32 THE AMERICAN MONTHLY [Jan. 



solution prevents fermentation. I^vidently the sting- of 

 the bee has a use liosides that <>f defence. 



The Manaiiement of the Journal of Xerxous and Mental 

 Diseases announces the followiiii^- arran»;-ement of the staff 

 for 1S'»7: Dr. Chas. L. Dana. Dr. I'. X. Dercum. Dr. Philip 

 Cooni])s Kna]>p. Dr. Chas. K. .Mills. Dr. Jas. J. Dutnaui, 

 Dr. 1>. Sachs. \)r. .M. Allen Starr, as editors. Dv. Philip 

 Meirowitz, Dr. Wm. (). Spiller, as Associated Kditors. Dr. 

 Chas. Henry Brown. 25 West 4.=^th St, New York, is Man- 

 ag-ing- Editor. 



Dr. George M. Sternberg. Surgeon (leneral of the 

 United States Army, has recei\eil the honorary degree of 

 LL. D. from Brown Uniyersit\ . 



Dr. W. I-'^ Castle has been a])|)ointed instructor in biology 

 in Knox College, (ralesbury. 111. 



RECENT PUBLICATIONS. 



Mystic Masonry, or the Symbols of Freemasonry and 

 the Greater Mysteries of Antiquity. — By J. D. Buck, M. 

 D., Cincinnati: Robert Clarke Co. 2(>.=' ]>]). xi\- ]il. 12mo 



This little book is a compendium of occult knowledge. 

 The world at large will not comprehend it. Most people 

 will not wish to ilo so. It will fall only into the hands of 

 those who are somewhat curious regarding that which 

 underlies and is greater than all ri-ligions and all fraterni- 

 ties, lam not a freemason but if toinoi-row I had to part 

 for life with two of the followingthree books: Shakespeare, 

 'J'he Bible. Buck's M\stic Masonry I would keep the lat- 

 ter and let go the other two in spite of the mystic meaning- 

 which I now know to l)c concealed in the twoformer books. 

 My reason is that I can i-emember much that i- in the 

 P.ible, and not a little of Shal<es])eare but this book is ne\y 

 to me and contains the keys to all knowledge. I risk this 

 assertion although I know that tiie declaration itsel f will 

 mvstifv nearly all who read it. C. W. S. 



