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125A - . THE LEA D E B. [No. 452, Novemb...
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NATURE AND HUMAN NATURE. Nature and Huma...
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DURATION OF LIFE IN RURAL DISTRICTS. An ...
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On Nervous Disorders and Nervousness, la...
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Mexico And The Mexicans. Mexico And The ...
out cf which vre would gladly , had we room to do so , extract some very interesting matter ; bu 6 , as it is , we must here close our remarks , by assuring those who feel interested in the statistics of Mexico that this book is well worth their perusal and attention . It is true that it is wanting in romantic adventure and liighly coloured scenes of central American life . It does not , like the pages of the French author / edited by Captain Marrvat ) in the
fanciful volume called Momieur Violet , draw such vivid sdenes of enchantment that the reader desires instantly to visit Monte Rey , nor stich fearfully graphic accounts of conflagrations and stamnados that the startled peruser shudders as he almost fancies he shares iu the dangers of the writer ... But as a correct picture of the country and the people , well got up , unaffectedly written , and superbly illustrated , we can conscientiously introduce Mr . Sartorius ' s work to every person interested in Mexico and the Mexicans .
125a - . The Lea D E B. [No. 452, Novemb...
125 A - . THE LEA D E B . [ No . 452 , November 20 , 1858 .
Nature And Human Nature. Nature And Huma...
NATURE AND HUMAN NATURE . Nature and Human Nature . By the Author of "Sam Slick , the Clockmaker . " Hurst and Blackett . An" old favourite with a new face appears as the first volume of Messrs . . Hurst and Blackett ' s Standard Library of Cheap Editions of Popular Modern Works , each comprising a complete work . If we are to judge from the handy form , nice "binding , and elegant typography of Nature and Humuh Nature , the publishers intend to do every justice , in tliis reissue , to the well-established authors -whose works they are intending- still farther to popularise , and to the high reputation of their firm . They have been rather unfortunate in their selection of an engraver for the frontispiece of their first volume , which hardly does justice to Mr . Leech ' s spirited drawing of Mr . Slick ; and makes out a bevy of this artist ' s regulation young ladies even more insipid than usual . But be that as it may , the learned author ' s rich fund of humour and acumen so richly furnish a five-shilling volume , that , after all , a frontispiece is an utter superfluity .
The prospect of a fusion of our North American colonies with the United States has begun to assume so much more important dimensions than is generally known by the public , or is even within the knowledge of those who have mere Government intelligence to trust to , that the political chapters of the Clockmaker ' s lucubrations are more attractive than ever to those better informed persons who cannot look without some degree of apprehension to the severance of those colonies from the
mothercountry . We have not the same low opinion of the present Colonial Secretary as has been bred in us by long familiarity with one or two of his Whig predecessors , and we venture to say that as a literary man he is not unacquainted with the following passage in The Bundle of Stieks , and may possibly turn it over in his mind ¦ when her Majesty ' s Servants of the Cabinet attend iu the greenroom of the political theatre , to hear the next reform farce read : —
" Doctor , " said I , " things won't remain long as thoy are . England has three things among which to choose for her North American colonies—first , incorporation with herself , and representation in Parliament ; secondly , independence ; thirdly , annexation with the States *" We have not room for the sage remarks that follow ; but they are worth reading and inwardly digesting . We are quite of the Clockrnaker ' s way of thinking , that the oundle of sticks wants binding
and the hoops of the colonial tub tightening . Wo could say much more upon this head were it consistent with oui immediate function , but here perforce we must now stop , not without zi hope that we may meet the chatty Clockmakqr again . Wo would near , from him about the Now El Dorado , the North-West passes , and the interoceauio communications , which promise soon to be so interesting and so important both to the colonies and the empire .
Duration Of Life In Rural Districts. An ...
DURATION OF LIFE IN RURAL DISTRICTS . An Enquiry as to the Duration of Ltfo in Rural JDwtricts . By J . H . James , Barriator-at-La-w , F . S . S . , & c . Simpkin , Marshall , arid Co . Tins is a very ingenious and , more strange to say , a very amusing book , for the author has illustratod his scientific researches by topographical , biographical , and heraldic notices , and with several entertaining anecdotes of tho celebrated diameters who aro buried iu the environs of London . To use his own words , he has collected and analysed tho results of
investigations into vital statistics , which he has recently made in nine parishes situate in Middlesex and Surrey . These may be regarded as a fair standard of the value of human life in England and Wales . There have been added such other details in connexion with local and personal history as it is believed will render the work of much interest to the ordinary as well as professional reader . The following will give a fair idea of the style of the work : — . It is now proposed to gather the results of our observations in vital statistics embraced in the rural districts , which contain the parishes of Acton , Chiswiek , Ealing , Hammersmith , and Fulbam , in the county of Middlesex ; aaid those of Barnes , Kew , Mortlake , and Putney , in the county of Surrey—the whole of them ( except as separated by the river Thames ) lying locally together .
