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faith, love, exemplification; the true aims of the pupils the possession of the 

 body, the possession of the soul, the possession of society, the possession of the 

 universe ; closing with the motives in the school, etc. It is exalted in tone and 

 full of elevating, practical suggestions, adapted to both young and old, not only 

 in a moral and religious sense, but also in the literary and physical education and 

 training of children and youth. 



How TO TELL THE Parts OF SPEECH, by Rev. Edwin A. Abbott, LL. D.; Bos- 

 ton ; Roberts Brothers; i2mo, pp. 143; for sale by Kansas City Book and 

 News Company; seventy-five cents. 



Dr. Abbott has long been head master of the city of London school, and is 

 the author of quite a number of works of a similar character, suggested by his 

 daily observation and in the performance of his duties. This American edition 

 is revised and enlarged by Prof. McElroy, of the University of Pennsylvania. 

 The work is really an English grammar, but being designed to simplify the man- 

 ner of teaching usually adopted in such books, the author prefers this title, and, 

 indeed, he has produced a far more attractive and comprehensive work than is 

 ordinarily found in the schools, at least those of the United States. It is difficult 

 to describe his manner of teaching grammar, even while approving it, without 

 giving copious quotations which we have no space for, but it may suffice to say 

 that it is natural and logical, that his illustrative passages are well chosen and of a 

 character calculated to interest the pupil, and that no one can study this book 

 without being able afterwards to " tell the parts of speech." An appendix on 

 spelling has been added to the second edition, also a summary of definitions, to- 

 gether with an etymological glossary of grammatical terms. The work of the 

 American editor has been confined to adding a few technical terms, paragraph 

 numbers and exercises, with the consent of Dr. Abbott. Teachers will find this 

 little work a very useful adjunct to their text books. 



Nests and Eggs of American Birds, by Ernest IngersoU ; parts I, II, III, 8vo, 

 pp. 24, illustrated; Salem, Mass.; Geo. A. Bates; fifty cents per number. 

 In accordance with the announcement made by us in the June issue of the 

 Review, Prof. Ernest IngersoU has put forth the initiatory numbers of his beau- 

 tiful and comprehensive work. They are fully up to the standard promised in 

 matter, illustrations, and typography, and no lover of birds need fear that the 

 most ample justice will not be done them, both by the skilled author and his pub- 

 lisher. 



Scientific Sophisms, by Samuel Wainwright, D. D.; 4to, pp. 27 ; New York; 

 J. Fitzgerald & Co.; fifteen cents. 

 This is No. 23, Vol. i, of the Humboldt Library, and is a review of current 



