REVIEWS. 271 



Earthquakes, Volcanic Eruptions, and Sliooting .Stars. By James Davis, C.E. 

 l2mo, pp. xi. — 246 + 36. (London: Houlston and Sons. 1887.) Price ^s. 

 Tliis little book is divided into two sections, the first being entitled the 

 Laws of Motion as defined in Mathematics, being the Philosophy of Time ; 

 and the second, the Philosophy of Motion applied to Universal Creation in 

 agreement with the Sacred Scriptures. There is also an Appendix on Evi- 

 dences Natural and Revealed concerning Earthquakes, Volcanic Eruptions, 

 and Meteors and Shooting Stars. 



Kindergarten Education. By M. Stephens. Post 8vo, 



pp. vii.— 63. (Dublin : Alex. Thom and Co. 1888.) Price 2s. 6d. 



By the aid of this little book parents will have no difficulty in carrying on 

 the system of kindergarten education with their young children. The book is 

 really addressed to teachers and the whole system is thoroughly explained. 

 At the end are 26 well-engraved plates, showing the manner of using the 

 blocks, etc. 



A Manual of the English Language. By John Gibson, 

 M.A. Crown Svo, pp. 88. (London : Cornish and Sons. 1888.) 



Mr. Gibson's " Manuals and Guides" are well known. This one is quite 

 up to their usual standard of usefulness as a careful epitome of larger Gram- 

 mars. The Appendix contains test papers for Examination students. 



Amateur Work. (London: Ward and Lock.) Price 6d. 



The September part of this well-known publication contains, among other 

 things, a full-sized drawing of designs for an Occasional Chair, with Fret-work 

 Ornamentation, and a great variety of information specially valuable to the 

 amateur. The articles are well illustrated. 



Our Earth and Its Story. Edited by Dr. Robert Brown, 

 M.A., F.R.G.S., F.L.S., etc. (London : Cassell & Co.) Price 6d. monthly. 



Part 20 of this interesting work has reached us, and contains an account 

 of the Cainozoic Deposits ; the Pleistocene System ; the Quaternary Period ; 

 and Prehistoric Man and his Dwelling-Places. It contains a coloured map, 

 showing the Distribution of Vegetation and a number of excellent wood 

 engravings. 



The World's Inhabitants ; or, Mankind, Animals, and 

 Plants. By G. T. Bettany, M.A., B.Sc, London: Ward and Lock.) 

 Price 6d. monthly. 



We have before us the eleventh part of this work, in which are described 

 the Inhabitants of South Africa, the South Tropical Africans, the Malagasy, 

 the Distribution of the African Races, African Animals, and African Plants. 

 The illustrations are numerous and good. 



The Prescription, Therapeutically, Pharmaceutically, and 



Grammatically Considered. By Otta A. Wall, M.D., Ph. G., etc. 8vo, pp. 

 184. (St. Louis, Mo., U.S.A. : The Aug. Gast Bank Note Co. 1888.) 



This work is intended for the use of American students, but there is much 

 in it likely to interest those engaged in medicine and pharmacy. The teaching 

 throughout is of a high order, and the different subjects are dealt with in a 

 conscientious manner. 



