October i i, 1906] 



NATURE 



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lunance, a Praclical Treatise for linginuers, Surveyors, and 

 Others," by T. Aitken. 



Mr. William Ileinemanii announces ;—" The World's 

 History: a Survey of Man's Record," edited by Dr. H. K. 

 Heliiiolt : — \"ol. v., " Eastern Europe," vol. vi., " The 

 Teuton and Latin Races," vol. viii., "Western Europe 

 since 1800 — The Atlantic Ocean"; "Motors and Men, a 

 Guide for Non-technical Readers to the Construction, 

 .ManafjenieMt, and Use of the Automobile," by H. 

 Norman, M.P., illustrated ; " The Desert and the Sown : 

 Tales of Syrian Travel." by G. Lowthian Bell, illus- 

 trated ; " The Garden Library " : — " Roses, and how- 

 to Grow Thi-m, a .Manual for Growing Roses in the 

 G.udpn and under (ilass," illustrated, " Ferns, and 

 how to Cirow Them," by G. .A. \\'oolson, illustrated; 

 " .\ Handbook of .Metabolism," by Prof. C. von 

 Noorden, 3 vols., translated; "Medical Hygiene" (The 

 Harben Lectures, iqobj," by Prof. E. Metchnikoff; "The 

 Criminal Prosecution and Capital Punishment of .\nimals," 

 by E. P. Evans; "Hints on the .Management of the 

 Commoner Infections," by Dr. R. W. Mrirsden ; " Eclipse, 

 and the Modern Thoroughbred," compiled and edited by 

 T. .\. Cook, with the assistance of various e.\perts, illus- 

 trated ; "The Dog Book," by J. Watson, 2 vols., illus- 

 trated; and new editions of "Sex and Character," by O. 

 Weininger ; "The Nature of Man: Studies in Optimistic 

 Philosophy," bv Prof. E. Metchnikoff, edited bv Dr. P. C. 

 Mitchell. 



Messrs. Hodder and Sloughlon's list includes : — " Panama 

 10 Patagonia, the Isthmian Canal and the West Coast 

 Countries of South America," by C. M. Pepper, illustrated; 

 " The Nature and Origin of Life in the Light of Modern 

 Knowledge," by Prof. F. le Dantec ; " Physical Diagnosis," 

 by !•;. Le Eerre ; "The Pathology of the Eye," by Dr. 

 L 11. Parsons; " Denta! Materia Mi-dica and Prescription 

 'Writing," bv E. H. Long; and "The Home in Order," 

 by Dr. A. T! Schofield. 



Messrs. T. C. and E. C. Jack's list contains : — " Wire- 

 less Telegraphy," by W. J. White, illustrated; and 

 " Spiritualism," by E. T. Bennett, with preface by Sir 

 Oliver Lodge, F.R.S., illustrated. 



Mr. John Lane promises : — " Rifle and Romance in the 

 Indian Jungle, Record of Thirteen Years of Indian Jungle 

 Life," by Captain A. I. R. Glasfurd, illustrated; (Prac- 

 titioner's Handbooks): — "Forms of Paralysis," by J. -S. 

 Collier, " Post-mortem Handbook," by C. R. Box, " Minor 

 Operations," by E. M. Corner; (Country Handbooks): — 

 " Stable Handijook," by T. F. Dale, illustrated, and a 

 new edition of " Tree Book," by M. R. Jarvis ; (Handbooks 

 of Practical Gardening) : — " Book of Pruning and Graft- 

 ing," by R. L. Castle, " Book of the Flower Show," by 

 C. H. Curtis, and "Book of the Chrysanthemum," bv 

 P. S. Follwill. 



Mr. Werner Laurie announces : — " Lotus Land, being 

 an .\ccount of the Country and the People of .Southern 

 Siam," by P. .\. Thoinpson, illustrated. 



In Messrs. Crosby Lockwood and Son's list w'e notice: — 

 " Gold Mining Machinery, its Selection, .Arrangement, and 

 Installation, for Use of Mine Managers and Engineers, 

 with a Chapter on the Preparation of Estimates of Cost," 

 by W. H. Tinney, illustrated; "Engineering Standards 

 Committee's Publications " ; " First Lessons in Coal Mining 

 for Use in Primary Schools," by W. Glover; "Blast 

 Furnace Calculations and Tables for Furnace .Managers 

 and Engineers," by J. L. Stevenson; "Electric Wiring, 

 Diagrams, and Switchboards, Practical Guide for Wire- 

 men and Others," bv N. Harrison; "Portfolio of 

 Measured Drawings," issued annually by the School of 

 .Architecture of the University of Liverpool under the direc- 

 tion of C. H. Reilly, vol. i. ; " Handbook of Reinforced 

 Concrete, for .Architects. Engineers, and Contractors," by 

 F. D. Warren ; " Practical Farming in relation to Soils, 

 Manures, Crops," by E. T. Shepherd; " Leather Manu- 

 facture, Handbook of Tanning, Currying, and Chrome 

 Leather Dressing," by A. Watt; " Practical • Pattern- 

 making," by W. F. Barrows, illustrated; "Cultivation 

 and Preparation of Para Rubber," by W. H. Johnson; 

 "Concise Interest Calculator," by .\. M. Campbell: 

 and a new edition of ".Art and Science of Sail-making," 

 by S. B. Sadkr, illustrated. 



