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This is not merely a new edition of Euclid, but one which shows consider- 

 able originality in the demonstration of the propositions. Unlike most works 

 on the subject, the definitions, axioms, etc., are introduced as required, and 

 copious notes are included wherever necessary. The type and drawings are 

 clear and accurate, and there is a freshness about the whole work, which, 

 together with the numerous deductions, recommend the book as one that, 

 in the hands of an able teacher, should make the learning of Euclid not so 

 mechanical an art as it often is. 



The Unrivalled Cook-Book and Housekeeper's Guide. 



By Mrs. Washington. 8vo, pp. viii. — 640. (New York : Harper Bros. 1886.) 

 An unlimited amount of excellent receipts, some 200 of which are from 

 Creole sources, whilst others are North and South American, English, Scotch, 

 French, German, Italian, and Russian. We scarcely expected to find receipts 

 for Devonshire Clotted Cream, or for Oatmeal and white Scones, in a book 

 published on the other side of the Atlantic. We find the various receipts 

 arranged together under their various heads, thus saving the reference to a 

 large index. At the end of the book are blank pages for additional receipts. 



The Creole Cookery Book. Edited by the Christian 



Woman's Exchange of New Orleans, La. Crown 8vo, pp. xxvi. — 216. 

 New Orleans : T. H. Thomason. 1885.) 



We have here some 900 recipes for the preparation of every conceivable 

 kind of Soup, Fish, Meat, Bread, Pastry, etc., from that part of the United 

 States where Thackeray says "you can eat the most and suffer the least." 

 Many of the dishes are doubtless good, although some we think contain too 

 much of a mixture to please us. There are a number of blank leaves for 

 extra receipts at the end of the book. The Creole cook, whose portrait forms 

 a frontispiece to the volume, is not a beauty in our estimation. 



An Aid to the Study of Moral Philosophy. Specially 



designed for Students Preparing for Examination. By Auxilium. First, 

 Second, and Third Series. Crown 8vo, pp. 280. (Glasgow : W. S. Sime ; 

 London : Houlston and Sons. 18S6.) Price 6s. 



The subject of Moral Philosophy is so extensive, that few students, if left 

 to themselves, can undertake it successfully with their other studies. The 

 object of the work before us is to give an outline, in a condensed form, of the 

 subjects treated, in their order ; so that anyone who wishes to devote himself 

 to the study of Moral Philosophy, may become comparatively familiar with 

 the subject before entering the class. We believe the work may also be had 

 in three parts separately, which will perhaps be found more convenient. 



Army and Civil Service Examination Papers in Arithmetic, 



including Mensuration and Logarithms, with Arithmetical Rules, Tables, 

 Formulae, and Answers. With an Appendix containing Supplementary 

 Papers to date. By the Rev. A. Dawson Clarke, M.A. Pp. 294. (London: 

 Rivingtons. 1866.) 



The Arithmetical Rules, Definitions, etc., which occupy the first 50 pages, 

 are concise, clear, and good, and will prove of great practical value. The 

 rest of the book consists of copies of Examination Papers for admission to 

 the Army, Civil Service, etc. etc. ; the carefully working out of them will, in 

 our opinion, well repay the student. 



HoBBES. By George Croom Robertson, Grote Professor of 



