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ACADEMY, London, England : 



"Mr. Williams has presented these 

 scientific subjects to the popular mind 

 with much clearness and force. It may 

 be read with advantage by those without 

 special scientific training.'' 

 RELIGIOUS TJELESCOPJS,Vay- 



ton, Ohio : 



" It is historic, scientific, and racy. A 

 book of intense practical thought, which 

 one wishes to read carefully and then 

 read again." 



NEW YORK SCHOOL JOUR- 

 NAL: 



"A volume of handy science, not 

 only interesting as an abstract subject, 

 but valuable for its clear expositions of 

 every-day science. Of Professor Will- 

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 it is unnecessary to comment. He al- 

 ready has a fame as a scientific writer 

 which needs no recommendation." 

 FALL MALL GAZETTEflMndon, 

 England : 



" Original and of scientific value." 



GRAPHIC. London : 



' Clear, simple, and profitable." 

 CA NA D I JlAf TIST, Toron to : 



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 we all want to know." 



NEWARK DAILY ADVER- 

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 schools of a hii;h grade cannot penetrate. 

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 a ridiculous sum." 



J. W. BASUFORD, Auburndale, 

 Mass. : 



"A marvellous book, as fascinating as 

 Dickens, to be consulted as an authority 

 along with Britunuica, and even fuller 

 of practical hints than the latter's ar- 

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 print its 300 pages for 25 cents." 

 AMERICAN, Philadelphia: 



"Mr. Williams' work is a practic&I 

 compendium." 



III. 



COMMERCIAL GAZETTE, Cin- 

 cinnati, Ohio: 



" It is finely critical and appreciative ; 

 exceedingly crisp and unusually enter- 

 taining from first to last." 

 CHRISTIAN INTELLIGEN- 

 CER, New York : 



"A book of pleasant reading, with 

 enough sparkle in it to cure any ono of 

 the blues." 



CONGREGATIONALIST, Bos- 

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" They are based upon considerable 

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 rarity -imong Enirlii-hmcn." 

 SALEM TIMES, Mass.: 



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CHRISTIAN JOURNAL, To- 

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"Mr. Ilaweis gives a brief bibliograph- 

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 the book, an analysis of his style, and 

 classifies each into a distinct type from 

 the others. He presents copious ex- 

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 tertaining book." 



