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    392 The Publishers' Circular May i$, l8g...

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    Ii Booxs Received :—

    what Mr . Hood terms his 'luminous and popular ¦ reasoning h h b- ^ p h ; ' in factthe ~~ whole - ~ volume shows that

    its ^^— writer ^^^ —^ r ~— — —^^*~ ^^^ p ^ j has — »—^^— spare ~~ — ~— — , ^ m d no effort — — to do — justice — ^ to his ¦ says subject : * . His Of ordinary his work sermons ¦ as a preacher might be , Mr heard . Hood or

    read p ^ » ^ J n ^ ^ with ^ — —^ advantag ~— ^— — — ~— " - ^ m e by - — - ——— the — — — — humblest » —~ — intelli — " — ~ - gences ; but he illustrated and still illustrates that th « office of the Christian teacher is compatible

    with the highest cultivation and the largest and most gifted opulence of the human mind . He bowed before the majesty of his powers the most

    exalted men of his time who heard him , and , perhaps , by his mingled enchantments of logic eloquencehushed captious and thoughtless

    scepticism , ; but after every eulogy no sermon , even of Robert Hall ' s , was equal to his own personal characterand the majesty and dignity

    of his greatest words , were not equal to his brave endurance of sharpest suffering , the sublime

    faith which sustained him through severest trials , and the extraordinary unconsciousness which , while acclamations on every hand acknowledged

    him as _ the — — prince - —m — - of preachers — — — ™ — — , led _ - — - _ - — him . _ . - ^^ —— — to regard — ^^^ m ^ m — himself as one of the most ordinary children of men . '

    From House and Home Office , 3 Bolt Court , Meet Street . — ' House and Home , a Journal of

    Social and Sanitary Information for the People , ' edited by John Pearce . Vol . IV . One main feature — ^^ — — — ¦ in — — the — *~ — — paper m- * m ~ ~^ - ^^ , ^ m of ^^ ^^ which ^ v ^ v ^ ^ r ^™ " *^ this ^^ ^» ^^ ^ ^^^^ volume w ^^^ ^™ ^^^ ^» w »^ w ~^_ g ^^^^ ives - ^^

    the numbers from January to July 1880 , is the portrait forming the first page of every issue . The execution of the pictures is a little rough

    but the majority of the likenesses are good , and , by way of literary accompaniment there is in each case a biographical sketch . The men and women

    thus honoured include the Princess Louise , the Princess Mary of Cambridge , the Lord Mayor , Pr Mr o . fessor Tennyson Huxley , Victor H . J . B Hugo yron , M Thomas . de Lesseps Carly the le ,

    Bishop of Liverpool , , Canon Farrar , , Lord Derb , y , the and ' catholici a great ty many of the more editor of lesser may d be egree said , ' so to that be

    unimpeachable include . h The iene subjects and sanitation dealt with dietetics in the paper and food reform , yg emigration , and a host of , kindred

    matters , while in the news columns are notices o of f current the Working © vents Men , and ' s a Club record and of Institute the proceedings Union

    and other societies . As the paper is issued for a , penny on the , its variety promoters — — My and ^— - — —— excellence - ^ may ~— ' ^^ ^^ - » ^ fairl ^ ^^ - ^ ^ r y of ^^ be ^ the ^^ a congratulated j ^ ^^ ^ fare ¦ ««^ . ^ ^^ which w ^*^ J ^ ^^ ^ fc ^

    they provide . From Eichmond Jtucnmond Messrs . Marshall Japp & Co . —* Round

    District . ' : : A a a seasonable Jiandy Handv Guid Guid volume e e to to Kambles Hambles for the use in in the the of termed those numberless 'Ambrosial visitors Richmond to what ' who Lord wi B ll yron be

    tempted climb " the b hill y the or tra approach ck the river of spring ' s course weather . Rich to - described mond , Kew , and , and the details Twickenham of the natural are pleasantl history y

    of ot written but out tne on on . the tti neighbourhood neighbourhood e The main mam illustratio point point of oi are are trustworlhv trustwort ns are full full not h and n y nd info info very carefull rn rmation rmHtion rftfnllv fresh y ,

    the book leaves little to be desired . It is one of a series of « Half-holiday Hand- books . '

    From the JNTational Temperance League . —' The Authors authors Voice of Science on Temperance . ' By various

    . . A A bud budget / ret of or art artiicl cles es by bv Dr Dr . . Norman Norman Ke Dr . rr Davis , Dr . , B Dr . W . Ridge . Richardson , and other , Dr . medical Sinclair ad Paterson vocates ,

    or temperance , dealing with the various aspects

    Richardson of the subject in an from interesting scientific paper stand on points 'theAetinn . DT I [

