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siderable similarity in the manner of observing and describing the scenery, peo- 

 ple and other objects of interest by these two writers; /. e. a kind of newspaperish 

 style that is hardly satisfactory in the formal shape of a book. Nevertheless, 

 there is much good and instructive reading in this volume, notably the chapters 

 entitled " Down the Romsdal and Back," and " Up to the Midnight Sun," from 

 the latter of which we make the following extract: "The sea was as clear and 

 still as a mirror, reflecting all the lovely tints of mountains and sky. By and by 

 we steamed out of the shadow ; and as we passed beyond the dark mountain a 

 few minutes before twelve o'clock (midnight) the sun was shining in dazzling 

 splendor, apparently about two degrees above the horizon line of sea. It dropped 

 no lower, but soon began to ascend gradually, appearing above the summit of the 

 next mountain that interposed. The gentlemen greeted the sight with three 

 cheers, adding another for 'Gamle Norge,' (Old Norway). Some of them tried 

 to burn holes in their hats with glasses; and I think one of them succeeded after 

 long labor, but there was not much heat in the rays. The effect of the golden 

 hght was wonderful, and the glaring reflection on the glassy surface of the sea 

 from the North Cape itself, could hardly have been more glorious." 



The book is filled with information regarding the mythology and ancient his- 

 tory of the Scandinavians, as well as the modern customs and habits of the Nor* 

 wegians, and cannot fail to be of value to the reader. It is presented by the 

 pubUshers in very handsome style. 



Malaria : What it Means and How Avoided. Joseph F. Edwards, M. D. , 

 Philadelphia; Presley Blakiston, 1881; i2mo., pp. 81. 75c. 



This little volume is divided into four parts, viz : What is Malaria? Where 

 is Malaria found? Symptoms and signs of Malaria. How to avoid Malaria. 

 The first chapter is devoted to showing the difference between Miasma and Ma- 

 laria, and to impressing upon the mind of the reader that the latter is simply "bad 

 air." The second proves that the atniosphere is contaminated in a thousand ways 

 of which people generally are not aware, and points out many of them. The 

 third shows that the symptoms of Malaria are so manifold and various that it is 

 impossible to enumerate them. The fourth declares that cleanliness of person, 

 dwellings and streets, and purity of atmosphere and water, are the chief means 

 of avoiding malaria. 



The Art of Speech. Studies in Eloquence and Logic, by L. T. Townsend, 

 D. D. ; i8mo., pp. 269; New York, D. Appleton & Co. Cloth, 60c. For 

 sale by M. H. Dickinson. 



After quoting the definitions of eloquence, by various authors, ancient and 

 modern. Dr. Townsend concludes that eloquence, as an art, is such a represen- 

 tation of thought in vocal, written and gesture language as is adapted to persuade. 

 As a science, eloquence is the theory of the processes of so expressing thought 



