The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-07-18
NEW PUBLICATIONS.


Professor Elisha Gray issues, through
Fords, Howard & Hubert, New York
the second volume of his delightful sci
ence primers. The first dealt witt
earth, air and water; the second takes
up In the same lucid and entertaining
manner energy, sound heat, light, ane
explosives. These are what the author
calls "the primal elements-not only OF
life, but of material existence itself
Without heat and light we cannot con-
ceive of the physical universe;and sound
becomes a modification of these, with
out which animated creation would
soon destroy itself, and even while II
lived would fail to develop, lacking the
means of communication" These all
involve motion, and that requires force
and continuing energy-or force at
work. Thus the author begins his ex-
plantations with energy, and, linking
one thought to another, shows how the
energy of the universe is constant
quantty-never more, never less, how
ever variable in application; and makes
clear the mysteries of the natural
forces, their interplay and mutual ex-
changes, and their relations to the
greater mystery of life. Then comes
energy in vibration, and under this lie
the principal topics Of the book,-sound,
resonance, sympathy, noise, music, IN
reference, ETC.; heat, expansion, gener-
alton, diffusion, radiation, the suns
rays; light. ether, color. transparency,
mirage, phosphorescence, the eye, shad-
ows. And finally he takes up explos-
ives of divers kinds, with the philosophy
Of their action and their utilities On
the whole, this volume, while quite as
popular in its easy conventional
style, its personal "reminiscences, Gu
rious experiments, touches of humor,
etc. as the first is even more directly
useful as an adjunct to the study of
physics. For sale at judas.
Justin Mccarthy in a review in The
Independent of the new book Arden
MASTER" issued by the Century COM
pany, New York, says: One Of the
most remarkable books we have had
for some time, at least In the world of
fiction, is just published by The Cen
fury company, arden MASTER by
DR.. Barry, the author of THE New
Antgone," which made a distinct sem
sation in the literary world twelve
years ago. Dr. Barry is a Roman Cath
Ollie priest who has mixed much in the
world of politics and society. Arden
MASTER" has already received some
most eulogistic reviews. and the critic
In Punch has described it as a work of
genius. 1t is a story about the Italy Of
to-day.
China. the LongLived Empire"
published by the Century company,
will be the first book on the subject to
appear since the present uprising star
tied the nations of the west. The
author, Miss Eliza Ruhamah Scidmore,
was one of the secretaries of the Orien-
tai congress at Rome last year, and is
a well known writer on the Far East,
among her publications being Gin
rikisha Days in Japan" and Java, the
Garden of the East During the past
fifteen years she has visited China
seven times She is a keen observer as
well as a spirited and entertaining
writer. The frontispiece is a portrait
of the Dowager Empress.
The Century Co. announces new edi-
ticns of Deacon Bradbury and "Chi-
ma; the Long-Lived Empire" OF the
former work the new edition is the
1fth
Sir Walter Besant's article In The Cen
ury for August, dealing with 1.-THE Riv-
srside OF East London: From London
Bridge to St Katherine's Docks" will
contain several striking drawings by
Joseph Pennell and Phil May The sec
md instalment of the venerable DIR.
William Masons Memories of a Music
i Life" also appears.
The publication Of H. Sutherland Ed
Yards Personal Recollections, bearing
he imprint of Cassell & Co., New York,
5 a notable addition to the literature
f "reminiscences. Mr.. Edwards is the
lean of English musical critics, and
as been an editor. playwright, war
pecial," and foreign correspondent. For
he lat fifty years he has been identi-
led with nearly every man of note in
he world of AIT and belles-lettres.
Travelling In Africa for pleasure is to
he natives, foolishness. Miss Helen
'addick In her book, "A White Woman
n Central Africa" published by Cassell
, Co., New York, says: when they
card that did not belong to any mis-