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More scientific, though far less popular,
we imagine, is a lecture by Prof. Lafayette
E. Mendel of Yale University IN childhood
and Growth Frederick A. Stokes Com
pany). Though read before the New Haven
Mothers Club, the paper is a physiological
investigation about the nutrition of the
young, with pleasant comparisons Of the
babies organism with those Of puppies,
kittens, guinea pigs and rabbits. The
male mind can draw such analogiee i'm
personally, but the New Haven mothers
must be made Of sterner stuff than marks
their eek il they listened to the COMPARE
SONS calmly.
Other Books.
Pretty nearly every form Of sport that
a reasonable man can ask for is described
In Mr.. Charles Frederick Holders Life
in the Open" published in an edition de
lure by G. P. Putnam's Sons. The scene is
southern California, where we have cours-
ing with greyhounds, fox hunts, hunting
the lynx, the mountain lion and the big
horn, with plenty Of work for the less am
bilious in shooting shore birds and fishing.
There are descriptions Of many other
phases OF California life, The reader
might prefer a little more Of the personal
element in the papers. The fine i~llustra-
lions are chiefly Of buildings and scenery.
The volume is a beautiful specimen OF
Typography.
Plato has become the fashion In London
feminine circles this winter and DR.. Emil
Reich has become his prophet. His name
appears as editor OF a New Classical Lii
brary' for which Mr.. H. F. Carlill supplies
a translation of the sTheetetus and Phile-
bus of Plato" (Swan Sonneechein & Co;
Macmillans). The translator modestly say
of Jowett'e translation: 1T bears some
marks of haste. 1t Is not, as a rule, close
enough to the Greek, and at the same time
the level Of the style is very uncertain
Where it excels is in the happy rendering
of phrases I have noted such Of these
as I nave ventured to borrow" He like
wise provides a commentary and explana-
tons. The little book is gotten up very
attra ctively.
It is plea SAINT to zee that Anthony Troll
lope is not wholly forgotten. A very pretty
edition OF The Vicar of Bullenden' is
published In two small volumes by Dodd.
Mead q Co. It will be a long time before
a closer observer of some forms Of En- glish
life will he found than Trollope. and his
novels are a delightful rest after the smart
ness Of latter day society romances.
For such az take a trip TO Europe seri-
ously, the people who wish TO profit by
every moment Of sightseeing, H. A. Guer-
ber's How to Prepare for Europe" Oodd,
Mead and Company will prove a great help.
Within it's narrow compass will be found a
condensed history Of every State in Europe. a
summary Of sacred and Of ancient history
to explain pictures, statements Of what
there ia to see in each land, compendiums
Of art, including music, practical directions
for the traveller and a limited vocabulary
in six languages. To each chapter is at
taohed a photography. The book is very
we'll done and must have demanded much
work in selection and arrangement. To
the m~ethodical, who plan we'll ahead,
this little book will be a guide to reading
for weeks or for months, as they may pre-
fer, about the things they propose to see.
1t is illustrated with maps and many pic
lures, showing great catholicity Of taste.
In THE Electoral System Of the United
States" C. P. Putnam's Sons) Mr.. j. Hamp-
den D~ougherty has an axe to grind. He
believes the present system Of electing
the President is wrong and prefers a system
OF direct voting, with proportionate repre-
s~entation carried to decimal figures. He
therefore tells in great detail the story of
past elections and Of actual and proposed
legislation on the subject. There is a very
full account Of the electoral commission Of
1877. The most valuable part of the book
we take to be the account Of the proposed
amendments to the Constitution. We fear
that IN onU nrNnnao1 Nhanno anna f,ath
ematical exactitude must be sacrificed to
easy comprehension.
The views expressed in magazines about
Oriental matters by Mr.. Thomas F. Willard
will be found in book form in @The New Far
East" Charles Scribner's Sonsl. There
has been an overabundanoe Of writing on
this subject of late. and ingenious spec,l-
lation has been sometimes upset by the
course Of events, but we imagine that guess
ing at the solution of Far Eastern" prob
lens is as legitimate an occupation as that
Of settling the Balkan affairs and one nearly
as useful. Mr.. Willard does not seem to be
so favorably impressed with the japanese
as some.
MANY short essays, most Of them ap-
parently book reviews. written by the
librarian OF the Philadelphia Free Library,
Mr.. John Thomson, are published under
the title "Hither and Thither" George W.
jacobs and Company. Philadelphia They
cover the great variety Of subjects that
come under a librarians notice, from the
Rolls series Of Chronicles and Hammurabi's
code to children's books and fiction. Under
the six greatest books" we find the au-
thor's selection TO be The Imitation of
Christ, 1.-THE Pilgrims Progress, Robinson
Crlsoe," Don ouixote.' Sir Thomas
More's utopia" and Franklin's Auto
biography
The addresses delivered on THE Two
Hundred and Fiftieth Anniversary Of the
Settlement Of the LEWIS in the United States"
in Carnegie Hall. New York, and in many
other cities are published in a memorial
volume by the New York Cooperative So
ciety, by direction of the committee in
charge Of the celebration.
Books Received.
Lady Baltimore" Owen Wister. MacmillAns)
- woman's Heart" Olive Ransom. Double.
day, Page q Coz
The Spur" G. B, Lancaster. Doubleday.