geography, her race inheritance, political history, social condition,
and present government.”--_New York Evening Post._
“Several efforts have been made to satisfy the growing desire
for information relating to Mexico since that country has become
connected by railways with the United States. But we have seen no
book upon this subject by an American writer which is so satisfactory
on the score of knowledge and trustworthiness as ‘A Study of Mexico,’
by David A. Wells.”--_New York Sun._
=IN THE BRUSH=; OR, OLD-TIME SOCIAL AND POLITICAL LIFE IN THE
SOUTHWEST. By H. W. PIERSON, D. D. With Illustrations by W. L.
Sheppard. 16mo. Cloth, $1.50. New cheap edition, paper, 50 cents.
“It has peculiar attractions in its literary methods, its rich and
quiet humor, and the genial spirit of its author.”--_The Critic._
=PROVERBS FROM PLYMOUTH PULPIT.= SELECTED FROM THE WRITINGS AND
SAYINGS OF HENRY WARD BEECHER. Revised in part by Mr. BEECHER, and
under revision by him at the time of his death. 12mo. Cloth, gilt top,
$1.00.
“Pithy, piquant, and picturesque sentences from the writings of the
late Henry Ward Beecher. They are admirably selected to show the
author’s characteristics. In the main they enhance one’s appreciation
of his excellences.”--_New York Home Journal._
“The wisdom and the world-knowledge of the great preacher have a
brilliant exemplification in this book, which, wherever it may
be opened, presents with the terseness and point of an epigram
impressive thoughts in abundance and of a nature that stimulates
reflection and edifies the understanding.”--_Boston Gazette._
“In these wise and witty utterances may be found the quintessence
of Mr. Beecher’s ideas about religion, morals, nature, art, and
man in all his relations to life and eternity. Mr. Beecher looked
for himself and did his own thinking. The result is an actual
contribution to the proverbial philosophy of the world which will
compare favorably with the most brilliant dicta of any other modern
man.”--_New York Journal of Commerce._
“If not always original, these selections are generally quaint and
forcible. We append a specimen or two: ‘The piety of impossible boys
is monstrous. A man’s experience stuffed into a little boy is simply
monstrous. The world is soundly skeptical of the whole school of
juvenile _paté-de-foie-gras_ piety.’ ‘There are many men who would
not blaspheme--oh no! but they will use cowards’ oaths. They will not
say “By Jehovah!” but they will say “By Jupiter!”’”--_New York Sun._
=TWELVE LECTURES TO YOUNG MEN=, ON VARIOUS IMPORTANT SUBJECTS. By Rev.
HENRY WARD BEECHER. Revised edition. 12mo. Cloth, $1.50.
_CONTENTS._--Industry and Idleness; Twelve Causes of Dishonesty; Six
Warnings; Portrait Gallery; Gamblers and Gambling; The Strange Woman;
Popular Amusements; Practical Hints; Profane Swearing; Vulgarity;
Happiness; Temperance.
=HISTORY OF THE OPINIONS ON THE SCRIPTURAL DOCTRINE OF RETRIBUTION.=
By EDWARD BEECHER, D. D., author of “The Conflict of Ages.” 12mo.
Cloth, $1.25.
The momentous question of future retribution is here historically
discussed with an earnestness and deliberation due to its
transcendent importance. The main interest of the inquiry naturally
centers in the doom of the wicked. Will it be annihilation? ultimate
restoration to holiness and happiness? endless punishment? or is
it out of power to decide which of these views is the truth? The
discussion is intensified by being narrowed to the meaning of a
single word, _aionios_. The opinions of those to whom Christ spoke,
and how they understood him, are vital questions in the argument;
and, to solve them, the opinions and modes of speech of preceding
ages must be attentively weighed, for each age is known to have
molded the opinions and use of words of its successor. Hence, Dr.
Beecher has found himself compelled to “trace the development of
thought and language from the outset to the days of Christ, then to
inquire into the import of his words, in the light of all preceding
ages; and, lastly, to trace the development of opinion downward
through the Christian ages.”
EDNA LYALL’S NOVELS.
=DONOVAN=: A MODERN ENGLISHMAN. 12mo. Cloth, $1.50.
“This story is told with vigor and intelligence, and throughout
the book is well imagined and well written. It is a novel of
sterling merit, being fresh and original in conception, thoroughly
healthy in tone, interesting in detail, and sincere and capable in
execution.”--_Academy._
=WE TWO.= 12mo. Cloth, $1.50.
“Well written and full of interest. The story abounds with a
good many light touches, and is certainly far from lacking in
incident.”--_Times._
“We recommend all novel-readers to read this novel with the care
which such a strong, uncommon, and thoughtful book demands and
deserves.”--_Spectator._
=WON BY WAITING.= 12mo. Cloth, $1.50.
