seven Great
Poets.' by eminent Americans; Hor-
ace L. Traubel in "A Few Latter-day
Notes on Walt whitman and full
page portraits; Rev. Minot j. Savage
on "A Glimpse of Longfellow," and
fullpage portraits; Rev. r. E. Bisbee,
d. D., on AN Inspired Preacher, or
Frederick W. Robertson and His Great
Work.; rs the Single Tax Enough?'
Celia Baldwin Whitehead on Henry
George and Nehemiah; Estella Bach
man Brokaw on How the Single Tax
Will Free Mem; Frances E. Russell
with "Notes in Reply; Robert Stein on
"A Universal Ratio" illustrated; Ly
man Abbott, D. D., on The Postal
Telegraph; Postmaster General Will
son on why He Opposes Governmental
Control of the Telegraph; Professor
Frank Parsons on why the Govern
ment Should Control the Telegraph;
DR.. John Clark Ridpath, LID, on
THE Bond and the Dollar; Hon Err
nest Howard Crosby on Count Toll
stoy's Philosophy of Life; Lillian
Whiting on THE Spiritualization of
Education in America; b. o. Flower
on THE Utopia of Sir Thomas More;
Mrs. Calvin Kryder Reifsnider on Be
tween Two Worlds opening chapters
of serial story with full-page half-tone
illustration; Will Allen Dromgoo1e on
"The Valley PATH" a story of Ten
nessee.
The January number of the Quar-
terly Journal of Economics" (Boston)
will contain articles by Professor
Bohm-B -Bawerk of Austria, who replies
to American critics of his economic
theories; by c. c. Closson, on Some
Phases of Social Selection" with es-
pecial reference to the heredity of ra-
cial characteristics; and by Professor
Willard Fisher, on Coins Financial
School and It's Critics" Dr. Hollander
contributes note on some unpublished
letters of Ricardo which have been
lately discovered, and w. B. Shaw a
summary statement Of the social and
economic legislation of the several
States in 1895. There is the usual bibli-
ography. In the appendix c. W. Mix
ter gives an account of protest (the
text of which is printed) against the
evils of the deprecated continental
entered on the Essex County
Probate Records in 1871 by the then
Probate Judge.
Cold bedrooms and overheated living
rooms are mentioned among the prin-
cipal causes of catching cold' in an ar
ticle by Dr. A. K. Bond in the January
number of "Babyhood'' (New Yerk).
The practical question of how to treat a
cold in young children is instructively
discussed. The Nursery Helps and
Novelties" and the department of
''Babys Wardrobe" contain many use
full hints and suggestions. The article
on THE Reformed Nurse Girl'' ad-
vances the rather novel idea that chill
dren's nurses be trained in kindergarten
methods. The medical editor answers