The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-08-12

Applied Physiology for Advanced Grades
Including the Effects Of Alcohol and Narcotics
BY Frank Overton. A. NJ, NJ. D., Late House
Surgeon to the City Hospital. New York. Cloth.
IL mo, 1872 pages. With Illustrations and Dia-
grams. Price, 90 cents. American Book Com
panp. New York. Cincinnati and Chicago. This
book represents new and radical departure from
the old time method pursued IN teaching physiol-
ogy. It begins with the study Of the cells Of the
body as the units in which life exists and acts ard
nth this as the basis Of treatment, shows their
relation to all the clemens OF the human body
and all the process0of human action. ! is
the keynote Of the treatment throughou. tns
book.
Plato's Apology Of Socrates, Critic ana a part OF
the Phaedo, with introduction Commentary. and
Critical Appendix. BY Rev. c. L. ktchel. H. A.
Instructor in Greek in Yale University. Flexible
cloth, 12mo, 1888 pages. Price s1.25. American
Book Company, New York. Cincinnati, and Chi
cago. In this volume the works Of Plato, usually
given in editions for school USE are supplemented
by part of the narrative of the Phaedo, describ.
ing the last sayings and doings Of Socrates. The
account of how noble the great philosopher bore
himself in his trial and while under temptation to
escape from prison is t.! Us rounded ont by the
picture Of the serenity and courage with which he
drank the fatal hemlock and met death calmly
and cheerfully, unmoved even by the entreaties
and tears of his friends. .....- <a....
Natural Advanced Geography by Jacques W.
Roadway. F. R. G. s.. and Russell Hinmar.
Large quarto 1850 pages with numerous lllustra-
tious. American Book Company. New York
Cincinnati and Chicago. The publication OF this
:, 5ook completing the series known as "The Natu.
/ IN
and teaching of geography in this country. Like
| the elementary book, its mechanical execution
represents the highest type of bookmaking In
| the preparation OF the work the authors were
guided by the Recommendations Of a committee
Of ffteep-a committee consisting of leading edu.
cators together with several Of the best known
geographers of the country. The result has been
book that is systematic and practical G,.ay of
man in relation to his environment.
The story of the English. By H. H. GuerAu
author Of "Story Of the Romans" s'Story Of the
Greeks" etc. Cloth, IL mo 1856 pages, H.
Illustrated. Price 65 cents. American Book
Co., New York, Cincinnati and Chicago
| In this book the author describes the leading
events characters and places ir English history,
in the form of stories or lessons suitable for
school reading. Many incidents and anecdotes
|
| with these stories not only because they are in
teresting in themselves, but because they IRE So
frequently used in art and literature that famili
! ar1ty With chem has become indispensable.
I The Lincoln Literary Collection, designed TO r
schooiroom and family circle, by j P. Nc
| Caskey, editor of the Pennsylvania School
| Journal, cloth, limo. SIG pages, price S1.oo
American Book Company, New York, Cincinnati,
and Chicago. This volume he's been named in
honor OF Abraham Lincoln, who was noted for
! his habit of committing to memtry poems that
| he enjoyed, and CHOICE passages Of prose which
| he WAS wont to quote in his speeches and writ
ings. His spirit felt an affinity for all that was
! choice and noble in literature and in human
nature Many of the selections presented IN this
book are those which were his favorites. among
others that poem which he SO often quoted und.
Of which he knew so profoundly the meaning
oh, why should the spirit OF mortal hA proud"
| Baldwin's School Readers, or School Reading by
Grades. BY James Baldwin, Phi. D., Editor of
:'Harpers Readers" author Of '.Old Greeks Stor-
| es,'' ''Old Stories of the East 1.-The Book
Lover" etc. American Book Company, New
York, Cincinnati, and Chicago. The series is
] constructed on anew plan and possesses many or
iglnal and valuable features that will at once
SonA1oAu tAo AooIV approval VI tue DesC LoaCnere
and its rapid introduction into the best schools
one of these is the division Of tho series into
! eight books.-one for each year or grade below
the high school. This division is peculiarly well
adapted to city or village graded schools. Tor the
convenience of all who may prefer them in that
form, combined series Of five books is issued,
this number of books having been found by exper-
to be the best adapted to country unRrsdea
! schools.
Birds of the United States A Manual for the
Identification of Species East of the Rocky Mount
aims by Austin c. Apgar, author of '.Trees Of the
United States,'' etc. Cloth, 12mo with numerous
Illustrations. America n Book Company New York
Cinncinati, and Chicago. The object of this book
!s to encourage the study Of birds by making 1t
pleasant and easy task. The treatment, while tho
roughly semitic and accurate. is interesting aph
popular in form and attractive to the reader The
special descriptions of the different species Of
birds have been prepared with great care ana
present several advantages over those in other
books. They are short and 30 expressed that they
may be recalled readily while looking at the bird
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