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the class to which it belongs, and of which 

 we have had many examples within the last 

 few years. The progress of science gives 

 Dr. Caird no anxiety. He cordially accepts 

 its advanced conclusions, and is not con- 

 cerned about any modification they may ne- 

 cessitate in the old formulas of belief. He 

 perceives that the issues in which religion 

 is essentially involved lie deep in the foun- 

 dations of psychology, in the nature of 

 knowledge, and the limits of the knowing 

 faculties ; and he accordingly addresses him- 

 self to a close, logical examination of this 

 subject. There is nothing flippant in his 

 treatment of it ; no bad temper, no abuse, 

 no invective, nothing for controversial ef- 

 fect. He sets an example which many of 

 his brethren would be wise to follow, and 

 we accordingly commend his work. 



The Watering-Places of Germany, Aus- 

 tria, and Switzerland, Climatic Ee- 

 sorts, Sanitariums, etc. By Edward 

 Gctmann, M. D. New York : D. Apple- 

 ton & Co. 1880. Pp. 331. 2.50. 



The author and publishers of this book 

 deserve the thanks of all those who seek 

 health and recreation at the European 

 watering-places. In language easily under- 

 stood by all, Dr. Gutmann, who is a resi- 

 dent of New York, has described the medi- 

 cinal properties of the different waters, 

 whether for bathing or drinking, so that the 

 intelligent reader may clearly perceive not 

 only why he is to visit a particular watering- 

 place, but also how he is to enter upon his 

 treatment when he arrives there, and in 

 what way the restoration of health may be 

 most certainly and quickly attained. Nor 

 has the very important matter of diet and 

 manner of living at the watering-places 

 been forgotten, and ere the patient arrives 

 at his destination he can, by the perusal of 

 this book, which is entertaining as well as 

 instructive, acquaint himself with those 

 rules of life and diet which long experi- 

 ence has shown to be so necessary to insure 

 the full benefit of the treatment. In fine, 

 the stranger is made so well acquainted 

 with the place he is to visit, with its history, 

 its baths and springs, its mode of life, and 

 even its appearance, that he feels himself 

 soon at home, and free from that disagree- 

 able sensation so often experienced by the 

 stranger in a strange land. There is a map 



on which all the different places mentioned 

 in the book are clearly indicated, as well as 

 the routes by which they may be reached 

 from any of the great European cities, or 

 from each other. Each bathing and water- 

 ing place has also the character of its 

 springs indicated by a colored line, so that 

 the traveler may see at a glance the nature 

 and properties of the waters of any given 

 place : for instance, the blue line indicates 

 the alkaline ; the green, the saline ; the yel- 

 low, the sulphur; the orange, the iron; the 

 brown, the earthy; and the red, the indif- 

 ferent waters ; while the climatic resorts are 

 indicated by a violet line. In short, with 

 this book in hand, the seeker after health 

 may start from New York, London, or Paris, 

 and, with no other guide, reach easily and 

 safely the proper resort for his ailment, and 

 upon his arrival there be fully prepared to 

 enter intelligently upon the course of diet 

 and treatment. There is a comparative 

 table of the different moneys in use in the 

 countries to be visited, as well as a careful- 

 ly compiled analysis of the different waters. 

 A most useful feature, too, is the thera- 

 peutical recapitulation, in which the author 

 briefly indicates the special uses of the dif- 

 ferent waters, and cures for the alleviation 

 of the ailments for which they have gained 

 a well-earned reputation. The book is hand- 

 somely illustrated by engravings of the prin- 

 cipal places mentioned, and is a credit to its 

 publishers as well as to its author, who 

 brings to his work the knowledge gained 

 by years of travel and experience, and an 

 entire familiarity with the places of which 

 he treats. To the physician who has pa- 

 tients to send abroad the book is a valuable 

 aid, and to the invalid seeking health at the 

 European spas it is indispensable. 



Life : Its True Genesis. By B. W. Wright. 



New York : G. P. Putnam's Sons. Pp. 



298. Price, $1.50. 



A vigorous orthodox polemic against 

 the " materialist school." It contains much 

 ingenious criticism of modern scientific doc- 

 trines, but we are unable to see that it 

 throws much new light on the " True Gene- 

 sis of Life." It is much easier to show the 

 folly and absurdity of the views put for- 

 ward by Darwin, Spencer, and others, than to 

 bring forward new theories that shall not 

 be open to criticism. 



