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Treats of the History of the Pansy, Position and Situation most suitable 

 for its Growth, Culture in Beds and Frames, Properties of Show and Fancy 

 Pansies, and How to show them, etc. It is illustrated with coloured plates 

 and a number of engravings. 



Sir John Franklin : The True Secret of the Discovery of 

 his Fate : A Revelation. By Rev. J. Henry Skewes. Crown 8vo, pp. xvi.— 

 243. (London : Bemrose and Sons. 1889.) Price 5s. 



A most remarkable book, in which we are told that, at the time of the 

 first expedition sent out in search of Sir John Franklin, the little daughter^ of 

 Captain Coppin, a ship-builder, of Londonderry, received a Revelation 

 explaining exactly where he would be found, and although this Revelation 

 was not acted on till some years afterwards, it was at the exact spot mentioned 

 by the child that relics of Sir John Franklin were found. The author is 

 willing to offer information of a most satisfactory nature to anyone who may 

 seriously question the honafides of Captain Coppin or any of his children, who 

 are all still alive. It is to be regretted that the forty years' silence has been so 

 rigidly kept. 



Psychology as a Natural Science appHed to the Solution 

 of Occult Psychic Phenomena. By C. G. Raue, M.D. Svo, pp. 541. 

 (Philadelphia, U.S.A. : Porter and Coates. 1889.) Price §3.50. 



The author has endeavoured to solve, on the basis of the New Psychology, 

 the occult psychic phenomena claiming so much attention at the present day. 

 Dr. Raue proves that materialism is incompetent to explain these manifesta- 

 tions, and endeavours to give a rational psychological explanation of the same. 

 He displays rare logical powers. 



Burton's Modern Photography. By W. K. Burton, C.E. 



Crown Svo, pp. iv. — 177. (London : Piper and Carter. 1889.) Price Is. 



The eighth edition of this well-known and valuable work is before us. It 

 treats of tlie whole Art of Photography, including practical instructions in 

 working Gelatine Dry Plates, Printing, etc., and in tlie Appendix are given 

 hints on Orthochromatic or Isochromatic Plates, Stripping Films, Gelatino- 

 Citro-Chloride Paper for printing-out. There are several illustrations and a 

 good index. 



The Amateur Photographer's First Handbook. By J. 



H. T. EUerbeck. Post 8vo, pp. 82. (Bradford : Percy Lund and Co. 

 London: Trubner and Co. 1889.) Price 6d. 



A capital handbook for the amateur, in which the instructions are very 

 plainly given. A good sixpennyworth. 



A B C DE LA Photographie Moderne. Par W. K. Burton, 

 C.E. Traduit de I'Anglais sur la 6« edition, 1886, par G. Huberson. Troi- 

 sieme edition. (Paris: (iauthier-Villars et Fils. 1889.) 



A capital translation into the P'rench of W. K. Burton's A B C of 

 Photography. 



Trait Pratique de Platinotypie sur Esmail, sur Porcelaine, 

 et sur Verre. Par Geymet. (Paris : Gauthier-Villars et Fils. 1889.) 



In this method of decorating enamels, porcelain, and glass, a positive 

 silver print on a collodion film is placed in a Ijath of a salt of platinum until 

 the silver is displaced by the platinum. The film is then affixed to the article 

 to be decorated, and permanently fixed by a heat sufficient to vitrify the 

 surface. 