The area of the nine parishes covers 19 , 361 acres , and , in 1852 , embraced a population of about 65 , 000 persons , and is probably now increased to 70 , 000 . The soil of the district is partly clay and gravel , the former being not so stiff as the red and heavy clay to be fonnd in the midland and western counties . The Life Table , which has been compiled from the returns of the 6380 persons ( including 3205 males and 3175 females ) , shows that at the age of 46 ( when , according to the combined population on the English Life Table , one-half of them would be dead ) , the result of the Rural Mortality ( here developed ) gives 1992 males and 200-1 females ( in all 3996 persons ) alive at that age ; being 806 in excess of the general expectation of lives over the entire population of England , or , about one-eighth part of the persons so registered in the Rural Table .
Two-thirds of the whole number ( 6380 ) were living at 42 , one-half at 56 , one-third at 67 , and one-sixth at 76 .. ' , ' The same proportions in the English Life Table , just referred to , will be found only at the ages of 21 , 46 , G-t , and 75 ; and at the latter ages , the Rural and English Life Tables begin to approximate . . The Rural Table , from 70 to 101 years of age ( taking the aggregate of persons living at those ages ) , shows that there survived no less than 729 males and 1066 females : whilst 1 male and 1 female completed respectively their 113 th and 114 th year ; making a total of 1797 persons , or approaching to 30 per cent , of the whole number born and recorded .
Adverting to the relative position , and degrees of longevity enjoyed by the inhabitants of the nine parishes , we may remark , first , that Chiswiek , Fulham , and Hammersmith , on the Middlesex side , lie low , and abut on the river Thames . The same applies to Barnes , Fulham , and Kew , on the Surrey side ; whilst Acton and Ealing ( but to the north and north-west of the four first-named parishes ) are on sloping and high ground . Ealing , especially , forms high table-land , overlooking the other localities , and commanding a prospect of Surrey and its hills . Ealing is said to be on a level with St . Paul ' s Cathedral ; but Hammersmith is in a vale between Acton and Notting-hill , and about 80 or DO feet below the latter eminence . Tho prevalent opinion that good health more attaches to elevated localities is liero nt fault ; for , tho higher range of longevity is found in the parishes of the most depressed area ; but somo qualification may bo necessary , inasmuch as Acton and Ealing bear to a more northern and a colder aspect . Tho relative results of the different parishes have , upon tho whole population , as regards longevity , been found , according to Table 1 ., to stand thus : — ' AVBKAGK l > i ; itAT ! O : s \ Yrs . Mths . JJaya . 1 . Kow 54 2 0 ' 2 , Putney 62 0 9 8 . Chiswiek 62 0 8 4 . Fulham fil C 20 5 . Acton 61 0 ( J 6 . MortJako 61 0 4 7 . Hammersmith 60 8 7 8 . Euling 40 1 9 9 . Barnes 49 0 0 It is possible , as regards Kow , that returns of mortality , more numerous and approaching to that of llio adjoining parishes , might not place it above I ' utnoy , Cliiswick , and Fulham .
On Nervous Disorders And Nervousness, La...
On Nervous Disorders and Nervousness , lapsing into Melancholy and Insanity . By J . Tnthum Banks . M . D ., & o . ( J , Churohlll . ) - —This little book contains much mattor , and is tho result of long practice and judicious observation . Tho learned author points out tho evil of considering what are termed nervous disorders , or , more commonly by tho ignorant , norvousnoss , as meroly Ideal and imaginary complaints . There is another ovil which also attends this clues of disorders , that Is , their being tho especial objuot of empirics , who aro known to victimise the unfortunate patients who apply to thorn to an often ruinous extent . l > i ' . Bunks urgas , and cites admirable reasons for so doing , the treiitmaiit of nervousness ns a disoasod state , mul it Booms incontrovertible that It Is generally , under the control of regular trcntmont , groatly nssungoil , if not entirely romovod . Having
stated his general principle , the author gives illustrativ cases , which prove that it is frequentl y owing to local and topical causes that the patient is afflicted ; and to sincerely , recommend the perusal of the sensible brochure to those at all suffering from diseases of the nerves and depression of mind . The Loyal Heart ; or , the Trappers . ' . By Gustav Aimard . Translated by W . Robson . ( Routledo-e and Co . )—All the breathless incidents of a trapper ' s ha zardious calling are here vividly portrayed , and among them s cleverly wovea a romantic tale , which gives life and colour to the stirring scenes , hair-breadth escapes and deeds of personal prowess which stud the storv ' from beginning to end .
