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reading in connection with college libraries ; 

 or the beneficial results that would be pro- 

 duced by the employment of art-museums 

 in free public libraries. The report has 

 been well managed and is well arranged. 

 The literature is especially good, as the great- 

 er part of the writing has been done by the 

 various librarians throughout the country. 



The Theory of Color in its Relation to 

 Art and Art-Industry. By Dr. Wilhelm 

 von Bezold, Professor of Physics at the 

 Royal Polytechnic School of Munich, 

 and Member of the Royal Bavarian 

 Academy of Sciences. Translated from 

 the German by S. R. Koehler, with an 

 Introductory Sketch by Edward C. 

 Pickering. Illustrated by Chromolitho- 

 graphic Plates and Woodcuts. Price, 

 $5. 



The advantages of this work over oth- 

 ers of a similar nature are derived from 

 the fact that recognition is made of the 

 recent progress in physiological optics. In 

 the first part of the volume the theory of 

 color is placed upon its proper basis in re- 

 lation to science, showing the aid which 

 the latter gives in the perception of colors, 

 their system, and the law of mixtures. One 

 of the leading features claimed for the book 

 is its purpose to serve as a guide to the 

 pictorial and decorative artist, giving him 

 hints in regard to the color of leaves, of the 

 sky, and of water ; the use of Claude glasses; 

 the effectiveness of small differences ; the 

 laws regulating the combination of colors, 

 etc. 



While the signature of the author is a 

 good recommendation for the book, the 

 names of Prof. Pickering and Mr. Koehler 

 will greatly assist in the extension of its in- 

 fluence. 



Chemia Coartata; or, The Key to Mod- 

 ern Chemistry. By A. H. Kollmeyer, 

 A. M., M.D., Professor of Materia Med- 

 ica and Therapeutics at the University 

 of Bishop's College ; Professor of Mate- 

 ria Medica and Pharmacy at the Mon- 

 treal College of Pharmacy; and Late 

 Professor of Chemistry, etc. Philadel- 

 phia : Lindsay & Blakiston. Pp. 111. 

 Price, $2.25. 



The author has prepared this work " in 

 the hope that it will prove useful to all 

 who, from business occupation or from any 

 other circumstance, may not have sufficient 



time at their disposal to consult the more 

 voluminous works " which have been writ- 

 ten. With the exception of brief intro- 

 ductory remarks to the different subjects, 

 the book is composed of tables. The work 

 is valuable merely from the convenience 

 of referring to it, but could not be recom- 

 mended to those who are beginning the study 

 of chemistry, as there are many simpler and 

 more comprehensive treatises on the subject. 



Notes on Building Construction. Ar- 

 ranged to meet the Requirements of the 

 Syllabus of the Science and Art Depart- 

 ment of the Committee of Council on 

 Education, South Kensington. Part II. 

 Commencement of Second Stage or Ad- 

 vanced Course. London, Oxford, and 

 Cambridge : Rivingtons. 



This second part is in no respect infe- 

 rior to the first, and the interesting manner 

 in which difficult subjects are discussed 

 tends to fulfill the prediction that the differ- 

 ent parts, when united, would make up a 

 " body of principles on the subject of great 

 value to practical men." Some of the sub- 

 jects which appeared in the first part are 

 here treated more minutely, and others of 

 a more involved nature are introduced. 

 Among the latter are " Centres," " Stairs," 

 " Riveting," " Fireproof-Floors," " Paint- 

 ing," " Paper-hanging," and " Glazing." A 

 third part is to follow soon, completing the 

 work. 



Twenty -first Annual Report of the 

 Board of Directors of the St. Louis 

 Public Schools, for the Year ending 

 August 1, 1875. 



From this report it appears that the 

 number of pupils in the day-schools during 

 lSH-'VS was 35,941 ; in the evening- 

 schools, 5,751 showing a large increase in 

 the latter. Of the day-school teachers, the 

 males form but ten per cent. No discrimi- 

 nation is made in the salaries in favor of 

 male teachers, and a competent woman, in 

 the position of " supervising principal " ob- 

 tains a salary of $2,200 per annum. The 

 salaries distributed in the year reported 

 amounted to, $531,850. All departments 

 of the public-school system are said to be 

 in the most flourishing condition. In con- 

 nection with the schools there is a public 

 library which gives gratifying results of its 

 usefulness. 



