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century. "The Mercantile Dictionary," con- 

 taining commercial terms and phrases, and cor- 

 respondence in English, French, and Spanish, 

 by Mr. I. de Veitelle, is also a notable addition 

 to our philological resources. Among other 

 important philological works we notice the 

 second series of Mr. Benj. "W. Dwight's "Mod- 

 ern Philology : its Discoveries, History, and In- 

 fluence ;". Mr. William Swinton's "Rambles 

 among Words ; " "A Hebrew Chrestomathy ; 

 or, Lessons in Reading and Writing Hebrew," 

 by Prof. W. II. Green, of the Princeton Theo- 

 logical Seminary; "Phrasis; a Treatise on the 

 History and Structure of the different Languages 

 of the World," &c., by J. Wilson, A. M. ; Mr. 

 J. E. Worcester's " Comprehensive Spelling 

 Book ; " Archbishop Trench's " Synonyms of 

 the Xew Testament," second series (reprint) ; 

 'Poeins in the Dorset Dialect," by William 

 Barnes, also a reprint, and " Judgment Errone 

 de M. Ernest Renan sur les Langues Sauvages," 

 par 2s". 0., a Canadian contribution to Philol- 

 ogy. 



In works on Technology and JfecTumical 

 the year has been unusually prolific. 

 Those appertaining to architecture and land- 

 scape gardening were : u Villas and Cottages," 

 by Calvert Vaux, architect; " Carpenter's and 

 Joiner's Hand-Book," by H. W. Holly ; "Roads 

 and Walks of the Central Park, mode of Con- 

 struction, and Materials used." On steam engines 

 the principal works were : " The Steam Engine 

 Indicator and Improved Monometer," by Paul 

 Stillman; "The Indicator and Dynamometer, 

 with their Practical applications to the Marine 

 Steam Engine," by Thomas J. Maine and 

 Thomas Brown ; " The Marine Steam Engine," 

 by the same authors (both reprints); "The 

 Boiler Explosion of 'the Martin Boiler on board 

 the United States ' Double Ender ' Chenango; " 

 " Questions on subjects connected with the 

 Marine Steam Engines, and Examination 

 Papers," tc.. by T. J. Main and T. Brown (re- 

 print). On Metal working: "The Practical 

 Metal Worker's Assistant," by Oliver Byrne; 

 " The Management of Steel," by George Ede ; 

 "The Art of Sawfiling Scientifically Treated 

 and Explained," by H. W. Holly; "Practical 

 Work Shop Companion for Tin, Sheet Iron, 

 and Copper Plate Workers," by Leroy J. Blinn. 



There have been three new treatises on Pho- 

 tography, viz. : " Photographic Manipulations," 

 by S. R. Divine, Practical Photographer; "The 

 Silver Sunbeam, a Practical and Theoretical 

 Text-Book on Sun Drawing and Photographic 

 Printing," by J. Towler, M. D. ; and " The Cam- 

 era and the Pencil ; or, the Heliographic Art, its 

 Theory and Practice in all its Branches," by 

 M. A. Root. Of female occupations, we have 

 four treatises on cookery, " A Complete Treatise 

 on Perfumery.'' by M. Pradal, Perfumer Chem- 

 ist, and M. F. Malpeyre; "Ladies Complete 

 Guide to Xeedle-Work and Embroidery," by 

 Miss Lambert; "Wax Flowers, and How to 

 Make Them ; " " Phantom Flowers ; a Treatise 

 on the Art of Producing Skeleton Leaves." In 



the way of miscellaneous manufactures and use- 

 ful arts, the principal works were: "History 

 of American Manufactures from 1800 to 1860," 

 by J. Leander Bishop. A. M.. M. 1). ; " Umbrel- 

 las and their History," by Clyde and BKick; 

 " Americanische Weinbauschule," von Friedrich 

 Munch ; " History and Processes of Manufacture 

 and Uses of Printing, Gas Light, Pottery, Glass, 

 and Iron," a reprint from the Encyclopedia 

 Britannica ; " Infallible Counterfeit Detector at 

 Sight," by Laban Heath; "Practical Treatise 

 on the Fabrication of Matches, Gun Cotton, 

 Colored Fires, and Fulminating Powders," by 

 Prof. H. Dussauce ; " Theory and Practice of 

 the Art of Weaving by Hand and Power," by 

 John Watson, manufacturer ; " The Compend- 

 ium of Tachygraphy, or Phonetic Short Hand," 

 by D. P. Lindsley; "The American Angler's 

 Book : Instructions in Fly Fishing, Fly Making, 

 and Rod Making," by Tliad. Morris; "Hints to 

 Riflemen," by H. W. S. Cleveland ; "All About 

 Petroleum and the Great Oil Districts of Penn- 

 sylvania, West Virginia, and Ohio," by Alexan- 

 der von Millern, LL. D., Professor. The new 

 works on agriculture were very few, and with 

 two or three exceptions of no particular merit. 

 " Ten Acres Enough," by Edward Morris, was 

 a very successful attempt to demonstrate the 

 value of small farms in the neighborhood of 

 large cities, where they could be cultivated as 

 market gardens ; " How to get a Farm and 

 Where to Find One," a compilation by the same 

 author, of the advantages offered for purchasing 

 farming lands in Xew Jersey, Long Island, 

 Xortheru Xew York, and the West, possessed 

 less merit. Mr. A. S. Fuller, a practical horti- 

 culturist of Brooklyn, X 1 . Y., published two 

 valuable little manuals, "The Grape Culturist," 

 and the "Illustrated Strawberry Culturi.-t : '' 

 " The Forest Arcadia of Xorthern Xew York : its 

 Mineral, Agricultural, and Timber Resources," 

 is a tolerably well written and very well printed 

 account of that region published in the interest 

 of land owners there ; " Flowers for the Parlor 

 and Garden," by E. S. Rand, jr., is a pretty 

 manual for the fair flower-growers; the reprint 

 of Mr. Robert Jennings' work on Sheep, Swine, 

 and Poultry, is timely. Mr. Solon Robinson, 

 agricultural editor of the "X. Y. Tribune." 

 has gathered into a volume facts and opinions 

 which he has garnered for many years under 

 the title of "Facts for Farmers, and also for the 

 Family Circle." The report of the agricultural 

 department for 1863 was published in 1864 ; it 

 is a large 8vo volume, and contains some valua- 

 ble essays. The number of medical treatises 

 and monographs published was large, and many 

 of them display marked ability. Of fifty-four 

 works published only eight were reprints, and 

 most of these had undergone editorial revision 

 here. 



Of general treatises the most important were 

 Dr. J. M. Da Costa's "Medical Diagnosis witl; 

 special reference to Practical Medicine ; " Dr. 

 G. H. B. Macleod's " Outlines of Surgical Diag- 

 nosis ; " Dr. S. D. Gross's " System of Surgery 