The Irish Quarterly Review . — ~ \ Yq have received the new number of this review , which is of more than average interest . The opening paper is a continuation of the " Odd 1 'hasea in Literature , " which have already appeared in former numbers , and which display'the resources of a well-stored common-place book ; compiled with judgment and showing great research . - ' Fat and Lean " is the title of an essay , tlie writer of which has taken for his text the works of the witty and philosophical Brillat Savarin , whose Physiologic tlu Gout is well known as a work of European celebrity . A long and interesting account of the life and -writings of Mine , ( . iirardja ( Delphine Gav ) is , however , the most attractive article
— made so by the numerous specimens which the essayist has given us of the wit and pathos of that gifted woman . " The Good People" tolls' us all that can pos .-ilily be necessary to be known about th . c fairies Irish ami foreign , and kindred superstition . Several other pajfrs of value appear , especially one on prison discipline , which contains a mass of important statistics . A few extracts appear elsewhere in our columns .
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BOOKS RECEIVED . FvlcJier ' s Ladies' Memorandum Hook . 12 mo . Longman and Co . . The CompreJicnsrivc History qflmliiu Isos . 7 . S , 0 , and 10 . 4 vols . 4 : o . Blackie and Son . The Comprehensive History of' England . 2 vols . Ito . Blackie and Son . Joniav . A ruem . 12 mo . Smith . and Elder . Poems . By Ada Treomton . 12 mo . Smith and Elder . J ' oems . By II . Cecil , limo . Smith and Elder . Pleasure . A Poem . By ^ Nicholas Slichell . 12 mo .
W . Tegg ¦ and Co . Tales from Jllackivood . 12 mo . Blackwood and Sons . Uric ; or , Little by Little . By F . " \ V . Frazer . tfvo . Edinburgh : A . and C . Black . Black ' s Map of the Atlantic Ocean . Edinburgh : A . and C- lilack . Black ' s Map of North America , § c . Edinburgh ; A . and C . Black . Curiosities oj Science . By John Timbs , F . S . A . 1-mo . W . Kent and Co . Gutch ' s Literary and Scientific Register and A lwinart
In case . W . Kent and Co . The Ihtnaieays . A Tale . 12 mo . RoiUledge and Co . The Lam of Wills , tfe . By W . A . Holdsworth . l- ' tno . Routledgo and Co . Hints on Agriculture . By Cecil . 12 mo . T . C . JNt-wby . U , i JJcbat sur riiide an Purhvient Anglais . 1 ur lo Com to duMontalombert . tivo . Jells . William Limun and other Poems . Tweedio . Vegetable Physiology , $ q . By W . B . Carpenter . Small 8 vo . II . G . Hohn . ' c u Anecdotes of Dogs . By Edward Jesse , Esq . bmnii
8 vo . H . ( J . Bohn . . , i , History of Christian Dogmas . By Dr . A . Leamlcr . Small Svo . II . O . Bohn . , A Handy L ' ooJt on Criminal Law . By \> . ^ - & "V ' i Esq . 12 mo . Rout lodge and Co . , The frish ( iuavtcr / y ficc-hw . No . 31 . Snni * m < "id Marshall . „ , . 0 .. . i . Jlcdmarsh Ticcto ^ if . A Talc . By Nona Bcluirs . 3 \ ow . , 8 vo . C . J . SUect . iTiimil . Stories about Birds . By Mrs . FairCcld . lflmo . Hn ™ ton , Adorns , mid Co . , v The Odes of Horace . Translated into E » S W » > ™ J by Lord Itavonswortli . Ini |» . Svo . M > l > ' »» nml
Beet . ., i r if / , The Mill in tho Valley . A Talc of German L '" iu , k By tho Author of » Moravian Lifo in tho J ««« -k Forest . " 12 mo . A . Hall , Virtue , and Co . ( Tho Illustrated News < f the World . Part IU . * " «" tmtod Nowa of tho World " Office ,. „ .,, The Works of Christopher JUurlotae . By tlio » Alexander Dyco . Imp . 8 vo . Ktlwnrd Moxon nml to .
MUSIC . Davidson ' s Musical Miracles . 4 to . Davidson . Harh ! hark I what news tho angels bring . * " - Davidaon . .. Hark / the Jicrald angels sing , Music . . Duvuiaon .
Rovat. Gkouo«Ioai. Muhicum.—Tho Openinfl...
Rovat . Gkouo « ioai . Muhicum . —Tho openinfl » of Uio BOHaion to working man xraa dolivorud on >» " J < In tlio thaatro of tho Muaoiim , by Proftwaor "" ^ . ^ l'MI . S ., wIioho dlacourso was llHtoned to by «» nsnl : of no > no ( 500 pomoiiB , wlio had provloiwly '""; iininos and nddrcasos of tho Arms by whom tH ' . ^ omnloyod .
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Leader (1850-1860), Nov. 20, 1858, page 14, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_20111858/page/14/
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