“The Dean’s daughters are perfectly real characters--the learned
Cornelia especially; the little impulsive French heroine, who
endures their cold hospitality and at last wins their affection, is
thoroughly charming; while throughout the book there runs a golden
thread of pure brotherly and sisterly love, which pleasantly reminds
us that the making and marring of marriage is not, after all, the sum
total of real life.”--_Academy._
=KNIGHT-ERRANT.= 12mo. Cloth, $1.50.
“‘Knight-Errant’ is marked by the author’s best qualities as a writer
of fiction, and displays on every page the grace and quiet power of
the former works.”--_Athenæum._
“Among all the stories, real or fictitious, of Italian brigandage
which we have read, there is none more striking, picturesque, and
terrible than this.”--_Spectator._
=IN THE GOLDEN DAYS.= 12mo. Cloth, $1.50.
“Miss Lyall has given us a vigorous study of such life and character
as are really worth reading about. The central figure of her story
is Algernon Sydney; and this figure she invests with a singular
dignity and power. He always appears with effect but no liberties
are taken with the facts of his life. The plot is adapted with great
felicity to them. His part in it, absolutely consistent as it is with
historical truth, gives it reality as well as dignity. Some of the
scenes are remarkably vivid. The escape is an admirable narrative,
which almost makes one hold one’s breath as one reads.”--_Spectator._
“‘In the Golden Days’ is an excellent novel of a kind we are always
particularly glad to recommend. It has a good foundation of plot
and incident, a thoroughly noble and wholesome motive, a hero who
really acts and suffers heroically, and two very nice heroines. The
historical background is very carefully indicated, but is never
allowed to become more than background.”--_Guardian._
=THE GEOGRAPHICAL AND GEOLOGICAL DISTRIBUTION OF ANIMALS.= By ANGELO
HEILPRIN, Professor of Invertebrate Paleontology at the Academy of
Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, etc. 12mo. $2.00.
“An important contribution to physical science is Angelo Heilprin’s
‘Geographical and Geological Distribution of Animals.’ The author has
aimed to present to his readers such of the more significant facts
connected with the past and present distribution of animal life as
might lead to a proper conception of the relations of existing fauna,
and also to furnish the student with a work of general reference,
wherein the more salient features of the geography and geology
of animal forms could be readily ascertained. While this book is
addressed chiefly to the naturalist, it contains much information,
particularly on the subject of the geographical distribution of
animals, the rapidly increasing growth of some species and the
gradual extinction of others, which will interest and instruct the
general reader. Mr. Heilprin is no believer in the doctrine of
independent creation, but holds that animate nature must be looked
upon as a concrete whole.”--_New York Sun._
=MICROBES, FERMENTS, AND MOULDS.= By E. L. TROUESSART. With 107
Illustrations. 12mo. Cloth, $1.50.
“Microbes are everywhere; every species of plant has its special
parasites, the vine having more than one hundred foes of this kind.
Fungi of a microscopic size, they have their uses in nature, since
they clear the surface of the earth from dead bodies and fecal
matter, from all dead and useless substances which are the refuse
of life, and return to the soil the soluble mineral substances from
which plants are derived. All fermented liquors, wine, beer, vinegar,
etc., are artificially produced by the species of microbes called
ferments; they also cause bread to rise. Others are injurious to
us, for in the shape of spores and seeds they enter our bodies with
air and water and cause a large number of the diseases to which the
flesh is heir. Many physicians do not accept the microbian theory,
considering that when microbes are found in the blood they are
neither the cause of the disease, nor the contagious element, nor
the vehicle of contagion. In France the opponents of the microbian
theory are Robin, Bechamp, and Jousset de Bellesme; in England, Lewis
and Lionel Beale. The writer comes to the conclusion that Pasteur’s
microbian theory is the only one that explains all facts.”--_New York
Times._
=EARTHQUAKES AND OTHER EARTH MOVEMENTS.= By JOHN MILNE, Professor of
Mining and Geology in the Imperial College of Engineering, Tokio,
Japan. With 38 Illustrations. 12mo. Cloth, $1.75.
“In this little book Professor Milne has endeavored to bring together
all that is known concerning the nature and causes of earthquake
movements. His task was one of much difficulty. Professor Milne’s
excellent work in the science of seismology has been done in Japan,
in a region of incessant shocks of sufficient energy to make
observation possible, yet, with rare exceptions, of no disastrous
effects. He has had the good fortune to be aided by Mr. Thomas Gray,
a gentleman of great constructive skill, as well as by Professors J.
A. Ewing, W. S. Chaplin, and his other colleagues in the scientific
colony which has gathered about the Imperial University of Japan. To
these gentlemen we owe the best of our science of seismology, for
before their achievements we had nothing of value concerning the
physical conditions of earthquakes except the great works of Robert
Mallet; and Mallet, with all his genius and devotion to the subject,
had but few chances to observe the actual shocks, and so failed to
understand many of their important features.”--_The Nation._
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Transcriber's Notes:
In many areas the author has paid scant attention to alphabetical
order. This is retained.
Italics are shown thus: _sloping_.
Bold type is shown thus: =strong=.
Variations in spelling and hyphenation are retained.
Perceived typographical errors have been changed.