00 Reviews. 
HisTory OF THE PAcIFIC STATES OF NORTH AMERICA: Cen- 
tral America. Vol. III. By Hubert Howe Bancroft. 8vo, pp. xv.—776. 
(San Francisco: The History Publishing Co, 1887.) 
We have before us the third of this very valuable series of historical works. 
It carries the history of Central America from the year 1880 to the date of 
publication, 1887. Vol. I. gave an introductory chapter on European civilisa- 
tion at the beginning of the sixteenth century, and a summary of geographical 
knowledge from the earliest records up to 1540. The voyages of Columbus 
and his successors are narrated. Vol. II. commences with the conquest of 
Peru in 1530, and carries the reader on to the end of the eighteenth century. 
The present volume (Vol. III.) commences with 1801, and tells us how, first 
as a confederation and later as independent states, the people of Central 
America battled for freedom of intellect and human rights, and how, with 
their wonderful climate and resources, wealth has unfolded and commerce 
advanced. These are an exceedingly interesting series of books, and form no 
mean addition to our library. 
THE WorRLD’s INHABITANTS; or, Mankind, Animals, and 
Plants. By G. T. Bettany, M.A., B.Sc. (London: Ward and Lock.) Price 
6d. each part. 
Parts 5 and 6 of this interesting work are to hand, which carry the reader 
on to Chapter XI. of the Inhabitants of Asia. They are well illustrated, and 
describe in a popular manner not only the Races and Peoples now inhabiting 
the globe, but give an account also of the principal Animals and Plants of the 
great continents of Asia. 
Le PRocEDE AU CHARBON : Systémé d’Impression inalterable. 
Par M. Paul E. Liesegang. Crown 8vo, pp. 59. (Diisseldorf: Ed. Liese- 
gang’s Verlag. 1886.) 
Any attempt to simplify and thereby to bring into more general use the 
system of photographic reproductions in carbon is a boon, and as such the 
neat little treatise of M. Liesegang is welcome. 
GAMES FOR Boys AND GIRLS: A Cyclopedia of Sport and 
Pastime, Indoors and Out. Edited by E. D. Bourne. Crown $vo, pp. xvi.— 
108. (London: Griffith and Farran. 1887.) Price ts. 4d. 
A book which is sure to please our young friends. It describes Games 
with Marbles, Tops, Hoops, Kites, etc., for the boys; Hopping, Skipping, 
and Jumping Games, etc., for girls, together with a host of indoor games for 
boys and girls. ——— 
500 PracTicaAL TRADE ReEceEIpts (General, Remedial, Vete- 
rinary) for Chemists and Druggists, including Approximate Formule of several 
Popular Proprietary Articles. 8vo, pp. 84. (London: Simpkin, Marshall, 
and Co. 1886.) 
This work is in its fourth edition, and is said to contain nearly 700 
receipts. Many of them, we are told, are original, and the rest have been 
selected from the most trustworthy English and foreign sources. 
THE IsLAND or ANARCHY: A Fragment of History in the 
20th Century. By E. W. 18mo, pp. 105. (Reading: Miss Langley. 1888.) 
Price Is. 6d. 
The incidents related are supposed to have occurred very late in the 2oth 
century. All lawbreakers have been put to death, and the whole continent of 
Europe is living in one bond of brotherhood. Anarchists are branded in their 
foreheads with a large ‘‘O” in indelible red ink, and sent to a newly-dis- 
covered island in the South Pacific. 
