128 REVIEWS. 



Those whose biographies are here given, are Robert Boyle, Benjamin 



Franklin, Henry Cavendish, Count Rumford, Thomas Young, Michael Fara- 

 day, and James Clerk Maxwell. 



The Road to the North Pole. First and Second Series. 

 Post 8vo, pp. 128—127. (London: The Religious Tract Society.) 2 Vols. 

 Price IS. each. 



Two interesting books of True Adventures for young people. Vol. I. tells 

 of the Expeditions of Captain Charles Francis Hall, on the George Henry and 

 Polaris. Vol. H. narrates the American Expedition in the Arctic steamer, 

 Jea)inette, 



Mathematical Teaching and its Modern Methods. By 

 Truman Henry Safford, Ph. D. Post Svo, pp. 47. (Boston, U.S.A. : D. C. 

 Heath & Co. 1887.) 



Another of the useful little Monographs on Education, and, hke its prede- 

 cessors, will be found to be fully up to the mar k. 



The Journal of Education : a Monthly Record and Review. 

 4to, pp. 524. (London : The Ofiice, 86 Fleet Street.) Price 6d. monthly. 



We have before us the Vol. for 18S6, and believe that it deals most 

 thoroughly with the subject of Education in all its branches. Its contributors 

 are chiefly gentlemen who are practically engaged in education in public and 

 private schools ; the articles are carefully written, and to the point. We notice, 

 also, that monthly prizes are given for translations from French, German, and 

 Latin, and for a small fee unsuccessful competitors may have translations 

 corrected and returned. ;- 



Household Health. By Benjamin Ward Richardson, M.D., 

 F.R.S. Post 8vo, pp. 192. (London: Society for Promoting Christian 

 Knowledge. 1886.) Price is. 



This is one of " The People's Library," and is a sequel to The Guild of 

 Good Life, reviewed by us some time ago. It is written for the people, and is 

 deserving of a place in every home, as it tells us how to keep them healthy. 



The Volcano under the City. By a Volunteer-Special. 

 Post Svo, pp. 350. (New York : Fords, Howard, and Hulbert. 1SS7.) 

 Price %i. 



Describes a great riot which occurred in New York, in 1863, and lasted for 

 four days, and in which more than fourteen hundred men were killed. The 

 author, being a Volunteer-special for the occasion, was an eye-witness of much 

 of the sad work, and writes in a great measure from his own personal know- 

 ledge. 



Humorous Gems from American Literature. Edited by G. 

 Edward A. Mason. Post 8vo, pp. 384. (London : Geo. Routledge & Sons. 

 1887.) Price 3s. 6d. 



A selection of some of the best of the humorous writings of American 

 authors, amongst which we notice Irving, Longfellow, Holmes, Beecher Stowe, 

 Ward Beecher, Shaw Lowell, Browne (Artemus Ward), and many others. 

 The selections are well made. 



Heads and Faces, and How to Study them. By Nelson 



Si7.er and H. S. Drayton, A.M., M.D. Svo, pp. 199. (New York : Fowler, 

 Wells, & Co. 1S86.) 



This is a Manual of Phrenology and Physiognomy for the People, Mr. 

 Sizer being President of the American Institute of Phrenology ; Dr. Drayton, 

 Editor of the P/irenological Joiirnal. It contains 245 illustrations. Those who 

 would learn how to study the characters of their friends should read this 

 book. 