    , vi it of Alcohol is either on necessary the Mind , ' or combats conducive the th to eory mental that

    gour . a ¦^ »» fungus * Forced in the wMch growth morning * J ^^* - » sp - » of rings *^ thought sinking - ^**_»«»— up in before ¦ w is -M the itself i ^ Awf the night # a cankered light to die life and growth in dry it

    extrac away fulness *"" V - t more is »**»^ - such ' .. than r « . an one , ephemero j ur two ^ n really . it is good « hardly r « A ^) things JLLV . possible JJ J 1 out C lTl of to a , de the WS . AW votion rk ephemeroB «* j ^ A which -A . ^ SA- extended KAWJb \ is ^ M ^ . . # forced What f » to AA «< them to WJ , the * the /* J . V ^ through n * - extent , * J ca -w ^»>»« n be I ^ V of all the VUV striving the true fcX CC active \ 7 value T to CtX itC do stages of CIF that Lflflf of

    thing wo of lasting influence each day of life , and w some hich - " failing seeks - for to aid do what from it that aims which at by is natural unnatura means l , -wearing , vainly wasting-, wanton , wasteful ? In mental , as in physical

    action action mean mean aside s s this , , of of w wanton anton basic stimulation stimulation reaso waste waste n fro f against rom makes makes m alcohol alcohol development woeful woeful , , the the want want re re is is . . of anothpr another But Tint thought -. setting oo false fow h ^ by ^ -

    ness , in the actual results of forced work on the worker r The esistan man t ti wh m o , is is driven actually headlon not aided g against by the invisible jrocess all of ' regulating stimulation / m Ull . ovemen / If ViJJVU I reduce t of VFJ a the VJV clock pendulum ^ A or watch CbVV correction -LJ . I maie UCbAt 3 the or the in

    strument JL ^ UICVIXllg seem to tell the hours O faster . V * ¥ V and , y seem J- J- to do bXiC lH - - work . But I know ifc does not tell the hours eo correctl more y does as it not would do do if work I let it unless work it properly be balanced frequently , —that wound it

    up \ windings JL \ J % , a ilVU nd that UU up more 11 , it made 1 wears C WUl to out UUXV do and i more 3 EI IV becomes WC work more 1 UU 1 . D by an XJ . CT more old 4 U . VU aad MJ frequent useless WOUHU watch wacL / xx so ou to much xxxuuu the the i / uo j faster -trwau If ; . i It J . u is 10 precisely fixcuioci the the iiiic same BUUIV with Wliu

    of respect the vessels which body . regulate by reducing the supply of balancing the blood power to my myself brain , I with may more for a ap time paren think t energy more . rapidly It is clear and , however express , that under thete circumstances iiivico I do but exhaust

    quickly tuau uiiucj , requi . ujtec re to v ; ix be . « j >< iixj wound a )» , up more uu uuu frequently c ^ ukusu , xuure more and 1 wear out more speedily . ' j The work as a whole gives a striking and

    comprehensive view of the scientific case against the use of stimulants , and the evidence of so many skilled medical practitioners is certainly worthy

    of attentive consideration J . . W « I From the same . —' The History of Toasting or

    Drinking Richard Val of Heal French ths in D . Eng C . L . land F . S / . A . By It the Her at . first sight seem py passin , g strange that a volume may with this title should be published by a Society written

    p ¦ by n ledged lfifl a cred clergyman to tn the ih a promotion r > rf , > mntinn and dedicated of of temperance tpmnerance to Dr . , be b . e written B . )\ . I RichardsoD anomal ciiiuiiicixy y wh wuoxx , en but -we we the read rcau opening th onav at ' sentence 11 it is jlo propose ^ i ^ uuu explains » d — in the the — I I

    present to the ori paper gin of to the drag custom the ceremony of toasting to or trial drinkiDi . ' A ? I I healths is is lost in in Dr . French but out is compelled he bac Dacii to k admit to iuato il that erably it 11 I I

    ear jlosl ly authority obscurity ooscunty when , , he reaches gets gets the time a - ^^ when v I showed Ulysses their pledged loyalty Achilles to the , gods while bi the drnxkiDg ij Boraaus the i

    health buuwcu interest of ing tu ' tjii Jup sketch , luj iter ctiiy Preserver of tlie growth / guuo Having - of » y j w the * g *'"" practice iven o an and its in land in modern tiroesi ""

    French health-dri spread closes nking . with Archbishops Eng a protest and against bishops usual ep iscopal would , Joyai ,

    ners toasts he he believes believes ' ' if at they public , , cease ceasa had breakfasts to to an submit subm idea , it luncheons how ' ' the tne they usum , and lowere tnei « din y ~ " -

    themselves thftmselvfts time and their and and influence their their office office while , , prostituting rjrostitilting the obdfio toas ^ - ; master ( sic ) iexertihis lungs to the tupe ^

    s ng Dr " The , French health quotes of the approvingly Loi'd Bishop Augustine of— . . s * custo wow m ^ ' which of < this filthand unhap

    speak y py of drinking healths / as but a ceremony ana re » of pagans . Hard words , it is said tnai that , tnpse ^ ^

    etrong bones bones , , but but expressions it it must must and be be admitted admitted they are evidently > wjj— * with the most lu-arty goodwill .

    From Messrs . James W " iabet & Co . * e your t > t Soul ? s ; or t > the Enj a oymen a rl \ t of . t-r » Peace tionaL . , ^ J ^ ^ e

    JLVtJ * . AZ . IIIV & 1 JJVJ E » , ML . XX . ¦*»¦ * s »~ " __ — — — - ^^} H

    392 The Publishers' Circular May I$, L8g...

    392 The Publishers' Circular May i $ , l 8 gl

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  • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), May 16, 1881, page 392, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_16051881/page/8/