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    Aagustis, 1 — 883 ' The PubKshera ' ' * ...

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    Books Received :— From Messrs. W. Sc B. ...

    == between 1820 and 3 882 , takes a somewhat rosy viow of the state of affairsand credits us

    per-\ 1 U v ** , JL V * haps « fear fear with would would an amount scarcely scarcely of be be sanitary iouna found to to progress exist exist it if which some some

    e examined of oor large * towns A great or improvement even Tillages / he -were says closel ' ha y s

    taken place rd . s construction in — the dwellings and of sanitary the peop «/ a le rrange , , both

    a as s rega *> -O— - — o respect X ments vD fc ^ w w ; ' there v althoug is h still he the admits much assertion to that that be 'in done this the ' latter home He

    further ventures on * of a working man is much more comfortable than / i /» i l baron "I of the tt olden it times ¦• »

    that of a powerfu . ' How far this will square with the experience of

    the children ..- •¦ a who 1 read the . % book 1 1 , if /* . they happen 1 to . live W Ik , / in * —••» Seven _ . _ Dials , or in the more - neg g—j lected ^^

    parts feel some of St doubt . Pancras . Agai , is n , a the matter author on which says that we ' thefatal epidemics "which used to be of frequent

    occurrence fifty years ago , and even later , have almost disappeared owing to the greater sanitary precautions , and to the better understanding of

    the laws of health by the people themselves . ' "Whether this is not an incomplete statement ¦»¦¦» must be a matter of opinionfor although we are

    —»» w — — - - — , ^ J no longer visited by some of the epidemics common in days gone b }' , there have sprung up other ^ BF b ^ BB |^ ^ pV ^^ - diseases — — — i ¦ " ~~ — — ^ ~— , ^ B" and —~ ~~ — especiall - ~~ ^^~ ~— ~ y ^^ what Professor

    —Tyndall describes as dirt-diseases , which are whole scarcely however less terrible these in Readers their results are . Taken well done as a - - - very

    and likel , y to be , among - the most popular ^ of the , numerous series provided for our elementary schools .

    From Mr . C . 3 P . Ed-wards ( Swansea ) . — ' A

    Complete and Reliable Guide to Swansea and the within Mumbles easy , Gow access er , of and Swansea other Places ' by James of Interest

    Chap-, tion man Woods of his . book The relating author tells to Swansea us that and the por the - Mumbles is based upon the materials already

    collected book issued , and on especi the visit ally upon of the the British official Associa hand - - tion in 1880 , but in regard to Gower his work is

    almost entirely original . He may be congratulated with while good at the on maps same having , time clear produced , from tables a a , very literary and useful directions point book of ,

    view , he may be accorded considerable praise . From ' Good Messrs Stories . "Wells / Series Gardner 67 and , Darton 53 These , & Co little . —

    mendation books have of reached a reviewer a point is almost when . superfluous the recom- , but DUt as iLR it it" is 1 Q invited lMTTlfin / 1 b Vv » r the 4-V « £ k recei - ** £ k /> al « pt -kt- of f \ f two fiXT / -k pretty YM'O'ftiJ '

    volumes , clad respectivel y y in crimson ancf gold gl & ft nd iaadly aty blue , , for tor and the the tales tains gold , are firo we brig hrip give -ht ht . it wel well and l told told give , and and it

    good without being ' goody / la , each volume , coloured tale "wrd are plate four form or s five a frontisp separate iece to stories the se , p and arate a s .

    Froni the Great Eastern Railway Guide Office

    . ja r " ' South A Tri ern p to Bel the i Ardennes ' No 1 , of being Holiday a Fortni Hand ght

    pvi ^ ^ kfl » g , which for edited ¦ ¦ the — —— -w modest *¦ b g y tains ^ um tB ^ y Percy » kS . sum Pk- / all «>¦¦! m « a 4 Lindley | . of XbT that one ^ pT »• ^ b ^ . penny Bbb * ^~ ¦¦¦ f The > JKA ^ V a - ^ bp idea ^ guide Tj ^ " ^^ ^ - ^ of ^»

    -jj ~ ? ^ J to know con concern ing the s & pot tourist selec ted reall for y

    J ? ^ holiday journey is a happy proof that such l

    ^^ ,-r- ^ « re no the onger privilege con tinea of the to million the lew . The but idea are Jg

    is also well to carried the ~ companion out r ~ - ~ , " and ^ — ^ ¦ « guides we - ~ BBB- H — ' W can ^^¦ r BB ] to ¦» " ^ g the ^ Bf ive b ^ « 1 BB ^ a Moselle ^ WpiBB good ^^^ V «^ ^^ M B ^ ^ B ^ word and ^ BJ ^ BT H W

