aback, and he was buried in the sea. 
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long details on the history and present condition of the 
colonies, referring at length to the various questions that 
are uppermost in each, giving as a rule fairly the views 
of the various parties, though by no means abstaining 
from showing his own leanings. Certainly the work con- 
tains a vast amount of useful statistical, historical, in- 
dustrial, and commercial information on our colonies, and 
will be found of service to any one desirous of getting up 
the subject. Of course it is not to be expected that a 
work like this will contain much that is novel or of 
scientific value. In Japan the princes indeed saw a 
great deal which is not likely to come in the way of the 
ordinary visitor; while a large portion of the second 
volume is devoted to | gypt and the Holy Land, which 
they explored under the guidance of such specialists as 
Capt. Conder and Sir Charles Wilson, and therefore are 
able to record much of real and almost unique importance 
in the geography and antiquities of those interesting 
countries. 
What can Canon Dalton mean by permitting the inser- 
tion of the following entry, without note or comment? 
The apparition is stated to have been seen on the passage 
from Melbourne to Sydney :— 
“July 11.—At 4 a.m. the Flying Dutchman crossed 
our bows. A strange red light as of a phantom ship all 
aglow, in the midst of which light the masts, spars, and 
sails of a brig 200 yards distant stood out in strong relief 
as she came up on the port bow. The look-out man on 
the forecastle reported her close on the port bow, where 
also the officer of the watch from the bridge clearly saw 
her, as did also the quarterdeck midshipman, who was 
sent forward at once to the forecastle ; but on arriving there 
no vestige nor any sign whatever of any material ship was 
to be seen either near or right away to the horizon, the 
night being clear and the sea calm. Thirteen persons 
altogether saw her, but whether it was Van Dremen 
or the Flying Dutchman or who else must remain un- 
known. [Here are a few German verses on the phantom 
ship.] The Zourmalene and Cleopatra, who were sailing 
on our starboard bow, flashed to ask whether we had 
seen the strange red light. At 10.44 a.m. the ordinary 
seaman who had this morning reported the Flyzng 
Dutchman fell from the foretopmast crosstrees on to the 
topgallant forecastle and was smashed to atoms. At 
4.15 p.m. after quarters we hove to with the headyards 
He was a smart 
royal yardman, and one of the most promising young 
hands in the ship, and every one feels quite sad at his 
loss.’ 
Then follows a statement about the admiral having 
been “struck down,” as if it had some connection with 
the apparition. 
The cruise of the princes, which lasted from September 
1879 to August 1882, was divided into two well-marked 
sections. The first, extending to May 1880, included 
visits to Gibraltar and the Mediterranean, Madeira, the 
Canaries, West Indies,and Bermudas. After a long visit 
to Vigo, the second part of the cruise was begun in 
August 1880. By Ferrol, Madeira, and the Cape Verde 
Islands the River Plate was made, where some time was 
spent ashore. After touching at the Falkland Islands, a 
run was made to the Cape, where several weeks were 
spent, during which the princes visited several parts of 
Cape Colony, and showed special interest in the Observa- 
tory under Dr. Gill. In the spring of 1881 a jong, 
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stormy, and dangerous run was made across the southern 
Indian Ocean to Cape Leeuwin in West Australia, where 
the Lacchante was compelled to remain some time on 
account of damage to her rudder. This gave the princes 
an opportunity of becoming familiar with the peculiar geo- 
graphical conditions of West Australia, and seeing the 
actual conditions of colonial life, Then followed long visits 
to South Australia, Victoria, New South Wales, and 
Queensland. Some time was spent in the Fiji Islands, of 
which the princes sawa good deal. Thence a straight run 
was made for Japan, where the princes had a very busy 
time indeed in visiting the many sights of that interesting 
country. Touching at Shanghai, Canton, and the Straits 
Settlements, the Bacchante reached Ceylon, where the 
princes met Prof. Haeckel, and showed a good deal of 
interest in him and his work. Then up the Red Sea to 
Egypt, where and in Palestine three months were spent, 
months of pretty hard work for the princes. Touching at 
Greece, Crete, Ceylon, Sicily, and Gibraltar, the Bacchante 
passed out of the Mediterranean and reached home on 
August 5, 1882, after a cruise during its whole commission 
of 54,679 miles. There are numerous attractive illustra- 
tions in the book, one small map of the world, showing 
the route, and numerous sectional charts drawn by the 
princes themselves. 
OUR BOOK SHELF 
Dogs in Health and Disease, as Typified by the Grey- 
hound. ®By J. S. Hurndall. Pp. vii. 81. (London: 
E. Gould and Son, 1886.) 
Dogs: their Management and Treatment in Disease. By 
G. Ashmont. Pp. v. + 212. (London: Sampson Low, 
1885.) 
THE first of these two manuals is intended to assist 
owners of dogs in diagnosing the complaint from which 
the animal is suffering, and to suggest remedies which 
may be applied until professional advice can be secured. 
The book advocates the “‘homceopathic ” system of treat- 
ment, and the first twenty-five pages are devoted to a 
general exposition of this system ‘‘in simple unconyen- 
tional language.” 
The second book is much fuller in detail, and is evi- 
dently suitable as a hand-book for the veterinarian ; the 
mode of treatment differs very considerably from that 
recommended in Mr. Hurndall’s manual, but we must 
leave to those practically acquainted with the subject the 
decision as to the relative merits of the two systems. 
The section relating to hydrophobia is naturally of in- 
terest at present ; this disease is more fully treated than 
any other, though the author points out its extreme 
rarity ; nevertheless it is admitted that the danger to 
persons bitten by a really mad dog is considerable—one- 
third to four-fifths of the cases, according to whether the 
wound has or has not been cauterised, are said to be 
fatal. On the other hand, Mr. Hurndall (p. 52) quotes 
eighty cases of persons bitten by mad animals, of which 
not a single one terminated fatally. 
The section relating to parasites is somewhat meagre, 
though the author may be right in saying that the study 
of these animals more nearly concerns the zoologist than 
the veterinarian. These principles are perhaps carried a 
little too far when Ascaris marginata is spoken of as a 
“Jumbricoid” which “resembles the common earth- 
worm.” The book is carefully written, and free frorn 
obvious misprints, but the large amount of matter com- 
pressed into a small volume has rendered necessary the 
use of rather inconveniently small type. F. EB. 
