130 KEVIEWS. 



Buz; or, The Life and Adventures of a Honey-Bee. By- 

 Maurice Noel. Fscap. 4to, pp. 140. (Bristol : J. W. Arrowsmith. London: 

 Simpkin, Marshall, and Co.) 



A pretty little story, in which is interwoven an interesting account of the 

 honey-bee. The narrative, except such parts of it as are obviously imaginary, 

 describes nothing that the author has not witnessed in his own hives. The 

 frontispiece, drawn by Linley Sambourne, represents the bee in conversation 

 with a butterfly and a snail. 



Domestic Annals of Scotland, from the Reformation to the 

 end of the Rebellion of 1745. By Robert Chambers, LL.D., F.R.S.E., etc. 

 Crown 8vo, pp. 416. (Edinburgh and London: W. and R. Chambers. 1885.) 

 Price 5s. 



We heartily commend this book to our readers. It brings to light in a very 

 forcible manner the historical, political, and religious circumstances of the 

 times. It is nicely printed and well illustrated. 



A Guide to Sanitary House-Inspection ; or, Hints and 



Helps regarding the Choice of a Healthful House in City or Country. By 

 William Paul Gerhard, C.E. pp. 145. (New York: John Wiley and Son. 



We have in broad outline the main features of a sanitary house-inspection, 

 the object of the author being to offer a guide in the search for defects, with 

 useful hints for their rectification. 



Manuel du Touriste Photographe. Par M. Leon Vidal. 



Seconde partie, post 8vo, pp. 238. (Paris: Gauthier-Villars. 1885.) 



It is now our pleasure to notice the second part of this useful French 

 Manual, to the first part of which we called attention on page 125, Vol. IV. of 

 this Journal. It contains some very valuable chapters on the requirements of 

 instantaneous photography, and on the various classes of errors and failures 

 that perplex and discourage the beginner. It is illustrated with several en- 

 gravings and a photogelatinographique frontispiece. 



Photographic Mosaics : An Annual Record of Photographic 



Progress. Edited by Edward L. Wilson, Editor of the " Philadelphia Pho- 

 tographer." i2mo, pp. 144. (Philadelphia: E. L. Wilson. 1886.) 



This annual, now in its twenty-second year, is not quite so large as our own 

 Photographic Year-Book ; it nevertheless contains a good deal of valuable 

 information. 



The Modern Practice of Re-Touching, as Practiced by M. 



Piquep^ and other Experts, French, English, and American. 8vo, pp. 38. 

 (New York : Scovill Manufacturing Co. 1885.) 



This is a second edition of Scovill's Photo Series, No. 7, and gives useful 

 instructions in the various departments of re-touching negatives, prints, 

 enlargements, etc., as practiced by the photographer. 



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Odds and Ends of Useful Knowledge for Junior Students 



preparing for Oxford or Cambridge Examinations. By a Lady. Post 8vo, pp. 

 36, (London : Relfe Bros.) Price Qd. 



This little book is divided into four subjects, viz. — History, Geography, 

 Odds and Ends, and Historical Dates. 



