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— Dr. Wyalt's work on " The Phosphates of America ' is an- 

 nounced as in preparation by the Scientific Publisliing Company 

 of this city. 



— The Review of Reviews seems to have come to the aid of the 

 Society for Psychical Research. It is about to publish, in an early 

 number, a batch of modern ghost stories as a sort of contribution 

 to a "census of hallucinations." 



— D. C. Heath & Co., Boston, will issue shortly a beginner's 

 book in Old English (Anglo-Saxon), by George Hemp], professor 

 of English in the University of Michigan. It will consist of ele- 

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— President F. A. Walker's standard works on " Money " and 

 on " Wages" are attracting much attention in England, whither 

 several editions have been sent and where reference to them in 

 the university extension circulars is frequent. The demand for a 

 popular edition in this country and in England will shortly be 

 met by Messrs. Henry Holt & Co., vvho will issue the two works 

 at a lower price than heretofore. 



— The November nutaher of Babyhood clo.ses its seventh vol- 

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 by the medical editor, which gives instructions as to %^ hat ought 

 to be kept on hand in every household for use in an emergency. 

 At the same time the writer points out the dangers of indiscrimi- 

 nate domestic doctoring. Other medical articles of interest to 

 mothers are "The Care of Delicate Infants" and 'Bathing for 

 Sick Children." The " Nursery Table " tells how to prepare pal- 

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 "Nursery Problems" furnish useful hints and advice concerning 

 the many perplexing questions whicji parents of young children 

 liave to solve. In the "Parliament" the mothers discuss the 

 habit of eating " between meals," the home-sickness of children, 

 the baby's photograph, the influence of Punch and Judy on chil- 

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— In the Educational Review for November President Hyde of 

 Bowdoin points out what is to be the policy of the small college, 

 now that great universities have been developed. Dr. William H. 

 Maxwell has a paper on the "Literature of Education." Miss- 

 Annie Tolman Smith describes the provisions marla in Europe for 

 the pensioning of superannuated teachers, and suggests the in- 

 auguration of a similar policy here. Professor William B. Smith 

 of the University of Missouri in an article entitled " Twelve versus 

 Ten." argues for the overthrow of th° decimal system of nu.meration. 

 The discussions on city school supervision and pr.ctice teaching 



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