    Holland . From Messrs . G-rifflth & Farran— ' Cruising m

    . Many Waters / by John WilliamDorville , Vice-Admiral . The author of this little book of naval travel and adventure tells us in the preface that

    he ' penned it two years ago , 'when snow was deep and time hung heavy / and that he wrote it from !

    memory there to . On is , much this not havi to apology be ng said any it for journal may such be a or remarked papers lan of author to refer that - ( p

    record ship , as which it gi , ves if the a cri author spness had and acces brightness s to volu to a - s minous records \^ mi lu . ht soon be overladen V- / 144 with :

    detail - **¦ " »¦ * * - ^ v ^ * . - **^ - p We jl . - ^ j , v ^ * have . ^ J ^ ¥ j , J . MA in g & A e *¦ ffect * k 7 v /\ b / a * sailor * w » ' \ j' ' s story CV . V & A of his l / U life in the navy , from the year 1828 down to 1858 ,

    and there is much in it which will interest all ; who have a taste for maritime adventure . The ' gallant officer wisely abstains from using his '

    opportunity —a temptation to set which forth perhaps his views some on n of aval his reform com- 3 \ rades would have been unable to resist—and the : '

    only remark he makes in this direction is en the slo-wness of promotion , which he justly describes as ' the bane of the profession / * Many schemes /

    he Tvrites , ' have been adopted to remedy this evil ; and it was a wise determination not to keep young fellows toiling on so long before giving them their

    first step ( that of lieutenant ) , as was the case when I went to sea . Another immense advantage was the doing away of interest and allowing ^^ merit

    disclaims to have its any chance literary / Admiral talent , but Dorville _^^ his narrative modestly , , ¦ rough and ready as it — is from - - — the _ ... _ critic _____ ' s , stand — - \

    point { j , is a pleasant - ^ bit of . reading , and it is . animated throughout by the genuine sailor spirit summed up in the author ' s words : ' I saythen

    after a long experience , that the only thing , to do , is to keep up a stout heart , to lose no opportunity of learning _ - __ j your ^__ wort _ — _ h , zto _ volunteer _ _ for any _^

    service that may be offered , and to hope that , in the words of Russell ' s popular song , u There ' s a good time coming , boys , we'll wait a little

    longer / ' ' From Messrs . Haaell"Watson & Viney . —* The

    Barrow Koute to the , Isle of Man , . ' Written by E . P . Stokes . Illustrated by W \ S . Whitworth . EDgraved by Messrs . Cheshire . This is

    emphaticall y a dainty •/ guide-book . Printed on A toned - paper , illustrated with some really charming ictures of the Manx beauties—of scenerywe

    mean p , not of the fair inhabitants—and the , descriptive letterpress well and attractively written , no — better - __ companion _ t _ could be desired for an

    outing to the island . In his opening pages the author passes a high , and , from the public standpoint ^ — _ , we - _^ believe , a well-merited , eulog ^ jium

    on the Midland Railway . From Mr . Joh . ii Heywood . —' Health Lectures

    of for the the Peop admirable le , ' Vol . addre VI . sses Another published annual volume by the authority of the Manchester and iSalford Sanitary

    Association , and delivered under their auspices in the season 1882-83 . The general subject of the volume is * The Home and the Household in

    their find are Sanitary included Aspects the / dangers and under connected this head with we dwellings BJ f and how BBBtflB to Bi avoid Bi them ¦ ; food - ~

    warm-^ pB ^ ^ - ^^ ^ . ^^ am PB »*» J ^ P ^ h ^ bbT , W * — ^ " ^ . ¦ ¦ ^ B * V BB - ^ »~ ^ BP' - ^ — — ~< * H ' ^ , g ~ of ing health and lig , hting clothing , domestic , thrift poisons , and , cookery personal . The care subjects are in each case dealt with by men

    Aagustis, 1 — 883 ' The Pubkshera ' ' * ...

    Aagustis , 1 883 ' The PubKshera ' ' * Circular ¦¦¦ ¦ 693 — —¦ ¦ ¦

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  • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), Aug. 15, 1883, page 693, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_15081883/page/9/