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LITERATURE AND LITERARY PROGRESS IX 1866. 



tic Telegraph from the Beginning in 1854 to the 

 Completion in August 1866," by Henry M. 

 Field, D. D. ; " The White Mountain Guide 

 Book," sixth edition ; " Mexico and the Solid- 

 arity of Nations," hy General G. Cluseret; 

 " Thirty Years of Army Life on the Border, 

 comprising Descriptions of the Indian No- 

 mads of the Plains, Explorations of New Ter- 

 ritory, a Trip across the Rpcky Mountains in 

 Winter," etc., by Col. R. B. Marcy, U. S. A. ; 

 "The Missouri Hand-Book, embracing a full 

 Description of the State of Missouri, her Agri- 

 cultural, Mineralogical, and Geological Charac- 

 ter," etc., hy Nathan H. Parker ; " Brazil and 

 the Brazilians portrayed in Historical and Des- 

 criptive Sketches," by Rev. James 0. Fletcher 

 and Rev. D. P. Kidder, D. D., with 150 en- 

 gravings, sixth edition, revised and enlarged. 

 To this list we may add Colton's " New Topo- 

 graphical Maps of North Carolina and of South 

 Carolina;" Colton's "Map of the Battle-Fields 

 of Central Europe ;" " Carta Topografica de 

 Mejico;" Mr. A. Lindenkohl's "Map of the 

 Southern Part of the United States, from the 

 Latest Surveys;" and " The Union War Chart." 



In Geology we have vol. I. of the " Geolo- 

 gical Survey of California," by J. D. Whitney, 

 State Geologist ; " The World before the Del- 

 uge," by Louis Figuier, containing 25 ideal 

 landscapes of the ancient world, designed by 

 Bion, and 208 figures of animals, plants, and 

 other fossil remains and restorations (an im- 

 ported edition of an English work) ; " Geolo- 

 gical Sketches," by Louis Agassiz ; " Orographic 

 Geology, or the Origin and Structure of Moun- 

 tains, a Review," by George L. Vose, Civil En- 

 gineer. 



In Ethnology, the principal works were: 

 Rev. Justus Doolittle's " Social Life of the Chi- 

 nese, with Considerations on their Habits, Cus- 

 toms, and Race ;" Rev. Edward Webb's " Hin- 

 doo Life, with Pictures of the Men, Women, 

 and Children of India ;" and Mr. S. R. Wells' 

 " Physiognomy, or Signs of Character based on 

 Ethnology, Physiology, and Phrenology." 



In Astronomy there was but one work : " The 

 Origin of the Stars and the Causes of their 

 Motions and their Light," by Jacob Ennis. 



In Intellectual Science and Philosophy the 

 year was not prolific. We note hut three works 

 belonging' to this class, viz. : "Elements of In- 

 tellectual Philosophy," by Rev. Joseph Alden, 

 D. D., LI,. D. ; " An Examination of Mr. J. 

 Sjtuart Mill's Philosophy, being a Defence of 

 Fundamental Truth," by James McCosh, LL. D. 

 (a reprint) ; and " Recent British Philosophy, a 

 Reviftw," by David Masson (also a reprint). 



In Moral Philosophy, we have the new Re- 

 vision of Rev. Dr. Wayland's " Moral Science," 

 the last work of the lamented author, and 

 " The Constitution of Man, Physically. Morally, 

 and Spiritually Considered, or the Christian 

 Philosopher," by B. F. Hatch, M. D. 



In Ethics, the temperance question occupies 

 the principal place, and some essays made their 

 appearance. 



In Sociology and Social Science, the works of 

 Mr. Herbert Spencer, edited here by Prof. Ed- 

 ward L. Youmans. were the most important is- 

 sues of the year. Of these there were : " The 

 Principles of Biology," vols. 1 and 2. Other 

 works of this class were : ' " Beginning Life, 

 Chapters for Young Men, on Religion, Study, 

 and Business," by John Tulloch, D. D. ; " Sug- 

 gestions to Young Men on the Subject of Mar- 

 riage, and Hints to Young Ladies, and to Hus- 

 bands and Wives," by John Ellis, M. D. ; " The 

 Moral and Intellectual Influence of Libraries 

 upon Social Progress, an Address before the 

 New York Historical Society, November 21, 

 1865," by Frederic de Peyster, President of the 

 Society ; " The Mormon Prophet and his Ha- 

 rem, or an Authentic History of Brigham 

 Young, his numerous Wives and Children, ft by 

 Mrs. 0. V. Waite; " The Omnipotence of Loving- 

 Kindness," being a narrative of the result of a 

 lady's seven months' work among the fallen in 

 Glasgow (reprint) ; " Comfort for Small In- 

 comes," by Mrs. Warren ; " How I Managed my 

 Children from Infancy to Marriage," by Mrs. 

 Warren ; " History of the United States Sanitary 

 Commission, being the General Report of its 

 Work during the War of the Rebellion," by 

 Charles J. Stilld; "A Sketch of the History, 

 Plan of Organization, and Operations of the 

 United States Sanitary Commission," by Lewis 

 II. Steiner, M. D. 



In Political Economy, the principal publica- 

 tions were : " Report of the United States Rev- 

 enue Commission ; " " The Science of Govern- 

 ment in connection with American Institutions," 

 by Joseph Alden, D. D., LL. D. ; " How I Man- 

 aged my House on 200 (one thousand dollars) 

 a year," by Mrs. Warren ; " Report of the Com- 

 missioners appointed by the United States 

 Brewers' Associations to the United States Rev- 

 enue Commission on the Taxation and Manu- 

 facture of Malt Liquors in Great Britain and 

 on the Continent of Europe ; " " The Science of 

 Wealth, a Manual of Political Economy, em- 

 bracing the Laws of Trade, Currency, and Fi- 

 nance," by Amasa Walker. 



In Mechanical and Technological Science, 

 there were : " A Practical Hand-book for Mi- 

 ners, Metallurgists, and Assayers, comprising 

 the most recent Improvements in the Disinte- 

 gration, Amalgamation, Smelting, and Parting 

 of Ores, with a comprehensive Digest of the 

 Mining Laws," by Julius Silversmith ; " Ameri- 

 can Ladies' Cookery Book," by Mrs. T. J. Cro- 

 wen ; " The Boston Machinist, being a Complete 

 School for the Apprentice, as well as the Ad- 

 vanced Machinist, showing how to Make and 

 Use every Tool in every Branch of the Busi- 

 ness, with a Treatise on Screw and Gear Cut- 

 ting," by Walter Fitzgerald; "Architecture, 

 Designs for Street Fronts, Suburban Houses, and 

 Cottages, comprising in all 382 Designs and 714 

 Illustrations," by W. F. Cummings, Architect, 

 Troy, N. Y., and 0. 0. Miller, Architect, Tele- 

 do, O. ; " Pocket-Book of Mechanics and En- 

 gineering," by John W. Nystrom, 0. E., tenth 