NO. 192S, Vni . -4] 



Messrs. Longmans and Co. give notice of : — " A Memoir 

 of Thomas Hill Green, late Fellow of Balliol College, 

 Oxford, and Whyte's Professor of .Moral Philosophy in 

 the University of Oxford," by R. L. .Nottleship, reprinted 

 from the third volume of " The Works of Thomas Hill 

 dreen," with a short preface specially written for this 

 edition by Mrs. T. 11. Green ; " The Design of Lathes for 

 High Speed and Heavy Cutting," by J. T. Nicolson and 

 D. Smith; "The Electron Theory: a Popular In- 

 troduction to the New Theory of Electricity and 

 Magnetism," by E.- E. Fournier D'Albe; " Producer Gas," 

 by J. E. Dowson and .A. T. Larter ; " Practice and Science 

 of Religion : a Study of .Method in Comparative Religion," 

 by J. H. Woods; and "The Mammals of Great Britain 

 and Ireland," bv J. G. .Millais, vol. iii., illustrated. 



Messrs. MacmiUan and Co., Ltd., announce : — " Pagan 

 Races of the .Malay Peninsula," by \\'. W. Skeat 

 and C. O. Blagden, 2 vols., illustrated; "The Lower 

 Niger and its Tribes," by .Major .A. G. Leonard; "At the 

 Back of the Black .Man's Mind; or. Notes on the Kingly 

 Ollice in West .Africa," by R. E. Dennett, illustrated; 

 " Berkshire," by J. E. Vincent, illustrated (Highways 

 and Byways Series) ; " -An Outline of the Idealistic 

 Construction of Experience," by Prof. J. B. BaiUic ; "The 

 Structure and Growth of the Mind," by Prof. W. .Mitchell; 

 "Studies in Humanism," by Dr. F. C. S. Schiller; 

 " .Alcohol and the Human liody : a Survey of Modern 

 Kncwiedge on the Subject," by Sir N'iclor Horsley, F.R.S., 

 and Dr. Mary D. Sturge, with a chapter by Dr. A. 

 Newsholme ; "Studies in the Bacteriology and Etiology of 

 Oriental Plague," bv Dr. E. Klein, F.R.S., illustrated; 

 "The Clinical Study' of Epilepsy," by Dr. W. A. Turner; 

 " Some Points in the Surgery of the Brain and its Mem- 

 branes," by C. A. Ballance, illustrated; and new editions 

 of "A System of Medicine," bv many writers, a new 

 edition, edited by Prof. T. Clifford AU'butt, F.R.S., and 

 Dr. H. D. RoUeston, vol. ii., in two parts; "Anaesthetics 

 and their Administration," by Dr. F. W. Hewitt; ".A 

 Handbook of Metallurgy," by Prof. C. Schnabel, trans- 

 lated and edited by Prof. H. Louis, vol. ii., illustrated; 

 " History of Chemistry from the Earliest Times to the 

 Present Day," by Prof. E. Meyer, translated by Dr. G. 

 McGowan. 



Messrs. Methuen and Co. promise : — " The Hygiene of 

 Mind," bv Dr. T. S. Clouston, illustrated; "A Concise 

 Handbook of Shrubs," by Mrs. G. Lewis, illustrated; 

 "Tommy Smith's Other .Animals," by E. Selous, illus- 

 trated; and " Plant Life," by \\. F. Jones, illustrated. 



Mr. Murray's list includes : — " The Shores of the 

 .Adriatic : an Architectural and .Archceological Pilgrimage, 

 the Italian Side." bv F. H. Jackson, illustrated; ".An 

 Idler in the Wilds," by T. Edwardes, illustrated; 

 " Heredity," by Prof. J. A. Thomson (The Progressive 

 Science Series)'; " A Philological Study of the English 

 Language," by Prof. H. C. Wyld ; "Recent .Advances in 

 the Study of Variation, Heredity, and Evolution," by 

 R. H. Lock, illustrated ; " Simla Village Tales : or. Folk- 

 tales from the Himalayas," bv .A. E. Dracott, illustrated: 

 " The Life of Isabella Bird'" iMrs. Bishop), by Miss 

 .A. M. Stoddart, illustrated; "Recent Development in 

 Biolngiol Science," by W. B. Hardy, F.R.S. ; " Exercises 

 in Physics, for the Use of Schools," by J. H. Leonard 

 and W. H. Salmon ; and " Science Progress in the 

 Twentieth Century, a Quarterly Journal of Scientific 

 Thought," No. 2. 



Messrs. George Newnes, Ltd., give notice of : — " .A 

 Technological and Scientific Dictionary." 



Messrs. J. Nisbet and Co.. Ltd., promise: — "Experi- 

 ments on .Animals," bv S. Paget; and ".Alcoholism," by 

 W. C. Sullivan. 



Messrs. George Philip and Son, Ltd., announce : — 

 " Model Duplex Maps," a series of maps for scholars' use, 

 showing a photo-relief model and a political map coloured 

 opposite one another, with summaries of geographical in- 

 formation, sixteen varieties : and a new series of " Geo- 

 graphical Readers," by H. J. Mackinder, illustrated. 



In Messrs. G. P. Putnam's Sons' list we notice: — 

 "The Evolution of Religions," bv E. Bierer ; " Diagnosis 

 of Organic Nervous Diseases," ' bv Dr. C. A. Herter, 

 illustrated ; " The Family : an Ethnographical and His- 



